Recycling in Joliet, IL

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Best Buy Joliet (opens in new tab) · Best Buy
  • Best Buy Joliet is at 3351 Mall Loop Dr, Joliet, IL 60431, phone (815) 609-0771. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Batteries Plus Joliet, IL (opens in new tab) · Batteries Plus
  • Batteries Plus Joliet is at 2824 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435. 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 Sherwin-Williams at 118 N Larkin Ave, Joliet 60435, (815) 729-0961, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists JC Licht Paint & Decor at 928 Plainfield Rd, Joliet 60435, (815) 726-5400, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists Whitmore Ace Hardware at 1202 Essington Rd, Joliet 60435, (815) 729-0155, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists RP Lumber at 800 W Church Rd, Beecher 60401, (708) 946-3280, as an Illinois paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
• All American Recycling: Scrap Metal Recycling (opens in new tab) · All American Recycling
  • All American Recycling recycles ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal; consumers can bring appliances, batteries and holiday lights. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Joliet Garbage, Recycling & Yard Waste Program (WM brochure) (opens in new tab) · City of Joliet / WM
  • Bulk items such as couches, small tables, mattresses and chairs are collected with the weekly pickup; furniture and mattresses must be dry. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • WM collects large household appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, AC units and dehumidifiers on the regular weekly collection day, separately, for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Remove the doors from refrigerators and freezers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Up to 4 car and small truck tires (no rims, 17 inches max) can be picked up on the scheduled recycling day; Joliet residents only, not businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flattened cardboard and paperboard go in the yellow-lid recycling cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • At Your Door electronics include televisions, desktop computers, laptops, tablets and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • At Your Door takes household and vehicle batteries and latex and oil-based paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The At Your Door panel lists microwaves among items it is unable to collect. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Joliet: Garbage, Recycling, and Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Joliet
  • Recyclables go in yellow-lid carts and are collected weekly on garbage day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Joliet residents schedule at-home collection of special materials (paint, batteries, electronics and more) through WM At Your Door, 800-449-7587; don't put them at the curb. 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.

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