Recycling Boutique at the Elmhurst Green Fest
A little place to make a big difference

Did you know those worn out blue jeans, broken bicycles and old floppy disks don’t need to end up in a landfill?  Recycling has come a long way...  so clean out those closets and come see how you can keep these items out of the waste stream and get them into the hands of people that can put them to good use  — in our community and the global community.

Drop-Off Location:

Trucks collecting electronics and bikes will be on Prospect Ave. Smaller items will be collected in the Recycling Boutique tent. Cars wishing to unload recyclables must enter from the south at Church St. Traffic will be one way northbound on Prospect Ave. during fest hours of 10am to 3pm between Church St. and Alexander St. See event map.

Organizations that will benefit from this recycling effort include: 

AAUW, Adapted for Kids by Kids, Book Rescue and Tools for Schools, Literacy Works, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst Noon Lion's Club, Illinois Troops stationed in Iraq & Afghanistan, Oak Leyden Developmental Services, Share Your Soles, Soles United & Working Bikes Cooperative.

Do you have items at home that you'd like to recycle but aren't on our list? Click here to see more recycling options in the Elmhurst area.

Accepted Items

Restrictions & Fees for 2009 Green Fest

No household hazardous wastes collected at this event.
See below for more information.

Computers, Electronics & Office Equipment

Cellphones - including chargers, batteries & accessories
Computers
Copy Machines
DVD Players
Fax Machines
Floppy Disks
Monitors - see information at right
Phones
Printers & Inkjet Cartridges
All Other Office Equipment
VCR’s
Video Game Systems

For questions about additional items accepted in this category,
you may contact Unitec Recycling Corp. in Villa Park at 630-279-5750.

No TVs

No Microwaves

No copier or large printer toner cartridges

No pagers, walkie-talkies, remote handsets

Monitor Fees:

15 inch monitor - $5

17 inch monitor - $8

17+ inch monitors - $10

Monitor fees are charged for special handling requirements of the harmful substances in CRT-based electronics.

Books - Useable condition

DVDs & VHS Tapes - Useable condition for Elmhurst College lending library

Movies
Documentaries
Concerts
Self-Help
Childrens

CDs, DVDs and VHS Tapes - Obsolete or unusable condition for recycling

Magazines for the Military

Men’s lifestyle magazines - cars, fitness, sports, Sunday comics, etc. Should be recent issues - less than 6 mo. old

Household Items

Bicycles
Bike Trailers
Exercise Bikes
Electric Scooters
Crayons
Household Batteries
Kashi™ Boxes
Shipping Peanuts

No Kashi wrappers, other boxes or wrappers.

No other shipping or mailing materials

No automotive or lead-acid batteries

Personal Items

Blue Jeans
Eyeglasses & Cases
Hearing Aides
Shoes - Men’s, Women’s & Kid’s
gently used condition
Crocs™ Shoes
Makeup - unopened
Toiletries - unopened, including hotel and sample items

NO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED AT THIS EVENT. Please check the DuPage County website for a schedule of local hazardous waste collection events. You may also take household hazardous waste to the permanent drop-off facility in Naperville.

The drop off facility is located behind Fire Station #4, 1979 Brookdale Road in Naperville and is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding holidays.  South of Diehl Road off of IL Rte. 59 north of the Fox Valley Mall on the eastern side of IL Rte. 59.

Accepted Hazardous Waste items include: Household cleaners, Drain opener, Paints (oil based only), Mineral spirits, Strippers, Solvents, Insecticides, Herbicides, Flammables, Automotive fluids, Fluorescent fixtures, Household batteries, Mercury, Unknown hazardous substances

Not accepted: Explosives, Ammunition, Radioactive materials, Compressed gas, Latex Paint, Trash and non-hazardous materials (small amounts of Latex Paint can be dried with an absorbent like sand or kitty litter and then placed out with regular garbage with the lid off the can)