Final Kane County Recycles event for the year set for Nov. 10
The last Kane County Recycles event of the year will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 10, behind the Kane County Circuit Clerk's office, 540 S. Randall in St. Charles. Accepted will be electronics, books and paint for recycling, and documents for shredding.
Electronics like computers, keyboards, laptops, printers, televisions (any size, type or age), stereos, cellphones, microwaves, Christmas lights, can be recycled here.
A complete list of accepted items, and more information can be found at www.countyofkane.org/Recycling/. Note that TVs and monitors have a fee to recycle.
They accept books of any age and condition for reuse or recycling.
Paint, including liquid latex paint, will be recycled at this event. Paint has a recycling fee per container, payable by the resident with cash or check; see below for costs. Latex paint is nontoxic but difficult to dispose of normally because you have to dry it out before placing it in your landfill trash. However, liquid latex paint can be recycled into new products with no drying out necessary by bringing it to this event. They also will take oil paint, but note that you can recycle it for free at the Naperville Hazardous Waste Facility. More details and costs for recycling oil paint at the event can be found at www.countyofkane.org/Recycling/.
Documents of a confidential nature may be shredded for free on-site. Limit is approximately four boxes, because this free service is for residents only. No documents from businesses will be accepted. More guidelines can be found atwww.countyofkane.org/recycling/pages/confidentialDocument.aspx.
TVs and computer monitors have a recycling fee paid directly to the nonprofit recycler; $25 for screens under 21 inches (measured diagonally across the screen) or $35 for screens 21 inches and over, payable by the resident with cash or card.
Paint has a recycling fee per container, payable by the resident with cash or check. Liquid latex paint is $2 per quart can, $3.50 per gallon can, and $10 per 5-gallon bucket.
The next event will be April 13. It will be for electronics and books only. See here for the Kane County Recycles full schedule of collection events for 2019.
They do not accept hazardous waste or large household appliances like washers and refrigerators.
Kane County also has two electronics recycling drop-off locations that are open weekdays. TVs and monitors have a fee to drop off. In Batavia, at the old juvenile justice center, 517 E. Fabyan Pkwy., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. It will be closed Nov. 22-23 and Dec. 25, and in West Dundee Public Works, 900 Angle Tarn, West Dundee, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. It will be closed Nov. 22-23, Dec. 24-25, 31 and Jan. 1. The South Elgin location has closed permanently.
For questions, contact Jennifer Jarland, Kane County recycling coordinator, at (630) 208-3841 or recycle@countyofkane.org.