Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful

Due to projected 0 degree wind chill temperatures, the Rockford and Machesney Park facilities will be closed Saturday, January 20th for public donations.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

KNIB has Recycle Centers in Rockford and Machesney Park.


We have two online pages named

What We Do & Don't Take and Household Hazardous Waste.

Please refer to these pages before visiting our Recycling Centers.


Your local trash hauler has a list of items they recycle.

For more information, contact them directly.

Our Locations

Main Office/Rockford Recycle Center

4665 Hydraulic Road

Rockford, IL 61109


Drop Off Donation Hours:

Tuesdays       2:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturdays      9:00am - Noon


We are closed most holidays, if the weather has a heat index over 95 degrees, or a wind chill below zero.

Machesney Park Recycle Center:

8409 N. Second Street 

Machesney Park, IL 61115


Drop Off Donation Hours:

Wednesdays  2:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturdays      9:00am - Noon


We are closed most holidays, if the weather has a heat index over 95 degrees, or a wind chill below zero.

Recyclables should be sorted into the following categories:

Clean cardboard, chipboard and brown paper

Clean office paper and mail

Clean books and magazines

Clean clothing, shoes and fabric

Clean plastic

Clean glass bottles and containers (remove metal lids/plastic lids can stay on)

Clean tin cans and scrap metal

Clean aluminum cans and foil

TVs and electronics


RATES- Recycling charges apply for TVs, Computer Monitors,

and any items containing refrigerant.

Projection TVs, Wood Console TVs:  $30 each

Large TVs/Monitors (19" and Over):  $25 each

Small TVs/Monitors (Under 19"):      $20 each

Refrigerant Removal:                      $25 each

All forms of payment are accepted.

Illinois Electronic

Products Recycling &

Reuse Act effective

Jan. 1, 2012 prohibits

disposal of unwanted

electronics in the

regular trash for burial

in landfills.

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