Your local resource for recycling and disposal in Champaign-Urbana. Have functioning items? Donate them instead! Also check out Compost for food waste.
The City of Champaign provides a resource for recycling all of your items that can’t go in the recycling bin or the trash bin on the curb. The City of Urbana has a similar resource. Some items are pick-up only, some are drop-off only. Some items require a fee to recycle, some places will pay you for recycled items.
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Anti-Freeze:
Valvoline Express Care
212 N. Vine St, Urbana
Speed Lube
710 N Cunningham Ave, Urbana
Appliances:
Advantage Recycling
3008 N. Cunningham Ave, Urbana
Mack’s Twin City Recycling
2808 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana
Auto Batteries:
Battery Specialists
133 Kenyon Rd, Champaign
Interstate All Battery Center
2504 N. Mattis Ave, Champaign
O’Reilly Auto Parts
1009 N. Mattis Ave, Champaign
Auto Bodies and Parts
Mack’s Twin City Recycling
1309 E. Kerr Ave, Urbana
Bill Smith Auto Parts
3405 N. Countryview Rd, Urbana
Auto Motor Oil
Most local Oil Change Stations
Auto Tires
Illini FS
1509 E. University Ave, Urbana
Tire Barn Warehouse
806 Bloomington Rd, Champaign
Batteries, Single-Use
Anita Purves Nature Center
1505 N. Broadway Ave, Urbana
Phillips Recreation Center
505 W. Stoughton St, Urbana
Urbana City Building
400 S. Vine St, Urbana
Urbana Free Library
210 W. Green St, Urbana
Urbana Public Works
706 S. Glover Ave, Urbana
Batteries, Rechargeable:
All listed in Batteries, plus these
Battery Specialists
133 Kenyon Rd, Champaign
Best Buy
2117 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Home Depot
820 Bloomington Rd, Champaign
Interstate All Battery Center
2504 N. Mattis Ave, Champaign
Radio Shack
2020 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
CDs & DVDs
Best Buy
2117 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Plastic Recycling Inc. (Mail-In)
2015 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis
Cellular Phones
Best Buy
2117 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Sprint Store
61 E. Marketview Dr, Champaign
Target
2102 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Verizon Wireless
910 W. Town Center Blvd, Champaign
Urbana City Building
400 S. Vine St, Urbana
Urbana Free Library
210 W. Green St, Urbana
Urbana Public Works
706 S. Glover Ave, Urbana
Construction/Demolition Debris
Preservation and Conservation Association (PACA)
Historic Architectural Items
44 E. Washington St., Champaign
Illini Recycling
420 Paul Ave, Champaign
Mid-America Recycling
(concrete & asphalt only)
2906 N. Oak St, Urbana
Electronics
Spring and Fall Free Electronic Recycling Events at Parkland
Best Buy
2117 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Green Purpose, LLC
808 Pioneer St, Champaign
Mack’s Twin City Recycling
2808 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana
Office Depot
111 Convenience Center Rd, Champaign
Staples
2005 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Eye Glasses
Walmart Vision Centers – Lion’s Club Box
100 S. High Cross Rd, Urbana
Fire Extinguishers
Illini Fire Equipment
2801 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana
Mack’s Twin City Recycling
2808 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana
Hazardous Waste
Champaign Suggestions & Drop-Offs
Safety-Kleen
217.359.8729
Landscape Material
Landscape Recycling Center
1210 E. University Ave, Urbana
City Curbside Pick Up: Spring, Fall, and Holiday Tree Pick-ups. Dates and Requirements posted in the News Gazette and online (Champaign) (Urbana).
Light Bulbs
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Home Depot
820 Bloomington Rd, Champaign
Lowe’s
1904 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Springfield Electric
901 N. Mattis Ave, Champaign
Tepper Electric
608 S. Neil St, Champaign
Fluorescent Tube Bulbs (CFLs)
Springfield Electric
901 N. Mattis Ave, Champaign
Tepper Electric
608 S. Neil St, Champaign
Holiday String Lights
Advantage Recycling
3008 N. Cunningham Ave, Urbana
Mercury Thermostats
Champaign Public Works Department
702 Edgebrook Dr, Champaign
Packing Peanuts
Mail & Parcel Plus
2206 W. Springfield Ave, Champaign
UPS Store
1717 W. Kirby Ave, Champaign
Paint & Paint Thinner
Add absorbent and allow to dry, then dispose in garbage.
Plastic Bags
Most area grocery stores will recycle used plastic grocery bags.
Prescription Drugs
Champaign Suggestions
Champaign Police Department
82 E. University Ave, Champaign
U of I Department of Public Safety
1110 W. Springfield Ave, Champaign
Urbana Police Department
400 S. Vine St, Urbana
Sharps:
GRP & Assoc, Inc. (Mail-In)
Printer Toner & Ink Cartridges
Best Buy
2117 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Rapid Refill
1801 W. Kirby Ave, Champaign
Office Depot
111 Convenience Center Rd, Champaign
Staples
2005 N. Prospect Ave, Champaign
Anita Purves Nature Center
1505 N. Broadway Ave, Urbana
Phillips Recreation Center
505 W. Stoughton St, Urbana
Urbana City Building
400 S. Vine St, Urbana
Urbana Free Library
210 W. Green St, Urbana
Urbana Public Works
706 S. Glover Ave, Urbana
Propane Tanks
Hicksgas Urbana
2201 E. University Ave, Urbana
Scrap Metal
Advantage Recycling
3008 N. Cunningham Ave, Urbana
Mack’s Twin City Recycling
2808 N. Lincoln Ave, Urbana
Smoke Detectors
First Alert, Radioactive Waste (Mail-In)
JMAC Supply (Mail-In)
VHS/Cassette Tapes
Plastic Recycling Inc. (Mail-In)
2015 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis
Vinyl Siding
Dillman Brothers
3509 N. Cunningham Ave, Urbana
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