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Will County's FREE Electronic Drop-Off Program
Fast Facts About Electronics:
- Electronic items have been recognized as the fastest growing segment of the waste stream since the 1990s by the US-EPA.
- Electronic items contain materials that can be recycled countless times.
- Some of the materials in electronic items are considered hazardous.
- As of January 1, 2012 the following items were banned from disposal in Illinois: Televisions, Monitors, Printers, Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets), Electronic Keyboards, Fax Machines, Videocassette Recorders, Portable Digital Music Players, DVD Players, DVD Recorders, Video Game Consoles, Small Scale Servers, Scanners, Electronic Mice, Digital Converter Boxes, Cable Receivers, Satelite Receivers, Cell Phones, Computer Cable, Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Zip Drives.
- As of Jan. 2019, residents may be charged when dropping off electronics in Illinois. Will County does not charge.
- NEW: As of 2024 the Illinois Tollway has implimented a change to their Transponder program. They have agreed to allow Will County to collect old Transponders for recycling at all Electronic Collection Sites.
COVID-19 Update:
While the Health Emergency related to COVID-19 has ended, please know the Will County Land Use worked in consultation with our Health Department to determine these collections should not pose a risk when following precautions such as:
- Participants Remain in their vehicles at all times
- Participants show ID by holding it to the window for staff to see
- Staff be allowed to remove items without assistance
Will County is proud to say we were the only County in Illinois that never closed our electronics recycling program during the height of the pandamic due to the cooperation and understanding of the Health Department, our contractor, host sites and residents.
Year Round Electronic Recycling Drop-Off Sites
All Electronic Items Accepted (Broken or Obsolete) - Please REMOVE BATTERIES before dropping off items:
City of Lockport (opened May 2016)
17112 Prime Blvd (East of I-355)
Lockport, IL 60441-1311
815-838-0549
Tuesday and Friday Only, 6am-11am (lines will be cutoff at 11am)
(Closed on holidays - including the day after Thanksgiving, opn on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 2024)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Bolingbrook Park District (opened June 15, 2020)
201 Recreation Drive
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1st and 3rd Tuesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Village of Peotone Police Department (opened July 2016)
208 E. Main Street
Peotone, IL 60468
708-258-3279
1st and 3rd Wednesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Channahon Township (opened June 15, 2017)
25355 S. Center Street
Channahon, IL 60410
815-467-2569
1st and 3rd Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Frankfort Township (opened March 13, 2018)
11000 W. Lincoln Highway
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-469-4907
2nd and 4th Tuesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) Open on Christmas Eve 2024
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
New Lenox Township (opened July 27, 2016)
1100 S. Cedar Road
New Lenox, IL 60451
815-485-6431
2nd and 4th Wednesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
City of Wilmington (opened July 13, 2017) ONCE A MONTH
1165 S. Water Street
Wilmington, IL 60481
815-476-2175
2nd Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Manhattan Township (open March 26, 2020) ONCE A MONTH
230 Wabash Street
Manhattan, IL 60442
815-592-2303
The 4th Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays)
Limit 2 Televisions per vehicle
ID Required to prove Will County area residency
Will County offers one-day collection events, please check the Green Events Calendar for dates and locations.
List of Items Accepted at Will County Drop-Off locations:
The following the list of items banned from disposal by state law that are ACCEPTED at all Will County collections:L
Televisions (Flat Screen, Projection, CRT)
Computer Monitors (Flat Screen, CRT)
Printers
Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets, E-Readers)
Electronic Keyboards
Fax Machines
Videocassette Recorders
Portable Digital Music Players (iPods, MP3s)
CD/DVD/Blu-ray players
DVD Players/Recorders
Video Game Consoles
Small Scale Servers
Scanners
Electronic Mice
Digital Converter Boxes
Cable Receivers, Satellite Receivers
Computer Cable
Computer speakers
Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Zip Drives
These additionall items are NOT Banned by State law but are also ACCEPTED for Electronic Recycling
All types of telephones
Calculators
Camcorders
Cell Phones
CB Radio/CB Scanners
Digital Cameras / SLR Cameras
Digital Photo Frames
Digital Projectors
Fans
GPS Devices
Hands-Free Phone Headsets
Microwaves
Power Tools
Radar Detectors
Radio
Shredders
Stereo receivers
String Lights
UPS/battery backup devices
Vacuums (stick, robot, canister)
Televisions (most popular item):
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Ask retailers to take your old TV whenever you purchase a new one - some offer this free of charge
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Front Door Service is available through A-Team Recyclers for $40 per TV. Please call 815-630-4308
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Joliet, Lockport, Plainfield, Mokena, Shorewood, and Bolingbrook are offering collection services through their waste/recycling contractors.
