County Recycling Events
Upcoming 2025 Event Dates
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 *NEW* pop-up item acceptance guide
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
Fall Shred & More
Event Hours: Saturday, Sept. 27, 8:00am - noon (please don't arrive before 7:45am; it complicates 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 to Kane County Residents.
What: We will have three recycling stations (mapped below) in addition to document 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 are a
household hazardous waste. 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
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