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Room to Room Guide to REUSEREUSE RERECCYCLINGYCLING OOPPTIONSTIONS

CURBING SPRINGFIELD’S WASTE ONE ROOM AT A TIME

Brought to you by the OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF SPRINGFIELD The Room to Room Guide to Reuse and Options focuses on options for Springfield residents and assists in educating the community on proper disposal of various residential items.

There are two types of waste highlighted in this guide:

MUNICIPAL WASTE HOUSEHOLD (also referred to as garbage) HAZARDOUS WASTE includes materials generated in are ignitable, corrosive, reactive and around homes such as food, or toxic items found in homes. packaging, recyclables, unwanted Household hazardous waste landscape, construction or includes paint products, motor demolition debris, appliances, oil, glues, cleansers, pool tires and other household items. chemicals, gasoline, medicines and pesticides.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

City of Springfield Waste Disposal Services ...... 1 Large Item Pickup ...... 1 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event ...... 1 Electronics Drop Off Event ...... 1 Leaf Pickup ...... 2 Branch Pickup ...... 2

Other Waste Collection and Recycling Options ...... 3 Waste Haulers ...... 3 Large Item Disposal ...... 3 Drop-off Recycling ...... 4 Curbside Recycling ...... 4 Additional Drop Off Recycling Facilities ...... 7 Household Hazardous Waste ...... 8 Banned from Illinois Landfills ...... 9

Materials and Where to Properly Dispose Them . . . . . 11

Index ...... 33 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES

The City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works provides the following services that enable the residents of Springfield to reduce waste and dispose of household and yard waste properly. These services are funded through the City’s Waste and Recycling Fee that is collected through your City Water, Light and Power (CWLP) monthly bill.

Anytime you have questions or concerns about waste and recycling, you may reach out to Public Works by calling 217.789.2255 or email [email protected].

LARGE ITEM PICKUP This program allows residents to schedule two (2) pickups per year and up to three (3) items per pickup. These items may include appliances, furniture and mattresses. For additional information or to schedule a pickup, call F&W Recycling at 217.528.1649.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT This annual event is an opportunity for individuals to dispose of items which are illegal to put in the weekly trash. The event date will be announced through local media; posted on the City’s website, www.springfield.il.us; and on the City’s Facebook and Twitter pages. You may also call Public Works at 217.789.2255.

ELECTRONICS DROP OFF EVENT Residents may dispose of electronic items during the collection that are illegal to put in the weekly trash. The event date will be announced through local media; posted on the City’s website, www.springfield.il.us; and on the City’s Facebook and Twitter pages. You may also call Public Works at 217.789.2255.

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LEAF PICKUP Twice a Year, Free Pickup Each year the City conducts a complimentary spring and fall leaf pickup program. This free service occurs during a set time in April and then again in November. Residents are allowed to set out any number of without the Evans Recycling $2.00 sticker. During this collection 2100 J. David Jones Parkway period, residents can also drop off their Call 217.391.0886 for hours leaves, bagged or not bagged, at no of operation. charge to Evans Recycling. Curbside Pickup Grass, leaves and other yard waste are banned from being included with general trash, with the exception of sweet-gum balls, and must be placed in yard waste bags or in an enclosed can marked “yard waste”. The bags are to be placed curbside for pickup; however, each or must have a special sticker in order to be collected. The stickers cost $2.00 each and are available through your waste hauler or at area home improvement stores. Stickers are not required on yard waste bags during the City’s yard waste pickup programs held in the spring and fall. If a waste hauler picks up a resident’s yard waste and the bags do not contain the required stickers, the resident will be charged $2.50 a bag. Discounted Drop Off The City has partnered with Evans Recycling, allowing residents the oppor­ tunity to drop off their bagged yard waste to Evans for $1.00 per bag, saving $1.00 each bag at curbside.

BRANCH PICKUP From May through November, the crews at Public Works provide branch pickup throughout Springfield. The pickup schedule and map are available each week on the City’s website. The State Journal Register also prints the upcoming week’s schedule in the weekend edition of the paper. Residents are also welcome to take their branches to Evans Recycling for drop off at no charge.

2 Office of Public Works • 217.789.2255 • [email protected] OTHER WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OPTIONS

WASTE HAULERS Springfield requires every resident to have waste collection services through a licensed, professional waste hauler. The local waste hauling vendors are: Lake Area Disposal Waste Management 2106 E. Cornell Avenue 3000 E. Ash Street 217.522.9317 217.523.5498 Republic Services 2980 Granger Drive 217.522.7797 Waste haulers in the City of Springfield are limited to charging customers no more than $15 per month for one container during weekly garbage pickup and no more than $18 per month for a two can container (96 gallons total), for weekly pickup service.

Waste haulers are required to collect all garbage at their customer’s site and may charge an additional fee if it is in excess of the customer’s weekly pickup service.

LARGE ITEM DISPOSAL For information about Large Item Pickup at your home, please see page 1. The following facilities allow residents to dispose of a large amount of household trash, including junk and remodeling materials for a fee. We encourage you to call first to ask about acceptable items and the cost for disposing the various materials. Sangamon County Landfill Waste Management 2565 Sandhill Road 3000 E. Ash Street 217.528.9256 217.523.5498 No appliances or tires Car and truck tires are accepted accepted. Separate fees for a fee. Separate fees for large for mattress, spring appliance including freon and large furniture. appliances.

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DROP-OFF RECYCLING Springfield residents may drop off After Christmas, take the large recycling items at their waste haulers cardboard your gifts came designated location with proof of in to the recycling center. identification. Drop off locations are for customers of the waste haulers operating each facility, and residents are encouraged to contact their waste haulers directly should they have any questions regarding this new service. Following is the listing of the area waste haulers drop off recycling facilities.

Lake Area Disposal Service Republic Services 2742 S. 6th Street Sangamon Valley Landfill Mon-Fri 8:00a–3:00p 2565 Sandhill Road 217.522.9271 Mon-Fri 7:00a– 3:00p [email protected] 217.528.9256 [email protected] Waste Management 3000 W. Ash Street Mon-Fri 8:00a–12-noon 800.796.9696 Customers should check in at weigh station upon entering facility.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING Curbside recycling is available at no additional cost for single family, duplex (2 units) and triplex (3 units) residences that pay for garbage can pickup. Residents who live in multi-unit buildings may take advantage of their waste haulers drop off location, or with the property owner’s agreement, obtain recycling service on site from their waste hauler at the monthly rate of $3 per unit.

Items that are collected curbside include aluminum, all cardboard, plastics, and colored and clear . The following pages describe items that are acceptable for curbside recycling along with alternative disposal solutions for items that are not acceptable.

