TV Recycling in Aurora, IL

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Electronics and Appliances Recycling at Best Buy (opens in new tab) · Best Buy
  • At most Best Buy stores, households can recycle up to ten items a day; recycling is for residents only, not businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Best Buy recycles tube TVs 31" and smaller and flat-panel TVs 50" and smaller in store for $29.99 each (Insignia and Dynex 50" and smaller free), two TVs per household per day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TVs larger than the in-store size limits must use a Best Buy haul-away service. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Illinois EPA says it is illegal in Illinois to put a specific set of electronic devices in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (2017) set up a statewide system for recycling or reusing covered electronic devices from Illinois residents, and electronics manufacturers must take part. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA itself does not accept electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Covered devices include computers and small servers, monitors, keyboards, mice and peripherals, printers, fax machines, scanners, televisions, DVD players and recorders, VCRs, converter boxes, cable and satellite receivers, portable music players and video game consoles. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program serves unwanted covered electronics from Illinois residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Electronics Recycling FAQs (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Illinois EPA says that from January 1, 2026 all covered electronic devices are banned from landfills, including computers, monitors, TVs, printers, scanners, fax machines, keyboards, mice, DVD players and recorders, VCRs, cable and satellite receivers, digital converter boxes, home audio components, portable music players, video game consoles and small servers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Televisions are on Illinois EPA's list of covered electronic devices banned from landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The electronics landfill ban applies to households as well as businesses, schools and government agencies. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA says improper disposal of covered devices is prohibited by law and can result in fines and penalties. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Damaged, non-working or outdated electronics are accepted for recycling as long as they are covered devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA says most public electronics recycling programs are free for consumers, but some locations may charge for certain items or services. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Public program collection sites and one-day events may charge fees only for TVs and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Public program collection sites and one-day events may charge fees only for TVs and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Private or retail collection sites and events may charge a recycling fee at their discretion. Checked October 26, 2026.
• 415 ILCS 151: Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (full text) (opens in new tab) · Illinois General Assembly
  • Under 415 ILCS 151/1-83, since January 1, 2019 no one may knowingly dispose of covered electronic devices (including computers, monitors, printers and televisions) in a sanitary landfill, or burn or incinerate them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • State law (415 ILCS 151/1-83) bars knowingly disposing of a television or computer monitor in a sanitary landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under state law, registered collectors in county-supervised collection programs may charge a fee for each desktop computer monitor or television they accept. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • State law does not stop retailers or private network collection sites from charging a fee for each covered device collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (CERA) (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • The Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (CERA) replaced the earlier Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, which sunset on January 1, 2020. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Electronics Recycling Collection Locations (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • The law sets a minimum number of collection locations in each participating Illinois county. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retail or private network collection locations may charge fees, and program collection locations may charge a fee for each desktop computer monitor or television. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA advises calling the collector first, because retailers do not have to accept all device types. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Garbage & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Lockport
  • Proof of Will County residency is required; limit 3 TVs and 3 monitors and 30 loose batteries per vehicle. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling (opens in new tab) · DuPage County
  • The DuPage County electronics sites are open to all DuPage County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The sites take computers, laptops, servers, monitors, televisions, printers, fax machines, scanners, VCR/DVD players, game consoles and cell phones plus other electronics and small household appliances; appliances with refrigerants are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TVs and monitors cost $25 up to 21 inches and $35 for 21 inches and above (prepay at recycling.eworksesi.org); all other electronics are accepted at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Will County Green: Electronics Recycling Info (opens in new tab) · Will County Land Use – Resource Recovery & Energy
  • Will County runs a free electronic drop-off program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Year-round Will County drop-off sites need ID proving Will County area residency; residents of communities fully or partly in Will County are welcome. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Limit of three TVs and three monitors per vehicle, and 30 loose batteries per vehicle (tape lithium terminals). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All Will County collections accept televisions (flat screen, projection, CRT), computer monitors, printers and computers including laptops and tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Village of West Dundee: Refuse, Yard Waste & Recycling (opens in new tab) · Village of West Dundee
  • Kane County residents may drop off electronics and textiles at 900 Angle Tarn in West Dundee weekdays 7 a.m.–3 p.m.; TVs and monitors carry a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kane County: Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · Kane County
  • Accepted items not on the fee list are free; TVs and stand-alone monitors cost $25 under 21 inches and $35 for 21 inches and over. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kane County lists the LRS Elburn electronics site at 1N138 Linlar Drive, Elburn, IL 60119, open weekdays 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.; registration required; TV and monitor fees paid to LRS (844-633-3577). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LRS lets Kane County residents drop off certain electronic devices at its Elburn transfer station; appointments are required. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kane County: Accepted Electronics (opens in new tab) · Kane County
  • Televisions are accepted at LRS Elburn and the Fabyan and West Dundee centers, with a fee at all sites. Checked October 26, 2026.

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