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​County Recycling Events

Upcoming 2025 Event Dates​​

May 17, ​Kane County Spring Shred & More, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, 8am - noon - see details below

June 7, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, ​200 S. Lincolnway St., North Aurora, 9am - noon. *NEW* pop-up item acceptance guide

July 19, Kane County Recycling Extravaganza!, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, 8am - noon

August 2, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, 1000 Bowes Rd., South Elgin, 9am - noon. *NEW* pop-up item acceptance guide​

September 6, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, in front of Ace Hardware, 994 N. Lake St., Aurora, 9am - noon​​​​

September 27, ​Kane County Fall Shred &​ More, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, 8am - noon

October 4, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, in front of Ace Hardware, 994 N. Lake St., Aurora, 9am - noon​​​​

​November 1, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, in front of Ace Hardware, 994 N. Lake St., Aurora, 9am - noon​​​​​

December 6, ​"Electronics and More" pop-up, in front of Ace Hardware, 994 N. Lake St., Aurora, 9am - noon​​​​​

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May 17th Shred and Recycle

Event Hours: 8:00am - noon (please don't arrive before 7:45am, as it impedes set-up)

Where: 540. S Randall Road, St. Charles, IL 60174

Cost: ​There are fees for latex paint recycling (see station 3 below). All other stations and services are free for Kane County Residents.

​What: We will have three recycling stations (mapped below) in addition to shredding. 

Station 1 - Helping Hands, Hoffman Estates, IL:

Clothing, Shoes, Textiles, Small/Decorative Home Goods, Books (see full list here)

Station 2 - Hesed House Bicycle Ministry, Aurora, IL:

Bikes and bike accessories (helmets, locks, lamps, etc.)

Station 3 - ePaint Recycling, Battle Creek, MI:

Latex-based paints and coatings*, pricing as follows:

  • Pint can and smaller = $1 each
  • Gallon can = $3 each
  • Two-gallon can = $5 each
  • Five-gallon bucket = $15 each

*Paint must still be liquid to be recycled. If paint has dried out, put it in regular trash. Oil based paints and stains are household hazardous waste and are not accepted at this event (see our HHW page for options). We are not taking aerosol/spray paint at this event, but do accept it at our Fabyan Recycling Center​ for $1 per can year-round​. 

​Station 4 - Accurate Document Destruction, Elk Grove, IL:

Secure document shredding performed on-site by mobile shredding trucks. For info about how to prepare your documents for shredding, please see this page.

​Site Map:
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​Recycling pop-up Summer Tour

​​​April will mark our last pop-up event in Aurora for a little while. By popular demand, we have been asked to move the pop-up to various towns ​​up and down the Fox River Valley - see the event list, left, for details. We will return to the "normal" spot at the Aurora Ace Hardware in September.