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Recycle Services

Recyclable materials should be placed in your recycling cart (the one with a yellow lid) at the curb on your regular collection day.  Materials do not need to be segregated within the cart. Recycling carts will be provided by Waste Management for use beginning June 1, 2004. 

General Guidelines:

• Do not mix household refuse with recyclables in your recycling cart.  Mixed refuse will not be collected.

• All recyclable materials should be rinsed free of food with caps or lids removed.

• Cardboard must be flattened into 2 foot by 2 foot squares.  Place cardboard inside or next to the recycling cart.

All acceptable recyclable items should be placed together inside your recycling cart for collection. Materials that can be recycled include:

• aluminum cans, foil, and formed containers

• steel or tin cans

• empty aerosol cans

• glass bottles and jars only; brown, green or clear glass

• newspapers, magazines and catalogs, telephone directories, kraft brown paper bags, paperboard
  junk mail, mixed paper

• plastics – includes #1 PET (1 and 2 liter soda bottles, plastic plates and trays), #2 HDPE (laundry detergent containers, milk and water bottles, margarine tubs, baby wipe containers, plastic cups), #3 PVC (cooking oil bottles, shampoo bottles, liquor bottles), #4 LDPE (squeeze mustard bottles, shampoo bottles) and #5 PP (deli containers, cosmetic containers, six and twelve pack plastic rings.

The following materials are NOT ACCEPTED as recyclables:

• motor oil, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, or hazardous waste containers

• mirrors, window glass, Pyrex dishes, and light bulbs

• containers larger than 1 gallon

• scrap metal

• food or contaminated paper

What Can I Recycle?

The Village of Wheeling encourages residents to reduce, reuse and recycle. The following are items for recycling. All recyclable materials should be rinsed free of food with caps/lids removed.

Please do not mix household refuse with recyclables in the recycling cart. Mixed refuse will not be collected. Also, please do not place recyclable materials in plastic bags.

Metals

Aluminum cans, foil, formed containers
Steel or tin cans
Empty aerosol cans
NO scrap metals

Glass

Bottles and jars only
Brown, green and clear glass
NO mirrors, window glass, Pyrex dishes, or light bulbs

Plastics (All recycling codes can be numerically identified in a triangle on containers)

#1 (PET, PETE)
#2 (HDPE)
#3 (PVC)
#4 (LDPE)
#5 (PP)
#6 (PS)
#7 (Other)

Such codes apply to: plastic soft drink, water, and sports drink bottles; milk, water, juice cosmetic, shampoo or laundry detergent bottles; yogurt or margarine tubs; peanut butter, pickle, jelly or jam containers; plastic flower pots; plastic plates and trays; deli containers, egg cartons, six and twelve pack rings; empty baby wipe containers; plastic cups; cosmetic containers; empty medicine bottles; compact disc jackets; etc.

Paper (No food or contaminated paper)

Newspapers: all inserts accepted
Magazines & catalogs: glossy and non-glossy
Telephone directories
Brown paper bags
Paperboard (chipboard): cereal boxes, tissue boxes, pasta boxes, clothing boxes, frozen food boxes, beverage carriers
Junk mail: flyers, post cards, brochures, greeting cards, window envelopes, advertisements
Mixed paper: stationary, post-it notes, typing paper, notebook paper, computer paper, bond paper
Cardboard: corrugated cardboard must be flattened into 2' x 2' squares.

NO motor oil, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, or hazardous waste containers accepted.

Medical SHARPS Disposal Program

The Prescription Drug and Sharps Disposal Program is held every third (3rd) Saturday of each month from 10:00 am until
12:00 Noon.

Beginning June 19, 2010, the drop off location will be in the Main Entrance of the Police Station, at 1 Community Boulevard, Wheeling, IL.  For more information contact Beverly at 847-499-9045.

Wheeling residents can drop off unwanted medications and used sharps (needles and syringes).  We accept prescription and over the counter medications in original containers.  We do not accept controlled substances such as Oxycontin and Percocet.  Sharps must be in rigid containers with sealed lid.  ** WILL NOT accept sharps that are not in a rigid container.   New sharps containers are available through the Community Development Department Health Division, located at 2 Community Blvd.  You can also get a new container when you drop off your full sharps container.