WHEATON RECYCLING EXTRAVAGANZA & PAPER SHREDDING
Free event and open to everyone! For more information, contact SCARCE 630-545-9710
Items Accepted:
DuPage County Sheriff - Syringes, EpiPens, medications, sharps, lancets
eWorks - Electronics ($25-$35 fee for televisions and monitors
- Textiles: please bag clothing, shoes, towels, blankets, coats
- Scrap Metal: items such as metal hangers, lawn furniture, chicken wire, unusable pots & pans, etc.
SCARCE -Books, records, musical instruments, BRITA brand (only)filters/pitchers, keys from cars/homes, small inkjet cartridges (NO toners), holiday lights, x-rays, bread tags, mercury thermometers/thermostats/barometers **NO light bulbs, NO CFLs
Wheaton Lions Club - Eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids
Working Bikes - Bikes, helmets, tire pumps, repair tools
Soccer Gear for Zambia - Soccer items: jerseys/uniforms, socks, shin guards, cleats, soccer balls, nets, referee gear, girls leggings, first aid kits
Melba's Place (project of Milton Township) - Walkers, wheelchairs, crutches
AmeriGas - Propane tanks
Interstate Battery - Car and other large batteries **NO household batteries
Document Shredding (funded in part by DuPage County) Acceptable items: tax records, medical records, sensitive documents. Limit 4 bags per car. **NO plastic file tabs, NO vinyl checkbook covers, NO plastic page protectors, NO batteries (greeting cards, etc)
FEE BASED collections (collected by Earth Paint)
Latex Paint Fees: QUARTS: Customer Pays $1.49
GALLONS: Customer Pays $3.99
BUCKETS: Customer Pays $14.99
Oil-Based Paint & Stain Fees (Combustible) QUARTS: Customer Pays $5.99
GALLONS: Customer Pays $9.99
BUCKETS: Customer Pays $24.99