As one option, Groot will collect electronics at the curb for a fee and with 48 hours advance notice. This includes computers, monitors, TVs, printers, DVDS/VCRs, fax machines, radios, toner cartridges, microwaves, vacuums and small appliances (coffee makers, hair dryers, etc.). The optional program cost (with stickers or pay ahead) for removal of electronic devices (E-waste) at the curb by Groot is:
- E-Waste items to fill one (1) grocer paper bag size -5 stickers
- TV/Monitors, with maximum weight limit of 50 lbs. -15 stickers
- Larger TV’s (50 lbs or more) require a special pick-up
Other Options:
- DuPage County
- Will County
- Goodwill Industries
- Best Buy Program
- Staples Recycling Program
- Greendisk
- Recycle for Breast Cancer
- Quill's recycling program for ink printer cartridges
- Call 2Recycle's program for batteries
Latex paint can be disposed of in your regular garbage if properly prepared. First allow the paint to thoroughly dry. Ideally, the paint should be transferred to plastic bags so the rinsed empty paint containers can be recycled. The paint may be air dried, but adding cat litter, oil dry, sawdust or another absorbent material will greatly speed this process. Once dry, the paint may be disposed of with your house refuse. If you let the paint dry in its original container, be sure to leave the lid off so the waste collection driver can see the paint has been dried.
Recycle Latex Paint at DuPage County
DuPage County has suspended the Latex Paint Recycling Program in 2019. Several local Ace Hardware stores have partnered with Epaint to provide collection of latex based paints for a fee. Please visit the Epaint website for more information and pricing.
- To recycle foam, you must drop off to the location in Aurora - it is not a part of your home / residential curbside services
- Woodridge VFW Post 1578 manages 3 Flag disposal boxes located around Woodridge. They are located outside of Village Hall at 5 Plaza Drive, St. Scholastica Church at 7800 Janes Ave., and Woodridge United Methodist Church at 2700 W. 75th Street.
- American Flags are also accepted at DuPage County Veteran's Assistance Commission, 421 North County Farm Road, 1st Floor, Wheaton, IL.
- Call (630) 458-0760 to learn more about carpet recycling from PCI Flortech, Inc. located in Addison, IL.
Compact FluorescentLight (CFL) Recycling
- Compact Fluorescent Bulb recycling is available at Home Depot, 7200 Woodward Avenue, Woodridge, IL.
- If you would like to donate some clothing or household goods, AMVETS is a popular option. AMVETS can schedule a pick-up. To schedule a pick-up, please call (708) 388-7800 or visit American Veterans.
Hate seeing polystyrene coffee cups going to landfills? What about your foam packaging around the new laptop you just bought? Most residential curbside recycling programs do not allow #6 Polystyrene, so now you can recycle foam at Dart Container Corp (315 Evergreen Drive, North Aurora, IL 60542) where 24 hour drop off - bins are outside. This recycling plant now has a new machine that grinds the foam into small pieces and compresses it into a 20 pound block. The recycled plastic foam is used to make sun visors, rulers, egg cartons, lumber and other products.
Be aware of the following guidelines:
- Items must be relatively clean, so wipe clean your foam food packaging
- Separate packaging foam from food-service foam - there are different bins for each
- Only drop off food-service or packaging foam - no fire-retardant insulation or roofing materials
- Packaging peanuts are not accepted
Woodridge residents may recycle non-working holiday lights at Woodridge Village Hall, 5 Plaza Drive, or our Public Works building, 1 Plaza Drive. The Village is partnering with Elgin Recycling to offer this free service to residents during the winter months. Please - no CFLs.