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WHAT WE TAKE -Updated 10/2026
* Fees apply
• air conditioners*
• batteries -lead acid only
• bedding (clean)
• belts
• bicycles
• books
• cables
• cardboard flattened / clean / dry (no pizza boxes)
• cell phones
• clothing- wearable or not (clean)
• computer / tower / hard drive
• curtains (clean)
• dehumidifiers*
• dishwashers
• dryers
• egg cartons
• electrical tools
• electronics
• extension cords
• fabric
• freezers*
• glass bottles / jars (clean)
• grills (without tanks)
• gutters / downspouts
• hats
• holiday string lights
• hot water tanks
• lawn mowers (drain oil / gas)
• ink cartridges
• luggage-soft-sided
• magazines/catalogs
• metal items-almost all kinds
• microwaves (remove glass tray)
• monitors*
• newspaper
• paint: oil or latex
• paper: mail / office / shredded
• pillows (clean)
• pipe conduit / brass
• plastic 6-pack rings
• plastic bottles / containers (clean)
• pots and pans
• purses
• refrigerators*
• shoes
• snow blowers (drain oil / gas)
• sinks- stainless
• stoves
• stuffed toys
• televisions-flat screens*
• toasters
• towels (clean)
• treadmills
• vacuums
• washers
• water coolers*
• wires
WHAT WE DON’T TAKE
• batteries – any household
• car seats
• carpet / rugs
• cassettes / VHS tapes
• CDs or DVDs
• CO detectors
• fire extinguishers
• gift wrap
• hazardous waste
• I-Pass transponders
• mattresses
• pizza boxes
• plastic bags
• plastic packaging
• propane tanks
• smoke detectors
• speakers
• styrofoam
• transponders
• water softeners
• window glass
NOTE: ALL PRESSURIZED TANKS
(e.g: propane tanks, fire extinguishers,
helium tanks, etc.) can be recycled at
A-Fire Extinguisher located at
616 South 6th Street, Rkfd., IL 61104.
Check ADDITIONAL RECYCLING RESOURCES for more options.

