Recycling - City of Geneva, Illinois

	Acceptable Items	Examples	Preparation
Category 1 Co-Mingled Containers Set out in your BLUE recycling bin	Glass Bottles & Jars	Wine bottles, pickle jars	rinse
	Tin Cans (including extra large)	Soup cans, pet food containers	rinse
	Aluminum Cans, Foil, & Trays	Soda pop cans, pie tins	rinse, flatten
	#1 PET Plastic	Soda pop bottles	rinse, discard lid
	#2 HDPE Plastic	Milk jugs, laundry bottles	rinse, discard lid
	#3 & 4 Plastic	Margarine tubs	rinse
	#5 Plastic	Ketchup bottles	rinse, discard lid
	Plastic 6 & 12 Pack Carrier Rings		put in bottom of bin to prevent blowing
	Milk & Juice Cartons		rinse, flatten
	Drink Boxes		flatten
	Aerosol Cans		empty
	Paint Cans		empty, dried, lid separate
	HOUSEHOLD Batteries	Regular & rechargeable	place in plastic sandwich bag

Category 2 Newspaper/Mixed Paper	Newspaper		Whatever comes with newspaper; Do NOT tie or bundle
	White & colored paper	Typing paper, flyers	No carbon paper
	Computer paper
	Junk mail	Envelopes, postcards
	Magazines & catalogs
	Telephone books
	Paper Grocery bags
	Chipboard/paperboard	Pasta or cereal boxes	Remove liners & plastic windows; NO material contaminated with food (i.e. pizza boxes)

Set Out UNDER Your Blue Bin	Corrugated Cardboard	Moving/shipping boxes	Flatten into 2' x 2' units; DO NOT include wax coated boxes or boxes contaminated with food (i.e. pizza boxes)

In an effort to control the increasing loss of land fill space in Illinois , the City of Geneva adopted a volume-based waste collection and curbside recycling program. This program, which began on July 1, 1992, allows residents to manage their disposal costs while encouraging Genevans to reduce, reuse, and recycle their waste.

A waste "sticker" is attached to each 33-gallon bag or can of refuse set at the curb for collection. The sticker price includes the cost of collection and disposal of one container of waste and the cost of collection of recyclable materials. Collectibles are set out at the curb by 7:00 a.m. once a week for pick-ups.

Geneva became one of fourteen (14) State of Illinois municipalities to be awarded the "Role Model" citation in 1998. The honor was based on a 95% participation rate of recycling, a 58% diversion rate from the local landfill, and the outstanding performance by Geneva residents, businesses, schools, and industries in the cooperative program of recycling.

For further information contact Recycling Coordinator Dan Dinges at 630-232-1501.

NEW GARBAGE CONTRACT

JULY 1, 2008 – June 30, 2013

PLEASE NOTE GARBAGE STICKERS AND TOTER PRICES INCREASE
AS OF July 1, 2010
STICKER PRICE $2.92 EA.
SENIOR PROGRAM (residents over age 65) 18 GAL BAG $2.05 (no sticker)
TOTER PRICE $20.75
65 Gallon Recycling Toter Service $3.45

(Sticker & Toter process will increase each year according to Contract)

YOU CAN PURCHASE ADDITIONAL RECYCLING BINS ($8.25)
and lids ($4.00) to fit 22 gallon taller recycling bin
(not responsible for missing or damage lids or bids)
AT
PUBLIC WORKS
1800 SOUTH STREET

Retail Outlets for Geneva Sticker Sales
Ace Hardware, 617 West State St, Geneva
Aldi Foods, 975 E. State Street, Geneva
Blue Goose Foods, 300 S. Second Street, St. Charles
Butera Foods, 2732 E. Main Street, St. Charles
DG Hardware, 2750 East Main St, St. Charles
Dominick’s, 2000 Randall Rd, Geneva
Family Pantry, 1409 East State St, Geneva
Fuller Fast Stop, 1166 E. State Street, Geneva
C of G Finance, 15 South First St, Geneva
Jewel Foods, 119 Randall Rd, Batavia
Jewel Foods, 2073 Prairie St, St. Charles
Jewel Foods, 652 Kirk Rd, St. Charles
Meijer, 855 South Randall Rd, St. Charles
Pepper Valley Pantry, 2401 Kaneville Rd, Geneva
Pride/Citgo Gas, 206 East State, St Geneva
Riley Drugs, 415 West State, St Geneva

HOLIDAYS COLLECTION
There will be no collection on the following holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving , Christmas and New Years Day. Pick up will be delayed one day.

Leaf Pick up- City will vacuum each zone 2 times (Oct & Nov) see schedule on Web page under Public Works Department, after 2nd pick up (in December) put leaves in yard waste bag without sticker and place at curb with garbage.
Christmas Tree pick up will be 2nd & 3rd weeks in January without sticker place at curb with garbage. City trucks will not be picking up.

Ammunition/Gun Powder
Riverside Sports
232-7047
26 N. Bennett St. (Rt. 25)

Bulk Items
Appliances Call Allied Waste
630-892-9294
$30.00

Other Large Items (4ft in length 50#)
1 Garbage Sticker

Car Batteries
St. Charles Scrap
377-0008
3 N. 780 Powis Road, West Chicago
They pay you .40 ea. Battery

Electronics, T.V./VCR/Stereo, Office/Computer Equipment Collection:
Monthly - Saturdays, 8 am - 12 pm at Kane County Circuit Clerk Building
540 S Randall Rd, St Charles, IL
2010 –May 7 & 8, June 11 & 12, July 9 & 10, August 13 & 14, September 10 & 11, October 8 & 9, November 12 & 13, December 10 & 12.
Books also accepted

Hazardous Waste
Naperville Fire Station
Rt, 59 & Brookdale (2nd traffic signal South of I-88 make left turn.)
SAT. & SUN. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(Closed on Holidays)

Ink Jet Cartridges, Toner Cartridges
Kane/Dupage Soil Conservation
584-7961
2315 Dean St, Suite 100, St. Charles
M-F 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Latex Paint (Not accepted at Hazardous Drop off)
Empty, dry paint cans and lid can be placed in your recycling bin.

Cans which still contain paint can be placed in your garbage, once the paint has been solidified. If there is just a small amount of paint remaining, take the lids off and let the paint evaporated outside. For fuller cans, mix in an absorbent (either kitty litter or oil dry work well). Then leave the lids off and place the solidified cans in your garbage.

Metal Coat Hangers/Plastic Garment Bags
Geneva Cleaners
232-7490
130 W. State Street, Geneva

Cell Phones (Old-Used)
Viking Office Supply
124 W State St, Geneva

Motor Oil
Saturday drop off date annually in June and August
Kane County Highway Garage, Burlington and Empire Rds (West of St Charles)
Accepted also are drained oil filters
or
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
2076 W Main St, Batavaia
1302 E Main St, St Charles
or
Take to Naperville Fire Station
(see Hazardous Waste)

Propane Tanks
Country Gas
584-0138
Rt. 64, Wasco, IL
$3.00 charge per tank

Styrofoam Packing Peanuts
The U.P.S. Store
262-7447
1770 S. Randall Road, Geneva, IL

Settler Hill Landfill
Landfill closed December 2006

Yard Waste
Dupage Yard Waste Transfer 876-8900 or 837-0101
1195 W. Washington; West Chicago
Open April 1 through December 15

Tires
Tire Retailers accept for a fee (about $2.00)
Tire Grinders, Inc, 815-722-7100 (for larger quantities)

City of Geneva
Dan Dinges
232-1501

Kane County Recycling Coordinator
Gary Mielke
208-3841

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