Last year’s June recycling extravaganza at 540 S. Randall Road in St. Charles served about 2,000 residents and collected 20,000-plus pounds of confidential documents for shredding, 36 bicycles, 14 wheeled mobility devices, eight walkers, 10 pairs of crutches and a variety of leg braces and other devices.

This year’s event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 13, at the same location.

• Click on this link for a PDF of the following information, plus a map.

Items for Reuse or Recycling

• Electronics (no large household appliances, “white goods” or Freon-containing appliances).
• Holiday light strings .
• Books (any age or condition).
• Bikes, bike parts, helmets, bike baskets, sewing machines.
• Mobility Devices: wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, leg braces, scooters.
• Fluorescent lamps (4-foot tubes).
• Clothes, linens, curtains, paired shoes, hats, ties, belts, purses, backpacks, stuffed animals, plush toys.
• Styrofoam blocks, packing peanuts, bubble wrap. (Please bring clean sorted materials. Keep  peanuts in a contained bag, separate from the rest of the material.)
• Liquid Latex Paint: Latex paint is nontoxic but difficult to dispose of because you have to dry it out before placing it in the landfill trash. However, it can be easily recycled into new products with no drying out necessary. Earth Paint Collection Systems will be collecting latex paint for recycling. No oil based product will be accepted. Latex Paint is the only item that has a recycling fee * pe  container, payable by the resident with cash or check ($3.50/gallon).

Confidential Document Destruction

• This service provides on-site shredding trucks, where you can watch your document being shredded if you wish.
• This is for residential material only, not for businesses.
• Quantity limit is four boxes or bags.
• Staples, paperclips, spiral bindings, file folders without metal, and cellophane envelope windows are fine.
• Please REMOVE all binder clips, three-ring plastic binders and any larger metal pieces.
• Please DO NOT bring periodicals, magazines, and other paper that does not contain confidential information. Those materials can go in your household  recycling.

What Kane County Will NOT Be Collecting

• No carpet and carpet padding.
• No oil paint or other Household Hazardous Waste will not be accepted at this event.
• No tires or motor oil.
• No landfill garbage.

Kane County continues to hold its monthly electronics and book recycling collection events from 8 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of every month at 540 S Randall Road, St. Charles.

Please go to: www.countyofkane.org/recycling for more information, or contact Jennifer Jarland, Kane County’s recycling program coordinator at recycle@countyofkane.org or 630-208-3841 with any questions.