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General Information
Recyclable Items
Holiday Light Recycling
The City of Naperville's Recycling Drop-Off Center has relocated to the northwest corner of the Public Works Service Center property. Residents wishing to drop off items for recycling should enter from the one-way drive off of Fort Hill Drive. A map of the new location is below.
Electronics are now being accepted for
recycling at the facility on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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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 accepts materials on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please access the relocated recycling center from the one-way drive off of Fort Hill Drive.
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 Recyclers 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, including Frozen Food Boxes and Cereal Boxes,
Corrugated Cardboard Boxes (flattened)
Shredded Paper (in clear plastic bags only)
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
- Note: No white goods such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and dehumidifiers are accepted. These are part of our curbside collection program.
Holiday Lights Recycling
Through April 1, 2013, 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 include:
This program is a partnership of the City of Naperville and Elgin Recycling Inc.
Residents are reminded to use the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off facility for recycling oil-based and alkyd paints, pesticides, automotive fluids and other toxic household products.
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