Computers, Printers, Cell Phones, Fax Machines - Erase the Memory on these Devices
Computers often contain highly personal information from bank data to tax records. Before donating your computer or bringing it to a recycling program of any kind, clean the hard drive.
Reformat the hard drive or purchase a program that writes over the hard drive. The process can be slow, because such a program writes to the disk repeatedly. Prepare to run it overnight.
It is the duty of the user of any recycling program to ensure data erasure. Will County assumes no responsibility to protect any electronic data remaining in electronics deposited in the electronic recycling program If you need more detailed instructions e-mail or call the County Land Use – Resource Recovery & Energy offices.
When utilizing a Will County Drop-Off or Collection Event, please be assured that the contracted electronic recycling company cleans the hard drives of all types of computers with Department of Defense approved software.
If the hard drive is damaged and cannot be cleaned with software, it is wiped clean with a magnet and shredded for recycling.
Front-Door Service Option
If your Television is too large to bring to one of the collection sites, A-Team Recyclers offers collection service for $40
Please call to make an appointment 815-630-4308
For each Television taken, the company will take up to 9 additional non-TV electronic items.
Communities Including Banned Item Electronics in their Refuse/Recycling Service
While you cannot place electronics in your garbage or recycling carts, you may be able to contact your hauler for service if you live in the following communities:
Bolingbrook (Groot), Joliet (WM), Mokena (Homewood/NuWay), Plainfield (WM), Shorewood (WM)
Other Drop-Off Options for some Electronics (No TVs, CRT monitors):
Remember to erase computers, laptops, cell phones, printers before dropping off.
Aurora - Best Buy
1208 Fox Valley Center
630-499-5788 |
Bolingbrook - Best Buy
315 N. Weber Road
630-759-9708 |
Bolingbrook - E-Scrap
3 Northpoint Court
630-378-1300 |
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Frankfort - Staples
20015 S LaGrange Road
815-806-8334 |
Joliet - Best Buy
3351 Mall Loop Drive
815-609-0771 |
Naperville - Staples
1552 South Route 59
630-305-0253 |
Naperville - Staples
1552 South Route 59
630-305-0253 |
Naperville - Staples
1125 E Ogden Avenue
630-357-2985 |
Orland Park - Best Buy
15854 S. LaGrange Rd
708-349-9251 |
Orland Park - Staples
15515 S. 95th Avenue
708-364-0712 |
Oswego - Best Buy
2600 US Route 34
630-5514-3233 |
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Shorewood - A-Team Recyclers
304 Gregory Court
815-630-4308
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Shorewood - Staples
992 Brook Forest Ave.
815-609-2387 |
Tinley Park - Best Buy
7330 W. 191st Street
815-469-1306 |
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This page last updated: 12/18/2024
Please view our Green Gu/ide Database for retail and other additional Electronic recycling locations!
Some History:
- In 2000 Will County offered our first one-day electronic item collection event. They were held annually thereafter.
- Since 2007 Will County has offered several free-of-charge year-round drop-offs in partnership with other units of local government. (4 sites in 2007, 11 in 2009, 13 from 2012-2015)
- On April 1, 2011, Will County began offering a pilot FREE Front-Door Collection of Electronics to ALL residents of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Channahon, Elwood, Homer Glen, Joliet, Lemont, Lockport, Minooka, Naperville, New Lenox, Plainfield, Rockdale, Romeoville, Shorewood and Woodridge.
- Front-Door Service expanded to Braceville, Braidwood, Coal City, Diamond, Godley, Manhattan, Symerton and Wilmington September 1, 2011.
- Front-Door service expansion was completed on November 15, 2011, with the addition of Beecher, Crete, Frankfort, Mokena, Monee, Orland Park, Park Forest, Peotone, Sauk Village, Steger, Tinley Park and University Park.