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PAPER METAL

ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE • Clean, dry newspapers including • Cans that contained food or pet glossy inserts food (tin cans) • Unwanted mail including window • Aluminum beverage cans and brochures • Metal to-go food trays • Empty cereal boxes, tissue boxes, • Clean aluminum foil paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls NOT ACCEPTABLE • Paper egg , dry food boxes, • Scrap metal (Alternative: Take to soda cases and similar chipboard scrap metal dealer) and telephone books • Empty motor oil cans or dry paint • Shredded paper cans (Alternative: Discard in your • Magazines and paperback books garbage) • Milk and juice cartons with foil • Paint thinner cans or partially-full and plastic removed paint cans (Alternative: Save for • Cardboard (please call your hauler Springfield’s Household Hazardous to verify what is acceptable) Waste Collection Event)

NOT ACCEPTABLE PREPARING FOR RECYCLING • Paper that is wet or contaminated • Rinse well and drain with food and/or pet waste • may remain on items (Alternative: Discard in your • Pull tabs may remain on items garbage) • Place inside tin (steel) cans • Haulers prefer all cans remain PREPARING FOR RECYCLING uncrushed • Do not bundle your paper with • Contact your hauler on how, or if wire, tape or rubber bands it is necessary, to separate • Remove and discard all plastic materials for collections covers, liners and wrappers • Flatten boxes to maximize space • If shredded paper is added to the collection bin, place it in a and fold the top of the bag over to prevent blowing

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PLASTIC GLASS

ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE • #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #7 , • Clear glass bottles and that bowls, jars, , dairy containers contained food or drinks • Opaque and colored bottles, jugs • Green, brown and other colors of or bowls which contained water, glass are accepted milk, juice, laundry detergent, bleach, shampoo, butter, yogurt or NOT ACCEPTABLE kitty litter • Non- such as a • Any rigid plastic items window pane; ceramic items; perfume bottles (Alternative: NOT ACCEPTABLE Discard in trash) • #6 plastics • Eye-, dishware, and baking • Styrofoam (polystyrene) dishes (Alternative: Donate to • Plastic foam peanuts (Alternative: charity) Take to a moving or shipping store) • Empty motor oil bottles (Alternative: Discard in your garbage) • Plastic grocery bags (Alternative: Grocery stores have bins at entrances Use old peanut butter jars for to recycle used, plastic bags) storing nails and screws in your garage. PREPARING FOR RECYCLING • Check for numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Use old, outdated road maps and 7 in the recycling triangle to line drawers or wrap gifts. • Remove all tin foil from opening • Labels and lids may remain on the items Place packing peanuts in the • Rinse the containers clean bottom of a large planter and • Flatten containers to save space then fill with dirt. This will • Contact your hauler on how, or if lighten the weight and reduce it is necessary, to separate the amount of soil needed. materials for collections

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ADDITIONAL DROP OFF RECYCLING FACILITIES There are area businesses that accept a variety of items through their own drop off recycling program. Location hours, items accepted and fees vary from location. Please contact the business prior to visiting.

Lake Area Recycling Springfield Iron and Metal For Customers Only 930 N. Wolfe Street 2742 S. 6th Street 217.544.7131 217.522.9271 Accepts all forms of metal scrap. Accepts aluminum, tin, plastic Fee for appliances with cooling #1-#7 except #6, newspaper, unit. Drop off free of charge for chipboard, junk mail, corrugated appliances without a cooling unit. cardboard, e-waste, glass and No microwaves accepted. Also sells magazine. Will purchase aluminum pieces of iron and used tires. cans and scrap metals. F&W Resources BLH Computers 3327 Terminal Avenue 1832 Stevenson Drive 217.525.1206 217.585.1580 Accepts steel, aluminum, tin, Accepts most household electronics newspaper, chipboard, junk mail, including computers, cell phones, corrugated cardboard and car/truck etc. Does not take any kitchen items. batteries. Large appliances accepted. Will purchase aluminum cans, Mervis Iron & Supply scrap metals. 1100 S. 9th Street 217.753.1492 Accepts large metal items at no charge. Buy ferrous and non-ferrous metal, cars and farm implements. No LPT tanks, concrete or wood

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) includes items such as paint products, motor oil, pesticides, poisons, automotive fluids, and lawn chemicals.

Please consider the following when handling the products and disposing WATCH FOR of the materials properly. WARNINGS • Read the labels prior to purchase and Toxic (Poison): may cause injury follow directions or death upon ingestion, • Only purchase the amount of product inhalation or skin absorption you will need to complete the project Ignitable: can be flammable • Use the product for its intended under almost all temperatures purposes only a chemical, or its • Keep product in its original container Corrosive: vapors, that can cause and secure tightly deterioration or irreversible • Keep in cool, dry places alteration in body tissues at the • Keep HHW products out of reach of site of contract and deteriorate, children and pets or wear away, the surface of • Do not store incompatible products material together Irritant: causes soreness or • Periodically check product containers inflammation of the skin, eyes, for deterioration mucous membranes or respiratory system If you have HHW you need to Reactive: when combined with dispose of properly, here are a few other substances, may react helpful hints. mildly or violently. Do not mix. • Your waste can be someone else’s Use only as directed. resource. Check with your neighbor, family, area not-for-profits, art departments, theaters, scouting groups or share with your social media connections. • If the original container is leaking, enclose it a in a larger, leak-proof container (bucket) that is labeled properly. • Store the waste until you are able to take it to an Illinois EPA or City of Springfield sponsored HHW collection. Call for dates and times. Illinois EPA at 217.785.8604 or the City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works at 217.789.2255.

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LANDSCAPE WASTE Banned July 1, 1990 Alternative Disposal Options: • Leave grass clippings and leaves on lawn as a nutrient • Mulch grass clippings, leaves, wood chips for lawn and garden applications • Create your own compost pile or construct your own bin for future lawn care needs • Place at curb in paper yard waste bags with waste hauler sticker attached or take compose facility

LEAD ACID BATTERIES Banned September 1, 1990 Alternative Disposal Options: • Exchange old motor vehicle battery when purchasing a new one • Sell old motor vehicle battery to an auto body recycling center or salvage yard • Bring it to an Illinois EPA or City of Springfield sponsored HHW collection. Call for dates and times. Illinois EPA at 217.785.8604 or the City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works at 217.789.2255

USED TIRES Banned July 1, 1994 Alternative Disposal Options: • Take old tires to a tire dealer. Call first. A fee may apply. • Take to an Illinois EPA used tire collection. Call for dates and times. Illinois EPA at 217.785.8604

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LARGE APPLIANCES Banned July 1, 1994 Alternative Disposal Options: • Trade in refrigerators, freezers, stoves, air conditioners and large appliances when purchasing replacements • Sell to businesses for reconditioning or sell at a garage sale or estate auction • Contact local charities to see if they are in need of your usable appliance • Contact local businesses that recycle appliances for scrap • Utilize the City’s large item pickup program. Call F&W Recycling at 217.528.1649 to schedule a pickup.

USED MOTOR OIL Banned July 1, 1996 DO NOT pour used motor oil on the street, ground or down drains or sewers. Alternative Disposal Options: • Have it changed at a lube center or service station • If you change your own motor oil, save it in a leak-proof container and take it to AutoZone, Firestone or O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. Many auto supply stores will accept up to 5 gallons of motor oil for free. Call your local auto supply store for details (See page 26 for info). • Bring it to an Illinois EPA or City of Springfield sponsored HHW collection. Call for dates and times. Illinois EPA at 217.785.8604 or the City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works at 217.789.2255.

ELECTRONIC WASTE Banned June 1, 2012 DO NOT throw electronics in the trash. Check out a list of banned items at www.epa.illinois.gov under “Electronic Waste Recycling”. Review page 20 of this booklet for local drop off locations.

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Following is a list of items and materials you may have in your home that you would like to properly dispose. Before taking your unwanted items to one of the listed vendors, contact the business directly to ensure their policies have not changed; that they are able to accept your drop-off and if any fees will be applied.

