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ORLAND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
9788 W 151 ST
ORLAND PARK, IL  60462

Business Phone 708-349-0074
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL

The Orland Fire District DOES NOT ACCEPT hazardous waste. We will be offering an expanding list of sites and agencies that can take hazardous household waste.

The recycling / disposal landscape is constantly changing. There are some year-round programs, once-a-year collections, local drop-off sites, and retailers who take some recyclables.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has year-round collection sites and lists its collection schedule here. Or call the Illinois EPA Waste Reduction Unit at (217) 785-8604.
The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) offers a publication listing recycling and disposal sites in the south suburbs. Download this document.
The Will County Land Use Department offers a publication listing recycling and disposal sites in the south suburbs and throughout the country. Download their document. They also have a list of hazmat cleanup companies here. Their web site is here.

Here's a few places that will accept whatever you want to throw away.

Appliances
• NuWay/Homewood Disposal (708) 798-1004
• Gaby Iron and Metal Company, 2611 East End Ave., Chicago Heights, (708) 755-1930.

Audio/video products
www.greendisk.com
• www.edgewise-media.com

Batteries
Lead acid batteries:
• Murray's Discount Auto, in Chicago Heights, Oak Forest
• Interstate Battery, in Country Club Hills, Mokena
• Batteries Plus, Tinley Park
• Empire Tire and Battery, Orland Park

Non-rechargeable batteries
• Crete Public Library

Rechargeable batteries
• Crete Public Library
• Radio Shack in Frankfort, Lemont, Lockport, and Joliet
• Best Buy in Joliet, Bolingbrook

Cell phones
• Best Buy in Bolingbrook, Joliet
• Sprint PCS, Bolingbrook, Orland Park
• Goodwill, all locations
• Verizon Wireless, all locations

Electronics
• Staples in Frankfort, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook
• Intercon Solutions, Chicago Heights
• Best Buy, Joliet, Orland Park

Manure
• Will County Farm Bureau, (815) 727-4811

Metals
• E-Z Recycling, Bridgeview, Tinley Park
• Gaby Iron and Metal, Chicago Heights
• Lemont Scrap, Lemont

Packing peanuts
• Package Express Plus, Homewood

Propane tanks
• Ace Hardware, Tinley Park

Tires
• Tire Tracks, Frankfort, Joliet
• Spencer Auto Salvage, New Lenox
• Discount Tire, Joliet
• Empire Tire and Battery, Orland Park
• Scott's U-Save, Steger
• Dellwood Tire and Auto, Lockport
• Robert's Tire and Auto, Lockport
• Cal-Sag Auto Recycling, Lemont
• VIP Tire, Tinley Park

More information is available by calling the Will County Division of Waste Services, (815) 727-8834.

The Naperville Fire Station #4 offers actual recycling of household products to people who live in DuPage County on Saturdays and Sundays except holidays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Businesses, institutions, governments, non-profits and other non-household entities may NOT drop off waste at this facility. Household hazardous waste includes only materials purchased for cleaning or maintenance of a home.

Accepts: Oil-based paint, stain, varnish, solvents, automotive fluids, aerosol cans, household cleaners, mercury, 20-lb propane tanks, poisons, pesticides, insecticides, flammables, household batteries, sealed fluorescent light bulbs and tubes, hobby chemicals, expired and unused prescription medications.

Not Accepted: Latex paint, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and ammunition.

1979 Brookdale Road, Naperville, IL | www.naperville.il.us | The facility is located approximately 1 mile south of I-88 tollway off of IL RT 59. Turn east onto Brookdale Rd. from IL RT 59.

The West Cook County Solid Waste Agency has a web site with numerous items and recyclers in the south suburban area. Check this one out for many locations.
Some other items that you might want to recycle and possible locations.

batteries -
see sites above
computer equipment, electronics, cell phones, PDAs -
see sites above
fluorescent lights, CFL bulbs -
Ace Hardware stores
latex paint -
old gasoline, diesel -
oil - oil change shops
pesticides -
sharps -
smoke detectors -
send back to manufacturer
unused medications -
local pharmacies
 
 
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