Electronic Information
Will County's FREE Electronic Drop-Off Program
Fast Facts About Electronics:
- Electronic items banned from disposal in Illinois include: Televisions, Monitors, Printers, Computers, Laptops, Tablets, Keyboards, DVD Players, Video Game Consoles, Servers, Scanners, Digital Converter Boxes, Cable & Satelite Receivers, & Mobile Phones (Not a complete list).
- NEW: As of Jan. 1, 2025 All Will County Electronics Collections include Small Scrap Metal Items
- NEW: As of Jan. 1, 2026 All Will County Electronics Collections include loose small and medium format Batteries
- NEW: As of Jan. 1, 2027 the Illinois Electronics Law will allow government, business and non-profits to participate
Year Round Electronic Recycling Drop-Off Sites
All Electronic Items Accepted (Damaged or Obsolete)
Limit 3 Televisions and 3 monitors per vehicle, Limit 30 loose batteries per vehicle (please tape lithium battery terminals)
ID Required to prove Will County area residency (all residents of communities fully or partially in Will County are welcome)
City of Lockport
17112 Prime Blvd (East of I-355)
Lockport, IL 60441-1311
815-838-0549
Tuesday and Friday Only, 6am-11am (lines will be cutoff at 11am)
(Closed on holidays - including Jul 3, Nov 27, Dec 25, 2026, Jan 1, 2027) |
Frankfort Township
11000 W. Lincoln Highway
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-469-4907
2nd and 4th Tuesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) |
Bolingbrook Park District
201 Recreation Drive
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
1st and 3rd Tuesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) |
New Lenox Township
1100 S. Cedar Road
New Lenox, IL 60451
815-485-6431
2nd and 4th Wednesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays, including Christmas Eve Dec 24, 2025) |
Village of Peotone Police Department
208 E. Main Street
Peotone, IL 60468
708-258-3279
1st and 3rd Wednesday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) |
City of Wilmington -- OPEN ONCE A MONTH
1165 S. Water Street
Wilmington, IL 60481
815-476-2175
2nd Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) |
Channahon Township
25355 S. Center Street
Channahon, IL 60410
815-467-2569
1st and 3rd Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays) |
Manhattan Township -- OPEN ONCE A MONTH
230 Wabash Street
Manhattan, IL 60442
815-592-2303
4th Thursday 5pm-7pm (lines will be cutoff at 7pm)
(Closed on holidays- Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas 2025) |
Will County offers one-day collection events, please check the Green Events Calendar for dates and locations.
List of Items Accepted at Will County Drop-Off locations:
The following is a list of items banned from disposal by state law that are ACCEPTED at all Will County collections:L
Televisions (Flat Screen, Projection, CRT)
Computer Monitors (Flat Screen, CRT)
Printers
Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets, E-Readers)
Electronic Keyboards
Fax Machines
Videocassette Recorders
Portable Digital Music Players (iPods, MP3s)
CD/DVD/Blu-ray players
DVD Players/Recorders
Video Game Consoles
Small Scale Servers
Scanners
Electronic Mice
Digital Converter Boxes
Cable Receivers, Satellite Receivers
Computer Cable
Computer speakers
Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Zip Drives
These additionall items are NOT Banned by State law but are also ACCEPTED for Electronic Recycling
Air Fryers
All types of telephones
Batteries (Large lead acid batteries NOT accepted, such as Vehicle and Marine batteries)
Calculators
Camcorders
Cell Phones
CB Radio/CB Scanners
Digital Cameras / SLR Cameras
Digital Photo Frames
Digital Projectors
Electric Lawn Mowers
Electric Scooters
Fans
GPS Devices
Hands-Free Phone Headsets
Insta-pot
Microwaves
Power Tools
Radar Detectors
Radio
Rice Cooker
Shredders
Stereo receivers
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String Lights
Toasters and Toaster Ovens
UPS/battery backup devices
Vacuums (stick, robot, canister)
Tollway IPass Responders in cooperation with the Illinois Tollway
These small scrap metal items are not banned by State law but are also accepted at Will County Electronics collections for recycling as of Jan. 1, 2025
Cookie Sheets
Pots and Pans
Car Jacks
Chains
Keys
Small sections of copper pipe and fittings
Nuts, Bolts, and Screws
Hand Tools such as screw drivers, pry bars
Metal door knobs
Siverware
Tool boxes
Watches
Wire hangers
Wire screens
Televisions:
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Ask retailers to take your old TV whenever you purchase a new one - some offer this free of charge
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Front Door Service is available through A-Team Recyclers for $40 per TV. Please call 815-630-4308
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Joliet, Lockport, Plainfield, Mokena, and Shorewood are offering some electronic collection services through their waste/recycling contractors.
