This handy guide shows you what you can recycle, and where you can recycle the item if it is not part of the City's curbside recycling program.
Curbside recycling with Groot:
Plastic:
- All bottles with numbers 1 to 5 & 7
Metal Items:
- aluminum cans
- aluminum foil
- steel or tin cans
- aluminum baking trays
- empty aerosol cans
Glass Items:
- bottles and jars only
- brown, green, and clear glass
Paper Items:
- printer paper, school papers
- newspaper
- magazines, catalogs
- corrugated cardboard – flattened
- cereal, pasta, soda or clothing boxes.
- telephone directories, brown paper (grocery) bags.
- juice & milk cartons
Learn more at: https://www.groot.com/waste-management-chicago/city-of-warrenville
Options for items you can't recycle in a curbside recycling program:
Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility: 156 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (except holidays)
Accepted items include:
- aerosol cans
- asbestos materials
- automotive fluids
- batteries
- fire extinguishers
- flammables
- fluorescent bulbs
- household cleaners
- mercury
- paints and stains
- peanut oil
- poison, pesticides, and fertilizers
- propane tanks
- solvents and strippers
- thermostats
Learn more at: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/waste
Electronics recycling: Drop off items Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Naperville and other sites.
Accepted items include:
- computers
- laptops
- servers
- computer monitors (fee)
- TVs (fee)
- printers
- fax machines
- scanners
- VCR and DVD players
- video game consoles
- satellite receivers
- electronic keyboards
- portable music players
- holiday string lights
- wire
- cables
- adapters
- power supplies
- cell phones
- modems
- tablets
- phones
- docking stations
Learn more at: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/onlinerecyclingguide
Construction and demolition debris:
Accepted items include:
- concrete
- brick
- wood
- drywall
- metals
- vinyl
- plastics
- roofing materials
- electrical wiring
- piping
- glass including windows
- salvaged building components
- earth or rock clearing from construction sites
- corrugated cardboard
Learn how to recycle construction and demolition debris at: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/government/departments/environment_and_sustainability/recycling.php
Scrap metal:
Drop off Wednesdays & Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 156 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville:
Learn more at: https://www.naperville.il.us/services/garbage-and-recycling/recycling-drop-off-center/
#6 Plastic/Foam:
Drop off 24/7 at Dart Container Corporation, 310 Evergreen Drive, North Aurora:
Learn more at: https://northaurora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dart-Foam-Recycling.pdf
Still not sure where something goes?
Try the Recycle Coach tool to search any material and find out “What Goes Where,” including drop-off locations for tricky items.
Get started here: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/government/departments/environment_and_sustainability/online_recycling_guide