Recycling

Allied Iron & Steel
2411 W Clark St., Peoria

Alter Trading (former Behr)
2424 W Clark St., Peoria
Accepts: dehumidifiers, metal cans, scrap metal, and string holiday lights

ReStore
804 W Main St & 4912 N University, Peoria - (309) 676-8402
Accepts: working items for donation only.

Ameren Illinois
Ameren customers can recycle full-size, working refrigerators or freezers and receive a cash incentive. Find out more at https://amerenillinoissavings.com/residential/refrigerators-freezers/ or call 1-844-379-0047.

Lead-acid Batteries (car, boat, motorcycle)

Interstate All Battery Center
4530 Brandywine, Peoria

Advance Auto Parts

Autozone

Batteries Plus Bulbs
8001 N University, Peoria

Rechargeable Batteries

Batteries Plus Bulbs, Best Buy, Home Depot, Interstate All Battery, Lowe’s, Sears

Call 2 Recycle - https://www.call2recycle.org/

Ni-Cd (button batteries) and LED

Batteries Plus Bulbs
8001 N University, Peoria

Interstate All Battery
4530 Brandywine, Peoria

Reuse

The Book Nook

Lit. on Fire Used Books

The Book Rack

Recycle

Midwest Fiber

Area Recycling Inc.

Food and beverage cartons should be emptied and placed in curbside recycling or at a drop-off center. 

Carton examples include milk and juice boxes. Caps should be left on. Flatten cartons if able to conserve space.

Best Buy

Kuusakoski

Office Depot/Max

Target

TDT (Top Dollar Toner)
(309) 694-6365

Check with your service provider to see if they accept used phones.

Alter Trading

Best Buy

Target

Goodwill Donation Stores

Interstate All Battery

See Household Hazardous Waste

Please do not put clothing or fabric in curbside or drop-off center recycling containers!

Goodwill Donations Centers

Salvation Army

Local thrift stores/consignment sores

Ace Hardware
8903 N Knoxville Ave., Peoria

Bartonville Hardware
1201 W Garfield Ave.

Batteries Plus Bulbs
8001 N University, Peoria 

Batteries Plus Bulbs also accepts fluorescent tubes for a fee

Home Depot

Lowe’s

Menards

Nena’s Hardware
1415 W Forrest Hill, Peoria

Kuusakoski
2022 W Townline Rd, Peoria
309-691-5015
www.kuusakoski.us/recycling-services

Accepts: TVs (all sizes) and monitors for a fee.

Accepts: Computers, printers, scanners, A/V equipment, gaming systems, keyboards, mice, phones, mixers, toasters, cables/power supply cords, copiers, digital cameras, and many other items at no cost.

Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR)
Commercial recycling only - no residential items
815-844-7779
www.atrecycle.com

ATR provides a resource for businesses to recycle their electronics while following a zero-waste-to-landfill policy. ATR offers complete office and electronics recycling, e-waste equipment recycling, and secure data destruction process.

Alter Trading Corp. (former Behr)
3213 SW Washington St, Peoria
309-637-5138

Accepts: Computers & components, hand held electronics - MP3 players, dehumidifiers, cell phones

Does not accept TVs or monitors

Best Buy
5001 N Big Hollow Rd., Peoria
www.bestbuy.com/ecycle

Accepts: TVs (up to 32”) and monitors for a fee.

Accepts: computers, printers, scanners, A/V equip., MP3s, gaming systems, cell phones, at no cost. Limit 3 items per day.

Goodwill Donation Centers
1409 W Pioneer Pkwy - 3905 N University - 9915 N Knoxville Ave
www.reconnectpartnership.com

Accepts: computers, monitors, laptops, tablets, keyboards, mice, cords, printers, scanners, cell phones and ink/toner cartridges

Does not accept TVs

Office Depot

By using Office Depot's Tech Recycling Service, you can help turn tech trash into useful raw materials.

Better Earth Premium Compost
1510 Cameron Ln, Peoria
309-697-0963

Accepts: landscape/yard brush, leaves, grass; food scraps

Better Earth Logistics
309-397-0433
www.betterearthlogistics.com

Accepts: Food scrap (compostables) collection

Victory Acres (Peoria Rescue Ministries)
309-697-1277

Accepts: Pallets

Furniture in good condition may be donated for reuse to many local organizations. Furniture that is not in good order should be disposed of. Many curbside programs will pick up large items left with weekly trash collection. Check with your carrier.

Excel Recycled Office Furniture 

Goodwill Donation Centers

Peoria Architectural Salvage

ReStore Habitat for Humanity

Salvation Army

South Side Mission Mart

Whiskey City Architectural Salvage

Local thrift /consignment stores

Items in good condition and working order may be donated to local organizations for reuse. If your item is damaged, worn out, or not in working order, please put it in your trash.

Goodwill Donation Centers

South Side Mission Mart

The materials listed below are deemed Household Hazardous Waste and may not be disposed of in our landfill. The State of Illinois sponsors collection sites for all residents to utilize: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/waste-management/waste-disposal/household-hazardous-waste/Pages/collections.aspx.

Public and privately sponsored one-day collections are also held throughout the year. Check back or sign up for our newsletter to get notified when these dates are noticed.