ACIDS ALUMINUM CAN TABS Use with caution, handle with care, Ronald McDonald House and store safely. Do not use for any 610 N. 7th Street purpose other than that for which 217.528.3314 the product is intended. Use up Sun-Sat 8:00a-8:00p completely or take to a Household Accepts aluminum beverage can Hazardous Waste collection event tabs to support their activities. Ink (See page 1). cartridges are also accepted.

ADHESIVES AMMUNITION If solidified or dried up, call your Turn all unwanted materials to the waste hauler first to ensure it is Springfield Police Department. accepted and then place in garbage. Call for details at 217.788.8311. If not, open lid in a well ventilated and covered area and allow to solidify. ANTIFREEZE If viscous, store safely and take to a Keep away from pets and children. Household Hazardous Waste Do not pour on ground or in collection event (See page 1). septic tank. Advanced Auto Parts AEROSOL CANS 2721 S. Grand Avenue East Not acceptable in Springfield 217.789.7740 Recycling Program. May be able to Mon-Sat 7:30a-9:00p donate partial or full cans to local Sun 8:00a-8:00p schools, art departments, shelters, etc. If not take to a Household 2655 S. MacArthur Boulevard Hazardous Waste collection event Mon-Sat 7:30a-9:00p (See page 1). Sun 8:00a-8:00p

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APPLIANCES F & W Resources Save the wrapped plasticware 3327 Terminal Avenue and condiments from takeout 217.525.1206 dinners and donate them to the Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:00p food shelters. Accepts large metal items and freon appliances. Pick-up service available. Save hotel/travel-size toiletries and donate them to Mervis Iron & Supply homeless shelters. 1100 S. 9th Street 217.753.1492 Mon-Fri 8:00a-3:30p Sat 8:00a-12:00p hanging loose from asbestos- Accepts large metal items at no containing material. If this material charge. Buy ferrous and non-ferrous is damaged, it can be repaired metal, cars, and farm implements. rather than removed. No LPT Tanks, concrete or wood Contact a trained professional to ART SUPPLIES make the repairs. Hire a qualified Use up completely or donate to inspector to inspect your home for daycares, preschools, art centers, art asbestos prior to any renovation or departments, low income schools, demolition activities. For more youth groups, or neighborhood information contact the Illinois associations. Bureau of Air at 217.785.2011 or visit www.epa.state.il.us/air/ ASBESTOS asbestos. You may also contact the Although asbestos may be present Illinois Department of Public in your home, it is not of concern if Hea lth at 217.782.3517. it is maintained in an undamaged ASPHALT or a non-deteriorating state. Leaving Asphalt may be considered “clean asbestos in place when possible is fill” material. Call a township road often the best option. commissioner to see if the township If asbestos is deteriorating, you has a place to dump clean fill. should inspect it regularly for For contact information, visit damage including missing for fallen www.sangamoncounty.clerk.com sections of sprayed-on fireproofing and click Local Officials and or insulations and if pieces are Township.

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BATTERIES Staab Battery Co. Regular household batteries are 931 S. 11th Street known as alkaline batteries or dry 217.528.0421 cell batteries. Businesses below Mon-Fri 7:30a-5:00p cannot take commercial quantities Lead batteries, batteries from fork­ of batteries. lifts, wheelchairs, gell cell, truck Mr. Battery and car, and emergency light 3133 Hedley Road batteries. No lithium batteries. 217.787.3311 Radio Shack Mon-Fri 7:30a-6:00p 1875 Sangamon Avenue Sat 8:00a-5:00p 217.525.8484 Accepts most types of batteries Check each store for business hours. Best Buy Accepts rechargeable Ni-CD 3193 S. Veterans Parkway household batteries 217.698.8551 Mon-Sat 10:00a-9:00p BICYCLES Sun 10:00-8:00p The Bicycle Doctor Accepts all rechargeable batteries. 1037 North 5th Street Rexx Battery 217.670.0761 2945 E. Clearlake Avenue Accepts bikes for repairs and trade- 217.535.4096 ins and also accepts bikes for Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p donation. Sat 9:00a-1:00p Ace Bicycle Shop Accepts lead batteries, rechargeable 2500 S. MacArthur Boulevard household batteries, cell phone, 217.523.0188 laptop batteries, gel-cell emergency Mon-Fri 9:00a-6:00p lighting system batteries Sat 9:00a-4:00p Springfield Battery Co. Accepts any make or type of bike 2645 E. Cook Street that needs repair 217.523.7031 Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:30p R&M Cyclery Sat 9:00a-1:00p 832 W. Washington Street Car, truck, or marine vehicle 217.544.9550 batteries; gell-cell emergency Mon-Fri 10:00a-6:00p lighting system batteries; lead Sat 10:00a-4:00p batteries or sealed lead batteries. Sales and service/repair on all No lithium batteries. makes and models.

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BOOKS Prairie Archives Goodwill 522 E. Adams Street 2001 Wabash 217.522.9742 217.220.1036 Mon-Sat 10:00a-5:00p Donation Door Hours Accepts all books (used and rare), Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:45p magazines, relevant paper Sun 12:00-6:45p collectibles such as old programs, 2531 North Dirksen comic books and photographs. 217.679.7845 Lincoln Library Donation Door Hours 326 S. 7th Street Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:45p 217.753.4900 Sun 12:00-6:45p Mon-Wed 10:00a-8:00p Salvation Army Thu-Fri 10:00a-6:00 221 North 11th Street Sat 10:00a-5:00p 217.528.7573 Under renovations. Will accept Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:30p donations in 2017. Sat-Sun 8:00a-4:00p BRICKS & ROCKS 1762 Wabash Avenue Call your township road 217.546.1218 commissioner to see if the township Mon-Sat 9:00a-5:00p is accepting clean fill to control Book Rack erosion. For contact information, 2943 W. White Oaks Drive visit www.sangamoncounty.clerk.com 217.241.2102 and click Local Officials and Mon-Fri 9:00a-6:00p Township. Sat 10:00a-5:45p Sun 12:00-4:45p BUILDING & REMODELING Specialize in used paperbacks and MATERIALS audio tapes. Items must be in Habitat for Humanity Re-Store saleable condition. Will not accept 2744 S. 6th Street overstocked items. 217.787.7209 Tues-Sat 10:00a-6:00p Accept and resells a wide variety of building/remodeling materials along with gently used furniture and appliances. No electronics, TVs, computers, or mattresses. Call to schedule pickups.

