Household Hazardous Waste Site

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE
 
Address:           3333 Kishwaukee St.,  Rockford, IL
Hours:               Saturday  8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
                           Sunday  12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
                           Closed all holiday weekends
Phone:              (No Phone Available)  Call Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful for information at 815-637-1343
Comments:     No fee
                          Serves Illinois residents only. 
Sponsors:       City of Rockford Public Works 
                          Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

 ITEMS ACCEPTED 

Acids
Adhesives
Antifreeze
Asbestos (must be double bagged & sealed)
Automotive fluids (brake, transmission fluids)
Batteries (household & automotive)
Cleaning Solvents
Degreasers
Fertilizers
Flammable liquids
Florescent Tubes & Ballasts
Fungicides
Gasoline
Herbicides
Insecticides
Insulin disposal (no needles or sharps)
Mercury (call for proper handling instructions)
Ni-Cad Batteries (Nickle-Cadmium)
Paint  (oil-based only)
Paint Strippers and thinner
Pesticides
Poisons
Pool Chemicals
Propane cylinders
Oil, automotive
Thermometers
Thermostats
Tires (auto – 4 per person)
Varnish, Wood Stain, etc.
  
 ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED 
 Agricultural Waste
 Ammunition/Explosives/Fieworks
Business Wastes
Compressed Gas
Electronic Waste or “e-waste”
Fire Extinguishers
Garbage (Food Waste)
Household Appliances
Household Trash
Latex based paint
Medications
Medical Waste
Propane Gas Tanks
Radioactive Materials
Recyclable items
Regular Garbage
Smoke Detectors
Waste Drums
Yard waste
Last Update:  04/03/12