Recycling
Recycling Containers
Under the Village's refuse contract, each single-family home is provided with a green recycling container for curbside recycling. You may place the following materials in the recycling container at the curb:
- Newspaper
- Corrugated cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars
- Chipboard
- Food and beverage cans
- Tin, aluminum and bi-metal cans
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Junk Mail
- All plastics coded Number 1 through Number 5
- Paperboard
*Do not recycle styrofoam of any kind.
Recycling Locations
The Recycling Center is located at the Grayslake Public Works Department facility (at the end of Berry Avenue, east of Route 83). The Center is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and accepts newspapers, aluminum cans, cardboard, washed glass, and plastic.
Electronics Recycling
The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) provides an electronics collection bin at the Grayslake Public Works facility. Open hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm and Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Accepted Items Include:
Televisions, Monitors, Computers (including laptop and tablet), Printers, Keyboards, Mice, Fax Machines, Scanners, Small Scale Servers, VHS/DVD/DVR/CD (players and recorders), Game Systems, Cable and Satellite Receivers, Hard Drives, Telephones, Cameras, Shredders and Holiday Lights
Items NOT Accepted Include:
Batteries (alkaline, non-rechargeable, lead acid), Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Small Household Appliances (microwave ovens, toasters, blenders, hair dryers, etc.), Large Household Appliances, Lighting Fixtures, Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, De-Humidifiers, Smoke and Fire Detectors, Paint, Liquids or Chemical Waste, Packaging Materials and Broken Glass
For additional information on electronics disposal at the Village’s Public Works facility or any other SWALCO collection site, please visit the SWALCO website or call 847-336-9340.
Textile Recycling
SWALCO announced it will be suspending all textile recycling as of March 19, 2020 at all collection sites, including the Grayslake Public Works Facility located at 585 Berry Avenue. This page will be updated once textile recycling resumes.
Reuse-a-Shoe
The ability to recycle shoes is latest addition to the recycling center at the Grayslake Public Works facility located at 585 Berry Avenue (off of Route 83 just north of Fredrick Road). The Reuse-A-Shoe program offered through the Village of Grayslake and SWALCO provides residents with the opportunity to recycle unwanted shoes. Instead of throwing away the shoes, recycling them will mean that 95% or more of all the shoes’ materials will be reused. The recycling center is open from Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Currently all types of shoes can be brought in and collected, with the exception of: rollerblades, ice skates, and winter boots. All shoe contributions must be in a pair as well as tied or connected to its pairing shoe.
For more information, visit SWALCO’s Reuse-A-Shoe page or call 847-336-9340.
SWALCO Household Chemical Waste Collection Events
All SWALCO scheduled Household Chemical Waste Collection Events are pending due to COVID-19.