• Oil-based paints
• Used motor oil (see Motor Oil for more local options)
• Paint thinners
• Drain cleaners
• Herbicides
• Lawn chemicals
• Insecticides
• Solvents
• Pesticides
• Antifreeze (see Motor Oil for local options)
• Old Gasoline (see Motor Oil for local options)
• Hobby chemicals
• Pool Chemicals
• Aerosol paints and pesticides
• Cleaning Products
• Fluorescent lamp bulbs (see Compact Fluorescent Lights for local options)
• Mercury
• Old and outdated medicines and pharmaceuticals (see Medications/Prescriptions for local options)
• Household Batteries (see Batteries for local options)

General tips on household hazardous waste:

• Buy what you need and only the amount you need
• If the product amount exceeds your needs, ask friends, neighbors, charitable groups if they can use them

Bartonville Police Station - 5918 S Adams St.

Chillicothe Police Station - 823 N 2nd St.

Peoria Police Station - 600 SW Adams St.

Peoria County Courthouse (Main Street lobby) - 324 Main St., Peoria

Peoria County Jail - 301 N Maxwell Rd, Peoria

Peoria Heights Police Station - 1311 E Sciota

OSF HealthCare (hospital lobby) - 530 NE Glen Oak, Peoria

• Check your local pharmacy if they accept medications for disposal.
• Non-liquid medications can be combined into a sealable plastic bag.
• No needles.

A Miller Co
1612 SW Adams St., Peoria
674-1101

Alter Trading (Behr)
3213 SW Washington St., Peoria
637-5138

Accepts: aluminum cans, string holiday lights, and wires

Alter Trading
2424 W Clark St., Peoria
637-4422 

Accepts: metal cans, scrap metal, string holiday lights, and dehumidifiers

Area Recycling Inc.
14379 Illinois Rt. 9 South, Pekin
353-3333

Goodwill Industries 

Accepts: scrap metal for donation

Peoria County Animal Protection Services
2600 NE Perry St, Peoria

Accepts: aluminum cans for donation

Lenz Oil
3001 SW Washington St., Peoria

Accepts: motor oil, antifreeze, vegetable oil, and waste fuels

Check your local auto parts stores and oil service centers.

Latex Paints

Latex paints contain no hazardous components and can be disposed of in regular trash pickup after solidifying (drying-out) paint. Open cans in a well-ventilated area to dry thoroughly. You may also introduce absorbents such as kitty litter, oil dry, or other similar materials and let dry. Alternatively, find a project that needs painted and use it up!

Oil-Based Paint

See Household Hazardous Waste section

Paper and cardboard can be placed in curbside recycling or taken to a drop-off center. 

Paper accepted - newspaper, paperboard (cereal or beverage boxes), catalogs, magazines, phone books, junk mail, office paper 

Cardboard accepted - please flatten/break down boxes

You do not need to remove tape or labels from packaging or remove staples from paper.

NOT ACCEPTED:

• paper cups
• napkins
• paper towels
• cardboard with wax coating
• anything food contaminated

Many stores will take back their plastic bags, including Hy-Vee, Kroger, Schnucks, Wal-Mart, and Target. Other stores, such as Goodwill, will take them for reuse.

Do not put plastic bags in your recycling cart. These act as a tangler and can damage sorting machines.

Everybody knows that plastic bottles can be recycled, but what about their caps? Yes, they can be recycled! 

Thanks to improved sorting processes, we can recycle plastic bottle caps with no added effort! Just empty the contents of the bottle, put the cap on, and toss it in the recycling bin. In fact, this works for shampoo bottles, laundry detergent, peanut butter jars, and most common household items too. As always, check locally to see what your local recycling program accepts.

Plastic bottles and containers can be placed curbside or taken to a drop-off center. Containers labeled #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #7 can all be recycled. 

Do not put plastic bags, toys, straws, lids or plastic utensils in recycling. These should be thrown away.

Empty and rinse all containers or residual food or product.

Hicks Gas
27833 Cooper Rd, Morton
309-444-7205

Southwind RAS
6616 S Darst St., Peoria
630-233-5700

Only for contractors; call first for instructions.

Most locations charge a fee for disposal of televisions and monitors, between $10-$40 each. 

Kuusakoski
2022 W Townline Rd, Peoria
309-691-5015
www.kuusakoski.us/recycling-services

Best Buy
5001 N Big Hollow Rd., Peoria
www.bestbuy.com/ecycle

Accepts televisions up to 32" and monitors

Goodwill Donation Centers

Accepts monitors but not televisions

Schools and Libraries End of Year Textbook Recycling

Accepting:

• Softback books
• Hardback books
• Spiral bound books

No need to remove covers. Call Area Recycling at (309) 353-3333 to schedule pick up.

Please note that fees may be assessed for each tire.

Check local tire service centers such as Firestone, Goodyear, Peoria Tire & Vulcanizing, Plaza Tire

Tireless Project
Events to dispose of tires for City of Peoria residents

For large volume IL EPA Registered Tire Companies:

CDO Trucking - Peoria, IL 309-696-8027 or 637-3820

Astro Tire - Thomasboro, IL 217-643-6485

Boucher & Sons - Mackinaw 309-231-3251

Branna LLC - Pana, IL 217-226-4095

Better Earth Premium Compost
1510 Cameron Ln, Peoria
309-697-0963

Accepts: landscape/yard brush, leaves, grass; food scraps

Better Earth Logistics
309-397-0433
www.betterearthlogistics.com

Accepts: Food scrap (compostables) collection

Victory Acres (Peoria Rescue Ministries)
309-697-1277

Accepts: Pallets