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CAMERAS CARDBOARD BLH Computers Call your waste hauler to determine 1832 Stevenson Drive. if the cardboard is acceptable in 217.585.1580 curbside recycling or at their drop- Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p off facility. Sat 10:00a-6:00p CARTRIDGES Will take old cameras for recycling. Copier, fax, and printer cartridges Creve Couer Cameras are easily recyclable. Check with 2955 Lindbergh Avenue your office supply vendor to see if 217.546.4005 they offer a cartridge return and Mon-Fri 10:00a-8:00p reuse service. You may also see if your cartridges can be refilled at the Sat 10:00a-6:00p following locations. Sun 12:00-5:00p Trade-ins only Laser Innovations 2276 North Grand Avenue East CARBON MONOXIDE 217.522.8580 DETECTORS Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:30p Can be thrown away. Sells remanufactured cartridges for printers and fax machines including inkjet and ribbons for other machines. Offers its customers free recycling Reuse broken clay pots by service for spent cartridges, accepts decoratively painting plant used cartridges from the general names on them and sticking public. Repair and services laser them in front of the plant. If the printers. pot is broken in half, place it on the side and have plants Office Max creeping out of them. Use broken 2951 West Iles pottery shards to line plants in 217.698.2930 outdoor pots to keep cats, Mon-Fri 8:00a-9:00p chipmunks, and squirrels from Sat 9:00a-8:00p digging in them. Sun-10:00a-6:00p Best Buy Unsolicited credit cards can be 3193 S. Veterans Parkway used to scrape cooked-on food from pots and pans! 217.698.8551 Mon-Sat 10:00a-9:00p Sun 10:00a-8:00p

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Ronald McDonald House cassettes, DVDs, VHS videos, video 610 N. 7th Street games, and stereo equipment. Also 217.528.3314 accepts costume and real jewelry, Sun-Sat 8:00a-8:00p beer memorabilia. Accepts aluminum beverage can Green Disk Recycling Program tabs to support their activities. Ink Visit www.greendisk.com. Then put cartridges are also accepted. your technotrash in a box, guesstimate the weight, choose a label to purchase CDS, CASSETTE TAPES & and ship it off to Green Disk. RECORDERS Damaged CDs with small obvious CELL PHONES scratches can be repaired with a To recycle your cell phone, contact mild abrasive, such as toothpaste. cell phone provider or one of the To repair, on the non-label side, organizations listed below. For cell work out from the center using phone batteries, contact cell phone strokes across the radius. dealer or contact locations listed under batteries. Obsolete or un-repairable CDs can be recycled. Music, CDRom, and Senior Services write-once discs are all okay. 701 W. Mason Street 217.528.4035 Recycled Records Mon-Thu 8:00a-5:00p 625 E. Adams Street 217.522.5122 Sojourn Shelter and Service Mon-Fri 9:00a-5:30p 1800 Westchester Boulevard Sat 9:00a-5:00p 217.725.5100 Buys and sells anything that has to 24-hours a day do with music including LPs, CDs, Sojourn is a shelter and support service for victims of domestic violence. Old cell phones and related equipment such as bag phones, cell phone chargers, and batteries are accepted and distributed to clients for use in emergencies BLH Computers 1832 Stevenson Drive 217.585.1580

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Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p Sat 10:00a-6:00p Get a house plant! Accepts computers, monitors, cell They detox the air in your home, phones, VCRs, electronic games. reducing signs of asthma TVs accepted for a fee. No kitchen and neurological defects. appliances.

CLEANSERS & CLEANING PRODUCTS BABY AND CHILDREN Do not use for any purpose other Kumler Neighborhood Ministry than that for which the product is intended. Read and follow label 303 North Grand Avenue East directions carefully. Use up completely 217.523.7890 or take to an Household Hazardous Mon-Fri 9:00a-12:00p Waste collection event. Some Accepts sheets, towels, blankets, cleaners contain bleach (an oxidizer) and clothes (infant-children’s size or ammonia (a poison liquid) and 12 and adults). Also accepts medical when mixed together can be reactive. devices including wheelchairs, canes and shower chairs in addition to CLOTHING plastic grocery bags. Do an online search for Springfield, IL consignment and resale, clothing Pregnancy Care Center rental consignment service, resale 700 N. 7th Street, Suite B shops, and thrift shops. Information 217.525.5630 is also available in your phone book Tue-Thu 9 : 00a- 4 :30p under those headings. Accepts baby beds (taken apart), ADULTS bassinets, baby items (clothes N-18M) in like-new condition, and Clothes for Careers maternity clothes. Springfield Urban League 700 S. Livingston COMPACT FLUORESCENT 217.241.5990 ext 1600 Mon-Fri 8:30a-1:00p BULBS (CFLS) Accepts donations for career clothes These new energy efficient light and provides free clothes for those bulbs are great for saving energy but in need (agency referrals required) they do contain mercury. Because for job interviews or job-required of this, it is important that they get clothing. disposed of properly. Take your

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CFLs to these locations so it will COMPUTERS minimize mercury in our landfills. BLH Computers 1832 Stevenson Drive Lowes 217.585.1580 3101 Wabash Avenue Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p 217.787.2300 Sat 10:00a-6:00p Mon-Sat 6:00a-10:00p Accepts computers, monitors, cell Sun 8:00a-8p phones, VCRs, electronic games. 2560 N. Dirksen Parkway TVs accepted for a fee. No kitchen 217.535.4540 appliances. Mon-Sat 6:00a-10:00p Sun 8:00a-8p Midwest Computer Processing 2158 South 9th Street Menards 217.670.0654 2701 Market Place Drive Recycles commercial electronic 217.522.1835 waste including printers, copiers, Mon-Sat 6:30a-10:00p laptops, cables, keyboards, radios, Sun 8:00a-8:00p telephones, and more. For residents, 2250 Chuckwagon South hosts electronics collection day at a 217.698.8815 predetermined location. Call for info. Mon-Sat 6:30a-10:00p Computer Banc Sun 8:00a-8:00p 1617 S. Groth Springfield Electric Co. 217.528.9506 700 N. 9th Street Mon-Fri 1:00p-4:00p 217.788.2100 Will accept any computer and Mon-Fri 10:00a-5:00p equipment except CRT monitors. Sat 10:00a-1:00p Accepts used fluorescent bulbs from CONCRETE residents for a small fee. Springfield Concrete and Recycling U.S. Electric Co. 2100 E. Moffat Avenue 301 N 1st Street 217.544.1800 217.522.3347 Mon-Fri 7:00a-5:00p CONSTRUCTION Accepts used fluorescent bulbs from MATERIAL residents or businesses. Small fee See Building Materials on page 14. will apply but will take Ballasters, CFLs, and more.

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Gone for Good 1411 E. Jefferson 217.753.0414 CRAYONS Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:00p Crazy Crayons LLC Shredding service can destroy docu­ 952.473.8259 ments for you at a reasonable rate, www.crazycrayons.com either at your site or their site. All Mail your crayons to this amazing paper shredded is recycled rather organization supporting projects than disposed, and privacy is certified. around the country as well as people with disabilities in their workshop. DRY CLEANING BAGS Call your dry cleaning provider to DIRT & SAND see if they take back your used bags. Be advised before removing that old flowerbed or sand pile, waste disposal Seamstress Alterations facilities in Springfield will not 2628 S. 5th Street accept these materials for disposal. 217.522.9106 If you have clean dirt, rock and/or Mon-Fri 7:00a-6:00p sand with no other contaminating Sat 9:00a-5:00p materials, this can be disposed as Accepts metal hangers and plastic “clean fill” at a site accepting this dry cleaning bags. material. Sites constantly change. Call your township road commis­ Starcrest Cleaners sioner on sites that accept clean fill. 2701 West White Oaks Drive For contact information, visit 217.726.6564 www.sangamoncounty.clerk.com Mon-Fri 6:30a-8:30p and click Local Officials and Township. Sat 6:30a-6:00p Sun 12:00p-6:00p DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION & RECYCLING 1825 W. Jefferson Affordable Shred 217.670.0663 3327 Terminal Avenue Mon-Sun 7:00a-8:30p 217.525.1206 or 217.741.1577 Secure document destruction, certi­ 4349 Conestoga Drive fication available. Provides onsite 217.787.5580 shredding truck(s) and routine and Mon-Fri 6:30a-8:30p periodic services available. NAID Sat 6:30a-6:00p and HIPPA Certified. Sun 12:00p-6:00p

