KNIB New Recycling Fees

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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.