Exercise Equipment Disposal & Recycling in Champaign, IL
Champaign's ReStore (1914 Glenn Park Drive) takes donated treadmills, weight benches, stationary bikes and stair steppers. For metal equipment that can't be reused, Mack's Twin City Recycling in Urbana may take it; call 217-328-2100 first.
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Measure it and check whether it needs to be partly disassembled to move it.
- Ask whether motorized equipment (like treadmills) is handled as electronics or scrap metal.
- Check whether it’s in good enough shape to sell or donate.
Illinois rules
- 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. Source: Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (5)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Items to Donate (opens in new tab) · Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County
- The ReStore accepts exercise equipment: treadmills, weight benches, hand weights, stationary bikes and stair steppers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Champaign: Where Do I Recycle It? (opens in new tab) · City of Champaign
- Champaign's guide suggests local donation options such as the Habitat ReStore for working exercise equipment, and says Mack's Twin City Recycling may take exercise equipment that contains metal (call 217-328-2100). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Champaign's guide says Mack's Twin City Recycling may accept exercise equipment that contains metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mack's may accept exercise equipment that contains metal; call 217-328-2100 first. 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.
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