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Paris Dry Cleaning Best Buy 1013 Ash Street 3193 S. Veterans Parkway 217.522.3313 217.698.8551 Mon-Fri 7:30a-5:00p Mon-Sat 10:00a-9:00p Sat 9:00a-12:00p Sun 10:00a-8:00p 2623 W. White Oaks Drive Goodwill 217698.1313 2001 Wabash Mon-Fri 7:30a-5:30p 217.220.1036 Sat 9:00a-12:00p Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p Sun 12:00-6:00p 910 South Grand Avenue 217.522.3316 2531 North Dirksen Mon-Fri 7:00a-5:30p 217.679.7845 Sat 8:00a-12:00p Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p Sun 12:00-6:00p ELECTRONICS Office Depot A variety of consumer electronics 129 S. Veterans Parkway may contain hazardous components 217.698.4825 and should NOT be disposed in Mon-Fri 8:00a-9:00p the trash. Sat 9:00a-8:00p BLH Computers Sun 10:00a-6:00p 1832 Stevenson Drive Must purchase box from store 217.585.1580 (range from $5-$15) that fits item Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p in order to mail for recycling. With Sat 10:00a-6:00p box purchase accepts small office Accepts computers, monitors, cell electronics but not TVs. phones, VCRs, electronic games. Staples TVs accepted for a 2490 Wabash Avenue fee. No kitchen 217.793.7243 appliances. Mon-Fri 9:00a-9:00p Sat 10:00a-7:00p Sun 11:00a-6:00p Accepts small office electronics but not TVs.

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For larger quantities (more than ® Plastic or 500 Ty vek envelopes a month), ® from individually wrapped contact the Recycling greeting cards can be reused as Specialist at 800.222.5676 or recipe card protectors. 866.338.9835 for more information.

EYEGLASSES Springfield Noon Lions Club accepts ENVELOPES eyeglasses at various locations across Paper envelopes may go into your Springfield. Visit their website, recycle bin. wwwspringfieldnoonlions.com for locations. Also, see list under Envelopes that have paper on the Hearing Aids on page 23. outside and plastic on the inside or plastic on both sides of the mailing FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ® are called Tyvek envelopes. If a fire extinguisher is completely To dispose of small quantities (less empty, it can be thrown away or than 25 envelopes a month) of dropped off to your local hauler but ® Ty vek envelopes, turn the envelope call first. You can also contact the inside out so the unprinted white manufacturer listed on the extin­ surface shows on the outside. Stuff guisher label for other methods of the inside-out Tyvek® envelope with discarding. other used Tyvek® envelopes for recycling. Address and mail the FIREWORKS envelope to: For small quantities of fireworks Ty vek ® Recycle only, soak in water for at least 24 hours. Once they are completely 2400 Elliham Avenue, #A doused, double bag in two plastic Richmond, VA 23237 bags and then place in the trash. For medium quantities (more than 25 but less than 500 Tyvek® FLAGS (AMERICAN) envelopes a month), call It is illegal to dispose of American 866.338.9835 and ask about the Flags in the garbage. American pouch program for recycling these Legion accepts American Flags and envelopes. Each pouch holds holds an annual flag burning approximately 200 used Tyvek® ceremony at Camp Butler. envelopes. Collect your envelopes and then forward them to the American Legion Post 32 address label provided. 1120 Sangamon Avenue

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FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS CONSIGNMENT OPTIONS Use with caution, handle with care, Cedar Chest and store safely. Do not use for any 1025 Junction Drive purpose other than that for which 217.787.9429 the product is intended. Use up Mon-Fri 10:00a-6:00p completely or take to a Household Sat 9:00a-5:00p Hazardous Waste collection event. Sun 12:00p-5:00p Flip Flops Consignment FLUORESCENT LAMP BULBS 217.793-7283 See CFL’s on page 17. 1820 S. MacArthur Boulevard Mon-Sat 10:00a-6:00p FURNITURE Shops of Denver Drive DONATION OPTIONS Stores include Second Time Around, Consign & Design, Hope Thrift Center Just Kids 1800 S. Dirksen Parkway 2440, 2442, 2415 Denver Drive 217.527.8414 Mon-Fri 10:00a-6:00p Mon-Fri 10:00a-7:00p Sat 10:00a-4:00p Sat 10:00a-5:00p www.springfieldconsignments.com Goodwill See Large Item Pick-up Service on 2001 Wabash page 1. 217.220.1036 GROCERY BAGS Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p Paper: Reuse in small trash cans. Sun 12:00-6:00p Recycle in curbside or take to a 2531 North Dirksen drop-off center. Use for art projects with the kids. Check with your 217.679.7845 grocery store to see if they let you Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p bring them in for reuse or recycling. Sun 12:00-6:00p Plastic: Reuse in small trash cans. Salvation Army Check with grocery stores to see if 221 N. 11th Street they accept and recycle bags. 217.528.7573 GUNS 1762 Wabash Avenue Turn in to the Springfield Police 217.546.1218 Department. Call for details at Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p 217.788.8311.

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HEARING AIDS Mary Bryant Home for the Blind The Lions Club has many locations 2960 Stanton Street across our community that take hearing aids, eyeglasses, and keys. Memorial Medical Center Human Resource Service Center All About Eyes 200 W. Dodge Street 2806 Plaza Drive Murphy Rug Cleaners American’s Best Contacts & 2121 S. 9th Street Eyeglasses 3207 Veterans Parkway Persian Rug Center 2121 S. 9th Street Bergh-White Opticians, Inc. 2351 W. Monroe Street Sam’s Club Vision Center 2300 W. White Oaks Drive Bisch Funeral Home 2931 S. Koke Mill Road School District 186 Administrative Office Bisch & Son Funeral Home 1900 W. Monroe 505 E. Allen Street Security Bank Cathedral of the Immaculate ALL Locations Conception 524 E. Lawrence Avenue Sentinel Pest Control Cozy Dog Drive In 1001 S. 9th Street 2935 S. 6th Staab Funeral Home Dr. Barnes Eyemart Express 1109 S. 5th 3427 Freedom Drive Vision Care Associates Elf Shelf 121 N. Grand and 2741 Prairie 413 E. Adams Crossing Drive

Friar Tuck HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS 3080 Mercantile Drive WASTE JC Penny Optical Illinois EPA 1201 S. Dirksen 217.524.3300 Lake Shore Learning Center Bodine Environmental Services 6100 S. 6th Street 217.698.0700 Lens Crafters Heritage Enviro Services 2765 S. Veterans Parkway 877.436.8778 Lutheran High School Safety Kleen 3600 W. Washington 217.328.2000

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JEWELRY Recycled Records 625 E. Adams Street Use a straw to hold a necklace 217.522.5122 while traveling or for storage to Mon-Fri 9:00a-5:30p keep it from tangling. Sat 9:00a-5:00p Accepts costume and real jewelry and beer memorabilia. Buys and sells anything that has to do with cats and dogs by responsible pet music: LPs, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, owners. VHS videos, video games, and stereo equipment. LUMBER Habitat for Humanity Re-Store JUNK MAIL 2744 S 6th Street See “Paper” under Curbside 217.787.7209 Recyclable on page 5. Tue-Sat 9:00a-5:00p

To decrease the amount of unwanted MAGAZINES mail you receive, register with See “Paper” under Curbside TrustedID to block unwanted junk Recyclables on page 5 and mail. www.catalogchoice.org “Books” under page 14.