Computers, Printers, Cell Phones, Fax Machines - Erase the Memory on these Devices
Computers often contain highly personal information from bank data to tax records. Before donating your computer or bringing it to a recycling program of any kind, clean the hard drive.
Reformat the hard drive or purchase a program that writes over the hard drive. The process can be slow, because such a program writes to the disk repeatedly. Prepare to run it overnight.
It is the duty of the user of any recycling program to ensure data erasure. Will County assumes no responsibility to protect any electronic data remaining in electronics deposited in the electronic recycling program If you need more detailed instructions e-mail or call the County Land Use – Resource Recovery & Energy offices.
When utilizing a Will County Drop-Off or Collection Event, please be assured that the contracted electronic recycling company cleans the hard drives of all types of computers with Department of Defense approved software.
If the hard drive is damaged and cannot be cleaned with software, it is wiped clean with a magnet and shredded for recycling.
Front-Door Service Option
If your Television is too large to bring to one of the collection sites, A-Team Recyclers offers collection service for $40
Please call to make an appointment 815-630-4308
For each Television taken, the company will take up to 9 additional non-TV electronic items.
Communities Including Banned Item Electronics in their Refuse/Recycling Service
While you cannot place electronics in your garbage or recycling carts, you may be able to contact your hauler for service if you live in the following communities:
Bolingbrook (Groot), Joliet (WM), Mokena (Homewood/NuWay), Plainfield (WM), Shorewood (WM)
Other Drop-Off Options for some Electronics (No TVs, CRT monitors):
Remember to erase computers, laptops, cell phones, printers before dropping off.
Aurora - Best Buy
1208 Fox Valley Center
630-499-5788 |
Bolingbrook - Best Buy
315 N. Weber Road
630-759-9708 |
Bolingbrook - E-Scrap
3 Northpoint Court
630-378-1300 |
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Frankfort - Staples
20015 S LaGrange Road
815-806-8334 |
Joliet - Best Buy
3351 Mall Loop Drive
815-609-0771 |
Naperville - Staples
1552 South Route 59
630-305-0253 |
Naperville - Staples
1552 South Route 59
630-305-0253 |
Naperville - Staples
1125 E Ogden Avenue
630-357-2985 |
Orland Park - Best Buy
15854 S. LaGrange Rd
708-349-9251 |
Orland Park - Staples
15515 S. 95th Avenue
708-364-0712 |
Oswego - Best Buy
2600 US Route 34
630-5514-3233 |
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Shorewood - A-Team Recyclers
304 Gregory Court
815-630-4308
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Shorewood - Staples
992 Brook Forest Ave.
815-609-2387 |
Tinley Park - Best Buy
7330 W. 191st Street
815-469-1306 |
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This page last updated: 1/29/26
Please view our Green Guide Database for retail and other additional Electronic recycling locations!
Electronic Drop-Off Instructions and Locations:
- Bring only residentially generated electronic items. No business electronics can be taken. Businesses are encouraged to call Will County or go to their website for recycling/reuse information.
- Clean off any personal information on hard drives (Reformatting the hard drive or rewriting the disc is recommended.)
- Take materials to the drop-off ONLY during operational hours.
- NO Packaging (please do not place items back in their orginal packaging, items should be free of all packaging)
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