Recycling in Highland Park, IL

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Checked October 26, 2026

• PaintCare: Illinois paint recycling and drop-off locations (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
  • PaintCare says there is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site in Illinois. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PaintCare drop-off site locator data (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
  • PaintCare retail sites accept latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons; no aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois PaintCare retail sites list a limit of 5 gallons per visit and ask you to call ahead. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists Craftwood Lumber and Hardware at 1590 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park 60035, (847) 831-2800, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists Sherwin-Williams at 545 Rockland Rd, Lake Bluff 60044, (847) 295-4702, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Electronics Recycling FAQs (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Damaged, non-working or outdated electronics are accepted for recycling as long as they are covered devices. 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.
• Illinois EPA: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Under the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, a statewide network of registered collectors, recyclers and refurbishers takes unwanted covered 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 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.
• PaintCare: Illinois paint recycling and drop-off locations (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
  • PaintCare runs drop-off sites throughout Illinois where the public can take unwanted paint for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare Illinois drop-off sites are open to households, businesses, government agencies and others with leftover paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare sites accept house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Paint (household hazardous waste) (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • PaintCare drop-off sites do not accept aerosols (spray paint). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA asks people to contact PaintCare drop-off sites to confirm hours and the type and amount of paint they will take. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Batteries (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Damaged or defective batteries (swollen, leaking, cracked and so on) should only go to authorized drop-off sites in Illinois. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Illinois EPA asks people to contact Battery Network drop-off sites to confirm hours and the type and amount of batteries they take. Checked October 26, 2026.
• The Battery Network: Illinois (opens in new tab) · The Battery Network
  • The Battery Network is the state-approved stewardship program that lets consumers recycle household batteries (single-use and rechargeable) through a network of drop-off locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The approved stewardship plan provides free collection and recycling of single-use and rechargeable batteries for consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Medium-format batteries (larger rechargeables up to 25 pounds and 2,000 watt-hours, such as from cordless mowers, snowblowers, e-bikes and e-scooters) are also covered. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Car batteries are not household batteries under this program. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • HHW collections funded by Illinois EPA are free to the public. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Explosives, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, agricultural chemicals and business wastes are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: HHW Collection Events and Long-Term Collection Locations (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Each fall 2026 one-day collection event is open to all Illinois residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Pre-registration is required for all fall 2026 collection events, which gives residents set time slots. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Household Waste Disposal (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Oil-based paints are accepted at state-sponsored HHW collection events; latex paints are not. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Illinois EPA: Fall 2026 HHW collection events and long-term locations (data table) (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  • Illinois EPA lists a one-day HHW collection on 2026-10-31 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 18101 West Oak Avenue, Lockport, IL 60441. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SWALCO: Accepted / Not Accepted Residential Electronic Items (opens in new tab) · Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO)
  • SWALCO-supported electronics sites accept computers (including tablets), monitors, printers and televisions, among others. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SWALCO-supported drop-offs accept computers, including tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SWALCO-supported drop-offs accept televisions. Checked October 26, 2026.
• SWALCO: Electronics Recycling Year-Round Drop Off Locations (opens in new tab) · Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO)
  • SWALCO year-round electronics drop-off sites are free to Lake County residents, no appointment, up to seven items per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SWALCO lists Grayslake Public Works, 585 Berry Avenue: weekdays 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon; no cost for Lake County residents, seven items per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SWALCO's residential electronics drop-off program is for Lake County residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Highland Park: Residential Refuse & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Highland Park
  • Large and bulky items: one per week, no additional charge on the regular collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mattresses and box springs should be wrapped in plastic. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • One bulk item up to 50 pounds per pickup, placed at the curb on service day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances/white goods cost $48.99 per item ($24.50 for a countertop microwave). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Washers, dryers, refrigerators and other white goods are removed by scheduled LRS service at $48.99 per item. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LRS collects one large electronic item under 50 lbs (TVs, monitors, computers) or three small items on the first collection day of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • E-waste pickup is no charge on the first service day of the month for 1 item under 50 lbs or 3 small items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Extra recycling is collected at no additional charge; flatten cardboard boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Highland Park: Highland Park Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · City of Highland Park
  • The Recycling Center drop-off program is open to all Lake County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling Center: 1180 Half Day Road; every Tuesday and the first Saturday of each month, 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Recycling Center takes electronics (up to 7 items per visit) and rechargeable batteries (NiCd, NiMH, lithium-ion). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Village of Grayslake: Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · Village of Grayslake
  • SWALCO provides an electronics collection bin at the Grayslake Public Works facility. Checked October 26, 2026.

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