KEYS MEDICAL DEVICES See Hearing Aids on page 23 for a Kumler Neighborhood Ministry list of Lions Club Locations. 303 N. Grand Avenue E 217.523.7890 LINENS Mon-Fri 9:00a-12:30p Animal Protective League Accepts sheets, towels, blankets, and 1001 Taintor Road clothes infant–children’s size 12 (no 217.544.7387 adult clothing). Baby supplies and Mon-Sun 12:00p-5:00p food for food pantry also accepted. Will accept sheets, towels, throw rugs, dog houses, dog , dog MERCURY leashes, canned pet food, unopened Mercury-containing products bags of dry food, flea shampoos, (thermometers, thermostats, gauges, mops, brooms, clay cat litter, switches in light-up sneakers) have postage stamps, comet/Ajax, soaps, no alternative disposal options and bleach, and paper towels. Also must be saved for a Household coordinates adoption for homeless Hazardous Waste Collection.

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Do not allow it to come in contact Accepts large metal items at no with skin. DO NOT BREATHE charge. Buy ferrous and non-ferrous VAPORS. Handle with extreme metal, cars, and farm implements. caution and package item to contain No LPT Tanks, concrete or wood any leaks. Springfield Iron & Metal All mercury products should be 930 N. Wolfe Street placed inside a larger container with 217.544.7131 a tight fitting lid. Kitty litter or oil Mon-Fri 8:00a-3:30p absorbent should be placed around the product to protect it from Sat 8:00a-11:45a breakage. Clearly label the container. Accepts all forms of metal scrap. Transport safely, in bed or trunk of Fee for appliances with cooling vehicle to avoid spillage and exposure. unit. Drop-off free of charge for appliances with no cooling unit. No If you have a spill of any size, microwaves accepted. Also sells contact Illinois Dept of Public pieces of iron and used tires. Health 866.282.2840 immediately for cleanup procedures. See Large Item Pick-Up Service on page 1. METAL (SCRAP) F & W Resources MICROWAVES 3327 Terminal Avenue F & W Resources 217.525.1206 3327 Terminal Avenue Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:00p Accepts large metal items and freon 217.525.1206 appliances. Pick-up service available Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:00p Accepts large metal items and freon Ley Metals appliances. Pick-up service available. 3000 Peoria Road 217.523.7676 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Mon-Fri 7:00a-4:00p Check with your local schools about Accepts all metals; propane tanks; donating your instrument. oxygen or CO2 tanks; and extinguishers. No concrete. Capitol City Music Mervis Iron & Supply 3700 Wabash Avenue 1100 S. 9th Street 217.787.7788 217.753.1492 Mon-Thu 10:00a-7:00p Mon-Fri 8:00a-3:30p Fri 10:00a-6:00p Sat 8:00a-12:00p Sat 10:00a-5:00p

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2531 North Dirksen 217.679.7845 Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p Sun 12:00-6:00p Salvation Army 221 N. 11th Street Daddy O’s Music Shack 217.528.7573 1405 Stevenson Drive, #7 1762 Wabash Avenue 217.529.4860 217.546.1218 Mon-Thu 10:00a-7:00p Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p Fri 10:00a-6:00p Sat 10:00a-5:00p OIL (COOKING) Accepts guitars, basses, amps, Single household amounts of oil can keyboards, pro audio be disposed of in the trash in sealed containers. If there is a large amount The Rock Shop of oil call a local restaurant and ask 1808 W. Jefferson to dispose of it their oil dumpster. 217.546.8980 Mon-Fri 11:00a-6:00p OIL FILTERS Sat 10:00a-5:00p Drain well and discard in trash Sales and repair of amplifiers, drums, and fretted instruments. OIL (USED MOTOR OIL) Do NOT pour on ground or down OFFICE FURNITURE a drain. See below for local disposal Wiley Office Furniture options. Please remember oil can 301 E. Laurel Street only be dropped off during business 217.544.2766 hours and no business waste is Mon-Fri 10:00a-5:00p accepted. Provide used office furniture for the Auto Zone office and home. Accepts used office 3000 South Grand Avenue East furniture in good condition. Also 217.753.2931 does trade-ins. Mon-Sat 7:30a-9:00p Sun 8:00a-8:00p Goodwill Accepts used motor oil and 2001 Wabash transmission fluid – limit 5 gallons 217.220.1036 per visit. Car batteries - $5 in-store Mon-Sat 9:00a-7:00p credit per battery. No anti-freeze or Sun 12:00-6:00p corrosive materials.

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721 N. 9th Street Advanced Auto Parts 217.522.3533 2721 S. Grand Avenue East Mon-Sat 8:00a-9:00p 217.789.7740 Sun 8:00a-7:00p Mon-Sat 7:30a-8:00p Accepts used motor oil - limit 5 Sun 9:00a-6:00p gallons per visit. Car batteries - $5 2655 S. MacArthur in-store credit per battery. No anti- 217.546.9240 freeze or corrosive materials. Mon-Sat 7:30a-9:00p 2860 S. 6th Street 217.544.5004 Sun 8:00a-8:00p Mon-Sat 8:00a-9:00p Accepts motor oil - limit 5 gallons Sun 8:00a-7:00p per visit and also accepts antifreeze. Accepts used motor oil - limit 5 gallons per visit. Car batteries - $5 PACKING MATERIALS in-store credit per battery. No anti- Box & Go freeze or corrosive materials. 3309 Robbins Road 217.862.2060 Wilkerson’s Monroe Shell Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p 2000 W. Monroe Sat 9:00a-12:00 217.787.2296 Flat styrofoam or packing peanuts Mon-Fri 6:00a-7:00p Sat 1:00p-3:00p PAINT Used motor oil – call for pricing. Keep painting! Tires - $5 per tire Paint another 2840 Stevenson coat to get rid 217.529.0292 of all the paint. Mon-Fri 7:00a-6:00p You can also Sat 7:00a-3:00p paint another area of your Accepts up to 5 gallons of used home like motor oil free of charge. Tires - $3 inside your garage, an old card­ each board, scrap lumber, a reading corner Johnson & Johnson Auto for your children or grandchildren. Service Center Donate to a charitable or service 1325 Stevenson Drive organization such as a church, 217.529.9200 theatre group, or art association. Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:30p Accepts Used Motor Oil. Car Latex Based Paints: Small amounts Batteries. Tires $4/tire of paint in open-top cans may be

