Asbestos
Household Hazardous Waste Site
3315 Kishwaukee Street Rockford, IL 61109
Illinois EPA
815-987-7760 (Rockford office
217-785-2011 (Springfield office)
www.epa.state.il.us/air/asbestos
Illinois Department of Public Health
http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/
environmental-health-protection/asbestos
Asphalt/Concrete/Sand/Masonry
William Charles Construction
Stokes Sand & Gravel
Northern IL Service Company
Building Material
Advanced Disposal
Asbestos, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, ceramic tiles, doors,
hardwood flooring, Insulation, laminate flooring, lumber,
sheetrock, siding, shingles, sinks, toilets, vinyl siding,
wood products
Composting
Well Gardening
wellgardening.com
Eyeglasses
Center for Sight & Hearing
Fire Extinguishers
Getz Fire Extinguishers
*No propane tanks accepted
A-Fire Extinguisher
Inkjet & Toner Cartridges
Cartridge World
Contact the store where you purchased the copier
Lawn Leaves
Hoo Haven in Durand
Please call ahead.
Medications
Many pharmacies have disposal containers
which will allow you to dispose of small quantities
of medications or have sharps disposal programs.
Call individual stores for information.
OSF Healthcare has a safe and secure drug disposal box
at the hospital. Both prescription and non-prescription
drugs can be dropped off year-round.
https://x.osfhealthcare.org/services/patient/pharmacy/locations/drug-disposal
Rockford residents can drop off unused medication at
Rockford City Hall or District Police Stations. The Rockford
Police Department's Drug Collection Unit sites are open to
the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
excluding holidays. Remove medication from its original
container and place medication in a clear Ziplock bag (up to
a gallon). Citizens may drop off up to one 1-gallon bag
per visit per week.
City Hall: 425 E. State Street
District 1: 1045 W. State Street
District 2: 1410 Broadway
District 3: 557 S. New Towne Drive
Medical Waste
Sharps
Stericycle
Packing Peanuts & Bubble Wrap
Postal Shoppes take clean packing
peanuts and bubble wrap.
They do NOT take styrofoam.
Latex Paint
Illinois Paint Recyclng
www.paintcare.org/states/illinois/
Dry latex paint can be safely discarded in the
trash. Allow the paint to dry out completely;
use kitty litter or similar absorbents as needed.
If there is no hurry, hang on to that paint a little
longer: a new Illinois law was signed in July of 2023
to begin a state-wide no-fee latex paint recycling
program that should be operational by early 2025.
Paint will be dropped off at local retail stores for
collection, then processed for recycling and reuse.
Oil based paint
Household Hazardous Waste Site
In 2025, oil based paint can be recycled along with Latex paint.
Paper Shredders
Stericycle
Super Shredders
Paper Recovery
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful accepts shredded
paper for recycling.
Paper dropped off at KNIB gets shredded as part of
the off-site recycling process.
Propane Tanks
Large tanks
Check local gas station
Ace Hardware
Blue Rhino
https://bluerhino.com/propane-finder
Write "RECYCLE" on the tank and take it to any Blue Rhino location. Blue Rhino will collect the tank and refurbish it if possible. If the tank does not meet our safety and quality standards, we will recycle the tank.
Reuse Material
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Clean Harbors Environmental
Veolia Environmental Systems
WC Environmental Services
Northern IL Service Co.
Tractor Tires
Green Road Tire Recycling