This event is open to any household! Review details below:

Accepted for Recycling:

• Clothing, shoes, & household textiles
• Scrap metal
• Liquid cooking oil (for recycling into biofuel)
• Fluorescent tube lights (no CFL bulbs), 
• Electronics

Date: Second Saturday of each month

Time: 9am-Noon

Location:  Public Works Storage Yard, 820 W Liberty Drive, Wheaton (near the Wheaton Police Department)

Safety Protocols:

• All items must be in the trunk of vehicle prior to entering the event. Volunteers cannot enter the passenger compartment of any vehicle.
• Participants are not allowed to exit their vehicle after entering the event.
• All textiles should be placed in a clean plastic bag and small electronics should be in a cardboard box. Loose textiles and small electronic items will not be accepted.
• Cooking oils should be in a sealed container. Container will not be returned to you.
• Televisions and monitors must be paid for in cash (no change given) or prepaid through the eWorks Online Payment Portal. A receipt for prepaid items must be displayed to staff prior to a television or monitor being accepted. Cost is $25 per TV/monitor with screen smaller than 21″ and $35 per TV/monitor with screen 21″ or larger.
• Participants who are experiencing any respiratory illness or have ill family members are asked to stay home.

Accepted Electronics

• Computer monitors* and televisions*
• Computers, laptops, servers, mice, printers, scanners, fax machines, wires, cords & cables, adapters, power supplies, ballasts, circuit boards, computer batteries, computer drives, mainframes, modems, small-scale servers, wires
• VCR & DVD players/recorders, cable & converter boxes, digital converter boxes, satellite receivers, video game consoles, docking stations, scanners
• Portable music players, electronic keyboards, stereos, CD players
• Cell phones, tablets, phones, projectors
• Cameras
• Coffee pots (not the glass part)
• Fans (metal fans only)
• Humidifiers
• Holiday light strings
• Microwaves
• Speakers (no large wooden speakers)
• Toasters
• Vacuums (no cloth bags)

*Tax-deductible donation fee applies for all televisions and monitors:

• $25 per TV/monitor with screens smaller than 21 inches 
• $35 per TV/monitor with screens 21 inches and larger

eWorks Electronic Services Inc. will accept cash (bring exact cash) or credit card payments at the drop-off (no checks), or you can prepay at using the eWorks Online Payment Portal. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt at the time of drop-off.

Not Accepted

• DVDs, video/audio cassettes
• Large home appliances/white goods (stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, extra-large wooden-box speakers)
• Electronics from businesses
• Hazardous and chemical waste (mercury-containing devices, thermostats, thermometers, smoke detectors, liquids and gases)
• CFL light bulbs
• Batteries (household batteries are accepted at STAPLES)

Accepted Items for Textile Recycling

• Clothing
• Shoes
• Accessories (belts, hats, scarves, etc.)
• Sheets and bedding (no pillows)
• Towels
• Toys
• Purses
• Rags
• Other household textiles

All clothing and textiles must be bagged. Items may be in any condition, however, no items with motor oil or oil-based paint/wood stains are accepted.

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