Recycling

Please consider recycling as a benefit to our environment, economic development, and decreased costs in garbage pickup and disposal in the future. Items collected at curbside are picked up in a single-stream process and it is not necessary to separate your recyclables by material for collection.  Recyclables will be collected curbside each week along with refuse. All recycling should be placed in the recycling toter, which is denoted with a green lid for ease of identification.

For more information on what can and cannot be recycled, please watch the below informational video.

Effective January 1, 2012, electronics can no longer be collected with residential waste. The State of Illinois has enacted legislation that bans most electronics from being put in Illinois landfills. Banned electronic items include: computers, televisions, DVD and VHS players, mobile phones, stereo equipment, printers, video game consoles, and MP3 players. 

The Village hosts an annual Green Day Event in the beginning of May to collect electronics for free for Itasca residents. Keep an eye on the Village's website and newsletter for date and time. 

Additionally, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Residential E-Waste Program, has options for safely getting rid of your old residential computers, monitors, laptops, televisions, and printers. For more information and a complete list of participating manufacturers and sites, please see the E-Waste Recycling Program on the Illinois EPA website. 

Residents may also visit the website for the DuPage County Environmental Division to find information about waste, recycling, and energy efficiency programs in the area. 

The Household Hazardous Waste facility in Naperville is open and available to all residents of Illinois. Household hazardous waste items are materials purchased for cleaning or maintaining a home such as lawn, garden and pool chemicals, motor oil, and household cleaners. Business waste is not accepted.  

The following long-term facilities are available for disposal of household hazardous waste. Please note that neither facility will accept latex paint.  Phone ahead to determine availability and open hours:

For further questions concerning one day or long term collections, please call the IEPA Waste Reduction Unit at (217) 785-8604

Latex paint that has completely dried up can be disposed of as garbage. Mix paint with an absorbent material such as kitty litter, sand or saw dust until no liquid is present and remove the lid. Oil Based paints and stain are considered household hazardous waste.  

DuPage County residents may now drop off unwanted or unusable paint at 29 locations throughout the County. There is no drop off charge to residents for the service, which is funded by a state fee on new paint sales through Illinois’ Paint Stewardship program. 

The State of Illinois partnered with the non-profit PaintCare to administer the program. PaintCare has recruited partners to collect unused paint. Residents can drop off up to five gallons per visit. To learn more about the program and find a recycling site, visit www.dupagecounty.gov/recycling.

Pouring fats, oils, or grease down your sink can clog your household pipes, damage the sewer system, and harm the environment. Instead of dumping used cooking oil, recycle it. The Village offers a convenient, year-round drop-off location at the Public Works Facility (411 N. Prospect Ave.). Simply pour your vegetable-based cooking oil into a sealed container and place it in the designated collection bins by the entrance doors. The bins are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making it easy to dispose of oil properly at any time.  

To find a recycling center for items not accepted in curbside bins, check out DuPage County's Drop Off Recycling Guide website.

• Brush and Yard Waste pick-up begins the 1st Monday of April and continues through the first week of December.
• Yard Waste must be placed in biodegradable paper bags or a reusable container no larger than 34 gallons clearly marked “Yard Waste” weighing a maximum of 50 pounds.
• Brush must be bundled with biodegradable twine with a maximum weight of 50 pounds. Branches and limbs can be up to 6 inches in diameter and no longer than 4 feet. 
• Each bundle must be in neat manageable piles, with cut ends facing the street, placed on the parkway. The Village of does not provide pick-up for unbundled brush piles.
• Brush is picked up every Monday during the season. Homeowners who need brush disposal at any other time must contact a landscaper for disposal of materials. Larger branches and tree trunks must be handled by homeowners.