Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
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Acceptable Wastes |
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Oil-based paints |
Paint thinners |
Herbicides |
Insecticides |
Pesticides |
Old gasoline |
Pool chemcials |
Cleaning products |
Mercury |
Household batteries |
Used moter oil |
Drain cleaners |
Lawn chemicals |
Solvents |
Antifreeze |
Hobby chemicals |
Aerosol paints & pesticides |
Fluorscent lamp bulbs |
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Unacceptable Wastes |
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Latex paint* |
Agricultural wastes |
Propane tanks |
Business/commercial sector wastes |
Smoke detectors |
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Explosives |
Farm machinery oil |
Fireworks |
Fire extinguishers |
Lead acid batteries |
Medical wastes |
Institutional wastes |
Rechargeable batteries** |
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*Latex paints can be donated, saved for later use, or dried completely and then thrown away |
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** Call 1-800-8-BATTERY or click here for a rechargable battery drop-off location near you. |
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Open Year Round - Naperville
Fire Station #4
1971 Brookdale Rd.
Naperville, IL
Satrudays & Sundays - 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.
Open Year Round - Rockford
Rock River Reclamation District
3333 Kishwaukee
(815) 967-6737. Call first to determine availability and operating hour
In addition to this permanent site, the City of Chicago, suburban Cook County, and each of the other northeastern Illinois counties, has twice yearly household hazardous waste collections, which are done at rotating sites, on varying dates. The following information may be used to find the date and location of the next household hazardous waste collection day near you.
Chicago: 312-742-4805 or the Chicago Dept. of Environment
Suburban Cook County: 708-450-0100
DuPage County: 630-682-7413
Lake County: Solid Waste Agency of Lake Co.
Kane County: 630-208-3841 or Kane Co. Environmental Management
McHenry County: 815-334-4560
Will County: 815-727-8834 or wservices@willcountylanduse.com
Information Gathered by the Environmental Task Force of Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
1448 E. 52nd St. Box 144, Chicago, IL 60615