ROOM TO ROOM GUIDE TO REUSE AND RECYCLING OPTIONS 27 MATERIALS AND WHERE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE THEM opened and once totally dried, then True Value disposed of in the trash. Larger 510 Buns Lane amounts of paint should be blended 217.787.7225 with cat litter, sawdust or paint 801 North Grand Avenue E hardener to help dry faster. Paint 217.528.1513 must be totally dry before placing it Mon-Fri 7:30a-8:00p in the trash. Sat 7:30a-6:00p Sun 8:30a-5:00p Oil Based Paint: CANNOT be disposed of in the trash. Save it for a 2221 Stevenson Drive Household Hazardous Waste 217.529.2987 Collection Event Mon-Sat 8:00a-7:00p Sun 9:00a-5:00p Habitat for Humanity Re-Store 2744 S. 6th Street Menards 2701 Market Place Drive 217.787.7209 217.522.1835 Tue-Sat 10:00a-6:00p Accepts only unopened full cans of 2250 Chuckwagon South paint. 217.698.8815 Mon-Thu 6 :30a-9 : 00p PAINT HARDENER Fri-Sat 6:30a-10:00p Sun 8:00a-8:00p Commercial paint hardener can be used to bulk and dry liquid paint. (WOOD) When paint is completely dry all Habitat for Humanity Re-Store the way through, it can then be 2744 S. 6th Street safely disposed of in the trash. 217.787.7209 The following businesses sell paint Tue-Sat 10:00a-6:00p hardener products. Habitat for Humanity Re-Store makes furniture, wall décor, and Ace more out of pallets 1600 W. Wabash 217.787.5100 PET SUPPLIES AND NEEDS Animal Protective League 214 N Walnut 1001 Taintor Road 217.528.5673 217.544.7387 Mon-Fri 8:00a-8:00p Sun-Sat 12:00-5:00p Sat 8:00a-6:00p Will accept sheets, towels, throw Sun 9:00a-5:00p rugs, dog houses, dog crates, dog

28 Office of Public Works • 217.789.2255 • [email protected] MATERIALS AND WHERE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE THEM leashes, canned pet food, unopened POISONS bags of dry food, flea shampoos, Store safely away mops, brooms, clay cat litter, from children and postage stamps, Comet/Ajax, soaps, pets. Use only for bleach, and paper towels. Only intended purpose. accepts items during business hours. Use up completely or Also coordinates adoptions. take to Household Sangamon County Animal Hazardous Waste Control Center Collection event. 2100 Shale Road 217.535.3065 PROPANE TANKS Mon-Fri 10 :30a-4 :15p Most businesses that sell propane Sat 10:30a-12:45p tanks will accept empty propane Accepts dog food, cat food, dog tanks in exchange towards the treats, old newspapers, old towels purchase of a new tank. and blankets, cat carriers, dog Illinois Propane Gas Association crates, and small dog houses (plastic 5240 S. 6th Street only). 217.525.8000 Illinois Humane Society Can refer you to places accepting PO Box 512 old propane tanks Springfield, IL 62705 Ley Metals 217.698.3804 Accepts pet carriers, dog houses and 3000 Peoria Road dog food. 217.523.7676 Mon-Fri 7:00a-4:00p PHOTOGRAPHS Accepts all metals; propane tanks; Old photographs cannot be oxygen or CO2 tanks; and recycled. They can be used for art extinguishers. No concrete. projects and collages. They can be donated to churches, school art REACTIVES departments, youth groups, or day When combined with other sub­ cares for art projects. stances, a reactive may respond mildly or violently. Use only as PHOTOGRAPHY CHEMICALS directed and do not mix with any Store safely until able to take to a other substances. Use up for Household Hazardous Waste intended purpose or take to an Collection event. No commercial Household Hazardous Waste waste. Collection event.

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SHINGLES SOD There are currently no places to Waste disposal facilities in recycle this material. Dispose of Springfield will not accept this shingles in the trash. material for disposal. Sod can be composted when mixed with leaves SHOES and grass, or may be used to fill Search online for local running stores uneven spots in your yard. in addition to resale, thrift, and consignment stores. See telephone STYROFOAM directory for listing under shoe It cannot be recycled in Springfield. Curbside or drop off is not available. repair shops. You can mail your The only exception is packing shoes directly to Nike’s recycling peanuts and the material may be facility. Nike does not pay for donated for reuse. Rigid styrofoams, shipping costs. To ensure the such as protective packaging for shipping and collection of shoes computers, can be thrown away. does not negatively offset the environmental benefit of recycling, TANKS it is encouraged that you drop off Empty propane, CO2, oxygen, and your shoes at a collection point if soda tanks are accepted for recycling. possible. Ley Metals Closest Nike Store for Drop Off: 3000 Peoria Road 5555 Street. Louis Mills Boulevard 217.523.7676 Hazelwood, MO 63042 Mon-Fri 7:00a-4:00p 314.227.5575 Accepts all metals; propane tanks; Mon-Sat 10:00a-9:00p oxygen or CO2 tanks; and Sun 11:00a-6:00p extinguishers. No concrete.

Mail to: TELEVISIONS Nike Grind Processing Search online or in phone book for 3552 Avenue of Commerce television repair shops in Springfield. Memphis, TN 38125 You may also recycle them as well. Cathode Ray (CRT) SMOKE DETECTORS/FIRE Televisions are banned from Illinois ALARMS landfills. These televisions are the Call the manufacturer’s 800 phone older, larger TVs (not flat screens). number found on smoke detector. They are difficult and costly to

30 Office of Public Works • 217.789.2255 • [email protected] MATERIALS AND WHERE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE THEM dispose of, but can be TIRES taken to the When you purchase new following times, leave your used tires businesses. with the retailer who must accept them for recycling. BLH Computers You may also visit 1832 Stevenson www.epa.illinois.gov/ Drive. citizens for information. 217.585.1580 Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p Johnson & Johnson Auto Service Center Sat 10:00a-6:00p 1325 Stevenson Drive Accepts computers, monitors, cell 217.529.9200 phones, VCRs, electronic games. Mon-Fri 7:30a-5:30p TVs accepted for a fee. No kitchen Used Motor Oil, Car Batteries, appliances. Tires -> $4/tire.

TEXTBOOKS Pomp’s Tire and Auto Service Follett Educational Services 2110 E. Clear Lake Avenue 800.621.4272 217.525.1395 Buys and sells used textbooks for Mon-Fri 7:00a-5:00p resale to other schools. Sat 7:00a-12:00p Tires, $3.50-$5.00/tire depending F & W Resources on size 3327 Terminal Avenue Wilkerson’s Monroe Shell 217.525.1206 2000 W. Monroe Mon-Fri 8:00a-4:00p 217.787.2296 Accepts limited quantities of Mon-Fri 6:00a-7:00p textbooks for recycling Sat 1:00p-3:00p Used motor oil, call for pricing. THERMOMETERS Tires, $5/tire Store safely to avoid breakage. 2840 Stevenson Drive Thermostat Recycling 217.529.0292 Corporation Mon-Fri 7:00a-6:00p 800.266.0550 Sat 7:00a-3:00p Call for a list of dealers that accept Accepts up to 5 gallons of used out-of-service thermostats for motor oil free of charge. recycling. www.thermostatrecycle.org Tires, $3/tire

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TOOLS accepts costume and real jewelry, Habitat for Humanity Re-Store beer memorabilia. 2744 S. 6th Street Disc Replay 217.787.7209 2829 S. Veterans Parkway Donation and Store Hours: 217.726.9900 Tues-Sat 9:00a-6:00p Mon-Sat 10:00a-9:00p Accept and resells a wide variety of Sun 11:00a-6:30p building/remodeling materials Accepts video counsels, tablets, along with gently used furniture phones, games, and more and appliances. No electronics, TVs, computers, or mattresses. WEAPONS Turn in to the Springfield Police TROPHIES Department. Call for details at K’N R Awards 217.788.8311. 1204 S 5th Street 217.522.7865 WOOD PRESERVATIVES Mon-Fri 9:30a-5:30p Store safely away from children and pets and take to a Household VIDEO GAMES Hazardous Waste Collection event. BLH Computers 1832 Stevenson Drive. WOOD SCRAP 217.585.1580 See Lumber on page 24. Mon-Fri 8:00a-6:00p Sat 10:00a-6:00p YARD WASTE Accepts computers, monitors, cell Evans Recycling phones, VCRs, electronic games. 2100 J. David Jones Parkway TVs accepted for a fee. No kitchen 217.391.0886 appliances. Call for hours and pricing Recycled Records Accepts grass clippings, leaves and 625 E. Adams Street small brush in paper yard waste 217.522.5122 bags or loose. No plastic bags Mon-Fri 9:00a-5:30p accepted. Free wood mulch and Sat 9:00a-5:00p loading available for city residents. Buys and sells anything that has to do with music including LPs, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, VHS videos, video games, and stereo equipment. Also

