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General Information
Recyclable Items
Holiday Light Recycling
General Information
Since 1971, the City of Naperville has provided its residents with a Recycling Drop-Off Center. This service is free and provided through the city's contract with Resource Management.
Residents may take materials to the city’s drop-off recycling center at 180 Fort Hill Dr., Naperville, IL (see map.) The drop-off center will be accepting materials on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Access the recycling center from the east driveway on Jefferson Ave.
No vehicle larger than a pick-up truck or van will be permitted to drop off materials; no box trucks.
If you have any questions regarding recyclable materials, please call Resource Management at (708) 952-1896 or Public Works at (630) 420-6095 weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Recyclable Items, Scrap Metal and Holiday Light Recycling
The drop-off center also accepts recyclable metals. S&S Metal Recycliers placed a scrap metal container at the site for residents and businesses interested in recycling metals that are not accepted in their regular services. The service is free, and no money is paid to participants for any materials taken at the site. An attendant is on-site to help residents and to answer any questions.
Materials accepted at the drop-off center are divided into these categories:
Paper Products
Newspaper Advertisements Junk Mail Magazines Catalogs Phone Books Books (notebooks, novels, hard or soft textbooks; residents are encouraged to donate items in good condition.) Office Paper Post-It Notes™ Gift Wrap Paper Bags Chipboard Boxes Such as Gift Boxes, Tissue Boxes, and Cereal Boxes Corrugated Cardboard Boxes including Frozen Food Boxes Shredded Paper (in clear plastic bags)
Containers
Glass Bottles and Jars Aluminum Cans, Foil, and Trays Tin or Steel Cans, Including Empty Aerosol Cans and Paint Cans Plastic Containers numbered #1 through #7 (except #6) Plastic 6-Pack Rings Milk Cartons and Drink Boxes
Scrap Metal
Electronics (Tuesday and Thursday Only)
(Appliances are NOT accepted)
Holiday Lights Recycling
Beginning Monday, November 21, 2011 through March 31, 2012 Naperville residents can bring their used holiday lights to the Department of Public Works Recycling Drop-Off Center, located at 180 Fort Hill Drive. Residents may discard lights that no longer work at the drop-off center during its normal hours of operation on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Accepted lights in 2011 include:
This program is a partnership of the City of Naperville and Elgin Recycling Inc.
(Residents are also reminded to use the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off facility for recycling oil-based and alkyd paints, pesticides and automotive fluids.
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