- As of January 1, 2012 the following items were banned from disposal in Illinois: Televisions, Monitors, Printers, Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets), Electronic Keyboards, Fax Machines, Videocassette Recorders, Portable Digital Music Players, DVD Players, DVD Recorders, Video Game Consoles, Small Scale Servers, Scanners, Electronic Mice, Digital Converter Boxes, Cable Receivers, Satelite Receivers, Cell Phones, Computer Cable, Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Zip Drives.
- As of May 1, 2014 the Front-Door Collection implimented a fee for service of $25 per service call.
- From February 1 through February 28, 2016, all the permanent sites closed as our contractor canceled the contract due to the loss of manufacturer funding.
- As of February 12, 2016 the Front Door Collection Contract ended. Vintage Tech/Kuusakowski began charging $75.
- As of May 3, 2016 the permanent program re-started with the opening of the Lockport Public Works Drop-off.
- July 20, 2016 Peotone Police Department opened a recurring recycling recycling program with us, twice a month, 5pm-7pm
- New Lenox Township reopened in July 2016 with the two-hour, twice a month program.
- Romeoville was able to open a new location in August of 2016 offering the two-hour, twice a month program.
- The City of Joliet partnered with Will County to offer the two-hour, twice a month program in October of 2016, ended in February of 2018 after adding service through their hauler.
- Channahon Township, in partnership with Families of Faith Church, began to offer recurring events in June 2017. The Township built a new garage and relocated the twice a month Electronics program to the new site as of May, 2019.
- The City of Wilmington began partnering with Will County to offer twice a month collection events in July 2017.
- Frankfort Township began offering residential Electronics Recycling Drop-Off service twice a month as a partner in March 2018.
- Additional efforts are being made to offer more sites, as well as offer one-day events.
Permanent Site Partners over the years:
- Village of Bolingbrook 2007-2016
- Channahon Township 2007-2016
- Forest Preserve District of Will County - Laraway in Joliet 2008-2016
- Forest Preserve District of Will County - Monee Reservoir 2009-2016
- Godley Park District 2011-2016
- City of Lockport 2009-2016, reopened May 2016 on Tue & Fridays
- Manhattan Township 2011-2016
- Village of Mokena 2009-2016
- New Lenox Township 2009-2016, reopened in July 2016 twice a month
- Village of Romeoville 2010-2016, relocated & reopened in August 2016 offering twice a month service. Closed in April 2019, began service through hauler.
- Troy Township Highway Department 2007-2016
- Washington Township/Village of Beecher 2007-2016
Motto: Anything With A Computer Chip WILL Fit
Will County's electronic program protects Will County water and air resources, while reducing the materials going to local landfills. Some computers have a shelf life of only 3 to 5 years. It is often less expensive to purchase a new electronic item instead of repairing it. This increases the amount of waste generated and increases the amount of natural resources needed to make new products.
The EPA states that electronics contain hazardous materials, such as lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium, batteries and color cathode ray tubes (CRTs). Televisions and CRT monitors contain an average of 4 lbs of lead (depending on size). Mercury from electronics has been cited as a leading source of mercury in municipal waste. Lastly, brominat
ed flame retardants are commonly added to plastics used in electronics. If discarded, these toxins can be released into the environment through landfill leachate.
Worldwide, an estimated 20-50 million tons of electronic waste is generated annually, and an estimated 85% of it ends up in landfills. Recycling electronics avoids air, water and land pollution. It reduces the need to extract valuable and limited resources from the earth. It also reduces the energy and other resources used in new product manufacturing. Many of the components recovered can be used in new items.
Electronic Drop-Off Instructions and Locations:
- Bring only residentially generated electronic items. No business electronics can be taken. Businesses are encouraged to call Will County or go to their website for recycling/reuse information.
- Clean off any personal information on hard drives (Reformatting the hard drive or rewriting the disc is recommended.)
- Take materials to the drop-off ONLY during operational hours.
- Please place materials carefully in boxes as indicated by signs at the site.
- NO Batteries (please remove batteries before dropping items off at the site)
- NO Packaging (please do not place items back in their orginal packaging, items should be free of all packaging)
- DO NOT TAKE any items that have already been dropped off. Once items have been placed in the box they are part of the Recycling Program.
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