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Acids ...... 11 CDs ...... 16 ...... 11 Cassette Tapes ...... 16 Aerosol Cans (Pesticides, Caulk (see Adhesives) . . . . .11 Poisons, Spray Paint) . . . . .11 Cell Phones ...... 16 Aluminum Can Tabs . . . . .11 Chipboard (see Paper) . . . . .5 Ammunition ...... 11 City Services ...... 1-2 Antifreeze ...... 11 Cleansers ...... 17 Appliances ...... 12 Cleaning Products ...... 17 Art Supplies ...... 12 Clothing ...... 17 Asbestos ...... 12 Compact Fluorescent Asphalt ...... 12 Bulbs (CFL) ...... 17 Batteries ...... 13 Compost (see Yard Waste) . . .32 Bicycles ...... 13 Computers, Used ...... 18 Blankets (see linens and Pet Concrete ...... 18 Supplies and Needs) . . 24, 28-29 Construction Material . . . . 14 Books ...... 14 Cooking Oil ...... 26 Boxes ...... 5 Copiers, Used (see Electronic Brake Fluid (see Flammable Drop-Off Event) ...... 1 Liquids) ...... 22 Crayons ...... 19 Bricks ...... 14 Curbside Recyclables . . . . . 4 Building Materials ...... 14 Dirt ...... 19 Buy-Back Centers (Recycling) . .7 Document Destruction Cameras ...... 15 & Recycling ...... 19 Carbon Monoxide Detectors . .15 Drain Cleaner (see Cleaners) . .17 Cardboard (see Recycling DVD Players (see Electronics) . 20 Drop-off) ...... 15 Dry Cleaning Bags ...... 19 Cartridges ...... 15 Electronics ...... 20

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Envelopes ...... 21 Herbicides (see Poisons) . . .1, 29 Eyeglasses ...... 21 Household Hazardous Waste Fax Machines (see Electronic (Paint Products, Household Drop-Off Event) ...... 1 Chemicals, Motor Oil, Filter (see Oil Filters) . . . . .26 Pesticides, Poisons, Fingernail Polish Automotive Fluids and (see Adhesives) ...... 11 Lawn Chemicals) . . . . 1, 8, 23 Fingernail Polish Remover Hydrochloric Acid (see Flammable Liquids) . . . 22 (see Acids) ...... 11 Fire Alarms (see Smoke Insecticides (see Poisons) . . 1, 29 Detectors) ...... 30 Jewelry ...... 24 Fire Extinguishers ...... 21 Junk Mail ...... 24 Fireworks ...... 21 Kerosene (Flammable Liquids) . 22 Flags (American) ...... 21 Keys ...... 24 Flammable Liquids . . . . . 22 Latex Paint (see Paint) . . .27-28 Fleas Powders, Shampoos, Lawn Mowers (see Metal, Sprays (see Poisons) . . . . 1, 29 Scrap) ...... 25 Fluorescent Lamp Bulbs . . . .22 Leaves (see Yard Waste) . . . .32 Fungicides (see Poisons) . . . .29 Linens ...... 24 Furniture, Used ...... 22 Lumber ...... 24 Garbage, Self-hauled . . . . . 3 Magazines ...... 24 Gasoline ...... 22 Medical Devices ...... 24 Glass ...... 4, 7 Mercury ...... 24 Glues (see Adhesives) . . . . .11 Metal (Scrap) ...... 25 Grills (see Metal, Scrap) . . . .25 Microwaves ...... 25 Grass Clippings (see Moth Balls (see Poisons) . . . 29 Yard Waste) ...... 32 Motor Oil (see Oil, Grocery Bags (Paper Used Motor Oil) ...... 26 and Plastic) ...... 22 Musical Instruments . . . . .25 Guns ...... 22 Newspapers (see Paper) . . . 4, 7 Hangars, Metal (see Office Furniture ...... 26 Dry Cleaning Bags) . . . . . 19 Oil (Cooking) ...... 26 Hearing Aids ...... 23 Oil Filters ...... 26

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Oil (Used Motor Oil) . . . . .26 Shredding (see Document Packing Materials ...... 27 Destruction) ...... 19 Paint – Oil Based ...... 1, 9 Smoke Detectors/Fire Alarms . 30 Paint Hardener ...... 2 Solvents (see Flammable Paint Thinner (Flammable Liquids) ...... 22 Liquids) ...... 1, 9 Stains, Wood or Furniture Pallets (Wood) ...... 28 (see Paint – Oil Based) . . . .1, 9 Stain Remover (see Flammable Paper ...... 4, 7 Liquids) ...... 22 Paper Grocery Bags . . . . . 22 Steel (see Metal, Scrap) . . . .22 (see Paper) . . . .4, 7 Stereos ( see Electronics) . . . 20 Pesticides (see Poisons) . . . 8, 29 Sod ...... 30 Pet Supplies and Needs . . . .28 Styrofoam ...... 30 Photographs ...... 29 Tanks (Oxygen, Photography Chemicals . . . .29 Propane, etc.) . . . . .25, 29, 30 Poisons ...... 29 Telephone Books (see Paper) . 4, 7 Pool Chemicals (see Reactives) . 29 Televisions ...... 30 Printers (see Electronics) . . . 20 Textbooks ...... 31 Propane Tanks ...... 29, 30 Thermometers ...... 31 Reactives ...... 29 Tin Cans (see Metal ) . . 4-5, 25 Record Albums ...... 16 Tires ...... 31 Recorders ...... 16 Tools ...... 32 Remodeling Materials . . . . 14 Towels, (see Pet Supplies Rock ...... 14 & Needs ...... 28 Rugs (see Pet Supplies Toys (see Clothing) . . . . . 17 & Needs) ...... 28, 29 Transmission Fluid Sand ...... 14 (see Flammable Liquids) . . . 22 Sealants, Driveway or Road Treated Lumber ...... 24 (Adhesives) ...... 11 Televisions ...... 30 Sheets (see Linens) ...... 24 Trophies ...... 32 Shingles ...... 30 Typewriters (see Electronics) . .20 Shoes ...... 30 Tyvek Materials Shredded Paper ...... 4, 7 (see Envelopes) ...... 21

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Unwanted Mail (see Junk Mail) ...... 24 Varnishes (see Paint – Oil Based) ...... 1, 9 VCR (see Electronics) . . . . 20 Video Games ...... 32 Videotapes (see Cassettes) . . .16 Weapons ...... 32 White Goods (see Appliances) . 12 Women’s Clothing (see Clothing) ...... 17 Wood Preservatives . . . . . 32 Wood Sealers (see Flammable Liquids) . . . 22 Wood Scrap ...... 32 Yard Waste ...... 32

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