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Wheaton Recycling Extravaganza
April 13 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT
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WHEATON RECYCLING EXTRAVAGANZA & PAPER SHREDDING
Saturday, April 13th from 8:30am-Noon at the DuPage County Fairgrounds
Free event and open to everyone!
Items Accepted:
DuPage County Sheriff
Syringes, EpiPens, medications, sharps, lancets
eWorks
Electronics ($25-$35 fee for televisions and monitors)
Pay ahead of time or with a credit card. $25 for 21 inches. Over 21 inches is $35. Payment can be made in advance at http://recycling.eworksesi.org/. All other electronics are accepted at no charge.
Textiles: please bag clothing, shoes, towels, blankets, coats
Scrap Metal: items such as metal hangers, lawn furniture, chicken wire, unusable pots & pans, etc.
SCARCE
Books, records, musical instruments, BRITA brand (only)filters/pitchers, keys from cars/homes, small inkjet cartridges (NO toners), holiday lights, x-rays, bread tags, mercury thermometers/thermostats/barometers
**NO light bulbs, NO CFLs
Wheaton Lions Club
Eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids
Working Bikes
Bikes, helmets, tire pumps, repair tools
Soccer Gear for Zambia
Soccer items: jerseys/uniforms, socks, shin guards, cleats, soccer balls, nets, referee gear, girls leggings, first aid kits
Melba’s Place (project of Milton Township)
Walkers, wheelchairs, crutches
AmeriGas
Propane tanks
Interstate Battery
Car and other large batteries
**NO household batteries
Document Shredding (funded in part by DuPage County)
Acceptable items: tax records, medical records, sensitive documents.
Documents must be in small cardboard boxes or paper shopping bags. Limit 4 boxes/shopping bags per car.
**NO plastic bags, NO plastic file tabs, NO vinyl checkbook covers, NO plastic page protectors, NO batteries (greeting cards, etc.)**
Fee-Based Collections (collected by Earth Paint)
LATEX PAINT FEES:
- QUARTS: Customer Pays $1.49
- GALLONS: Customer Pays $3.99
- BUCKETS: Customer Pays $14.99
OIL-BASED PAINT 7 STAIN FEES (Combustible)
- QUARTS: Customer Pays $5.99
- GALLONS: Customer Pays $9.99
- BUCKETS: Customer Pays $24.99
Check out the Event Flyer for more details!