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Electronics Recycling in Wheeling, IL

eWorks at 1480 S. Wolf Road in Wheeling recycles electronics, and SWANCC takes residents' electronics free at its Glenview Transfer Station on Saturday mornings.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

7 ways to get rid of a electronics in Wheeling

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · WheelingNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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  2. eWorks Electronics Services (Wheeling)Drop-off · 1480 S Wolf Rd., WheelingOpen to everyoneCost not listed
    Where

    1480 S Wolf Rd.
    Wheeling, IL 60090

    Hours

    Not listed. Call before you go.

    Cost & rules

    Other electronics

    AcceptedCost unknown

    Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.

    • Contact eWorks for costs and drop-off hours.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

  3. Grayslake Public Works SWALCO electronics drop-offCounty service · Lake CountyLake County residentsConditions applyFree
    How it works

    SWALCO electronics collection at the Grayslake Public Works facility, 585 Berry Avenue: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. Free for Lake County residents, no businesses, up to seven items per visit (cords and cables unlimited).

    Cost & rules
    • Weekdays 8 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m.–noon; Lake County residents only.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  4. Illinois manufacturer e-waste program (Consumer Electronics Recycling Act)State program · IllinoisCost not listed
    How it works

    Manufacturer-funded collection network for covered electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, printers, peripherals and more) under the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, run through registered collectors in participating counties. Find sites on the Illinois EPA Beyond the Bin map.

    Cost & rules
    • Covered devices only (computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, fax machines, scanners, TVs, DVD players, VCRs, receivers, music players, game consoles). Broken or outdated covered devices are accepted.
    • Program sites may charge for TVs and monitors; retail and private sites may charge for any device.
    • Call the collection site first: retailers do not have to take every device type.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  5. Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM Center)Drop-off · outside Wheeling · 15800 State St., South HollandCook County residentsFree
    Where

    15800 State St.
    South Holland, IL 60473

    Hours

    Tue 8 a.m.-noon; Thu 1-5 p.m.; 2nd and 4th Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May close in bad weather.

    Cost & rules

    Other electronics

    AcceptedFree (documented)

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

  6. SWANCC Glenview Transfer StationDrop-off · outside Wheeling · 3 Providence Way, Des PlainesOpen to everyoneConditions applyFree
    Where

    3 Providence Way
    Des Plaines, IL 60016

    Hours

    Mon–Fri 6–10 a.m. and 2–3:30 p.m.; Sat 6 a.m.–noon; closed Sunday and major holidays. Electronics: Saturdays 9–11:30 a.m. only.

    Cost & rules

    Other electronics

    Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
    • Free only for residents of SWANCC member communities (ID checked), Saturdays 9–11:30 a.m.; no business electronics.
    • Limit: Up to 7 items per household; items must be intact.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

  7. LRS Wauconda drop-off (SWALCO electronics site)Drop-off · outside Wheeling · 1350 N Old Rand Rd., WaucondaLake County residentsConditions applyFree
    Where

    1350 N Old Rand Rd.
    Wauconda, IL 60084

    Hours

    Weekdays from 8 a.m. (SWALCO lists Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; LRS lists Monday–Thursday until 5 p.m. and Friday until 4 p.m.). Closed weekends and legal holidays.

    Cost & rules

    Other electronics

    Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
    • Lake County residents only; no businesses; up to seven electronic items per visit (cords and cables unlimited).
    • Limit: Up to seven electronic items per visit.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
  2. Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
  3. Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
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Illinois rules

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Where this information comes from

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.
    • 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 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 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.
  • Glenview Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
    • The transfer station is available to residents, commercial and landscape contractors and other commercial entities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Electronics recycling at the transfer station is a free service only for residents of SWANCC member communities (ID required), Saturdays 9-11:30 am; no business electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)
    • SWANCC's electronics program has a limit of seven items per household; items must be intact. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling Guidelines (opens in new tab) · Village of Skokie
    • The Village of Skokie lists TVs, monitors, computers, printers and video game consoles as accepted at the SWANCC drop-off site at 3 Providence Way; household appliances are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • SWALCO: Electronics Recycling Year-Round Drop Off Locations (opens in new tab) · Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO)
    • SWALCO lists the LRS site at 1350 N Old Rand Rd., Wauconda, as a year-round electronics drop-off open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., 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.
    • SWALCO drop-off sites are free to Lake County residents during posted hours, 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.
  • Village of Wauconda: Refuse & Recycling (opens in new tab) · Village of Wauconda
    • The Village says residents may drop off electronic waste and batteries, among other items, free at the Wauconda facility on N Old Rand Road. 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.
  • Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (opens in new tab) · Cook County
    • The CHaRM Center is a permanent recycling drop-off facility available to Cook County residents; commercial and industrial waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • TVs are accepted every day the CHaRM Center is open, including plasma, LCD, large-screen and CRT/tube TVs and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Computers accepted include laptops, tablets, desktop PCs and flat-screen monitors, working or not. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) Services (opens in new tab) · South Suburban College
    • Drop-off is free to residential customers only; proof of residency may be required. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics (opens in new tab) · Village of Wheeling
    • Wheeling says residents and businesses may recycle electronics and textiles at eWorks, 1480 S Wolf Road, and to contact eWorks for costs and drop-off hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Wheeling says SWANCC's Glenview Transfer Station is a permanent e-waste drop-off for Wheeling and SWANCC member residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Wheeling notes a limit of seven items per household and no electronics from businesses or institutions. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycle Electronics (opens in new tab) · Village of Bensenville
    • The DuPage County electronics locations on Bensenville's list, which includes eWorks at 1480 S. Wolf Rd., Wheeling, collect computers, monitors, televisions and other electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.

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