Free Recycling Program - Illinois

Drop Off Sites
East Moline 901 Avenue of the Cities @ Fire Station Milan 451 - West Fourth Street Moline 3635 - Fourth Avenue @ Public Works Dept and th 26 Street & North Shore Drive @ Harold's Landing Rock Island 16 Avenue & 24th Street @ Water Treatment Plant
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Residential Recycling Program

Guide to

Recycling
Drop Off Site Locations include: East Moline, Milan, Moline, and Rock Island
All residents of Rock Island County can use any one of five regional drop-off recycling sites. Rock Island County is a proud participant in Rock Island County Solid Waste Management Agency and strongly believes in recycling and urges all residents to join our efforts.

Printed on Recycled Paper
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PAPER Newspapers - Can be loose or tied with string. All newspapers, ad supplements and brown paper bags are accepted in this bin. Anything with glue or plastic bags are not acceptable.

CONTAINERS Mixed Plastic - Check the bottom of container for numbered recycling logo. Numbers 1 through 7 are accepted. Rinse, clean & remove all lids. Accepted items include milk/water jugs, laundry detergent bottles, beverage containers, butter dishes, yogurt cups, medicine bottles, and over the counter plastic. Unacceptable items include plastic bags, laundry baskets, plastic buckets, used oil containers, orange pharmacy bottles/containers, Styrofoam, chemical/pesticide/herbicide containers and toys. Metal, Steel, Tin & Aluminum Cans - rinse, clean and crush cans or stack smaller inside larger cans. Labels may be left on. Tin cans w/labels, lids folded inside the can, aluminum beverage containers, clean aluminum foil, empty aerosol cans, clean aluminum/tin pie plates are accepted. Items unacceptable in this container include plastic lids, spray paint cans, metal containers containing or used for gas/oils/ combustible liquids; wire, aluminum siding, and gutters. Glass Bottles - Food and beverage containers only. Containers must be rinsed and the lids removed. Labels can stay on. Clear, brown or green glass bottles are accepted. Windows, mirrors, pottery, and ceramic glasses/plates are not accepted.

USED MOTOR OIL RECYCLING East Moline: Mike's Auto Clinic 660- 17th Avenue 755-0575 Milan: Joe's Repair 1007 West 10th Avenue 787-4270 Moline: AutoZone 4161 - 23rd Avenue 7645500 and Peck Brothers Quick Lube 5451 4th Avenue 764-7581 Rapids City: Western Auto Store 1212 - 2nd Avenue 496-2200 Rock Island: Chuck's Auto Service 3030 5th Avenue 788-6219 and George's Auto Service 1518 - 4th Avenue 788-0189 Silvis: AutoZone 2001 - 5th Street 792-9123

Magazines/Phone Books - Deposit in containers at drop off center . All books are acceptable. Waxed or plastic coated paper is not accepted.

Cardboard - Corrugated cardboard only, please flatten and stack. Boxes with staples, brown paper sacks, chipboard, sacks with string, cereal boxes and pop cartons are all acceptable. Unacceptable is wax or plastic coated paper, feed/seed sacks, anything with food scraps.

PAPER/CARDBOARD RECYCLING City Carton Recycling 4002 Kimmel Drive Davenport 322-6530 Midland Davis Corporation 3301- 4th Avenue Moline 764-6723 SCRAP METAL RECYCLING Del's Metal 1605 First Street Rock Island 788-1993 and E & J Metal 200 - 24th Avenue Rock Island 788-6341

Mixed Paper - Keep the paper dry and clean. Computer, typing, writing, photocopy paper, envelopes, light pastel colors, file folders, unwanted residential mail are acceptable. Unacceptable is carbon and other sensitized paper, blueprint paper, film/photographs, tape/glue, metal objects, spiral binders/ fasteners. (Staples are accepted)