Recycling

The Village of Addison currently offers residents three methods to recycle their regular household garbage. Addison residents have a choice of visiting the Addison Recycling Center or participating in the residential curbside recycling program. The Environmental Services Garage also helps recycle used motor oil.

Addison Recycling Center

The Addison Recycling Center is located at 711 N. Addison Road.
Winter hours: Labor Day through March, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Monday through Friday).
Summer hours: April through Labor Day, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Monday through Friday).
Saturday hours: 8 to 11 a.m. (Year-round).

The following items are accepted:

• plastic containers labeled #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7. (Plastics #6 are NOT accepted.)
• glass bottles colored green, brown or clear
• steel, aluminum and bi-metal cans
• newspaper, office paper and magazines
• cardboard and chipboard

In addition, an E-Scrap Box has been added, allowing residents to drop off electronics to be recycled.  (Please note: the area is under surveillance; residents should not attempt to remove any electronics that have been dropped off.)

Electronics will be recycled through ACME Refining, a zero waste recycler.  All computer data is eradicated safely and securely, under EPA guidelines.

Examples of accepted items:

• PC's/ Laptops/Servers/Monitors
• Data Storage Devices
• Tapes/Disks/Drives
• Switches
• Televisions
• Cable Boxes and Modems
• Printers
• Fax and Copy Machines
• PBX/Telephones/Cell Phones/Wireless Devices
• VCRs/DVDs/Video Game Consoles
• Electronic Medical Equipment

Residential Curbside Recycling

Homeowners who wish to recycle may place all items in one recycling bin; they do not need to be separated:

Paper Materials: newspapers, magazines, mixed paper, cardboard, chipboard.

Non-Paper Materials: glass colored brown, green and clear; aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans; plastic containers labeled #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #7. (Plastics #6 are NOT accepted.)

These should be placed in recycling bins or Village of Addison recycling bags, which may be purchased from local retailers including:  Jewel/Osco, 140 W. Lake St. and Len’s Ace Hardware, 30 W. Lake St.

Homeowners may request a free recycling bin from the Public Works Department Environmental Services Division by calling 630-279-2140.

Recycling is accepted along with regular refuse on normal garbage days; it should not exceed 80 pounds.

Please note that the following items are not accepted as part of the curbside recycling program: toys; motor oil or any other petroleum product containers, such as antifreeze or transmission fluid; plastic bags; pesticide containers; light bulbs; plate glass windows; pyrex; ceramic; shirt hangers.

Environmental Services Garage

The A.J. LaRocca Wastewater Facility @ 249 S. Villa Ave, accepts used motor oil from residents at no charge. The facility is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Friday. The motor oil container is located behind the facility, and is unattended. Motor oil is not accepted at landfills, and should not be placed with the normal trash for pickup.

See also:

• Garbage Pickup
• Landscape Waste Removal
• Branch Pickup