Items to Donate
INDEX:
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Audio-visual
& Electronic Equipment
|
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Audio
cassettes/recorders |
3, 26, 34, 36,
41, 44, 46 |
| Compact
discs |
3, 26, 34, 46 |
| Film canisters |
31 |
| Radios |
36, 44 |
| Records |
34, 46 |
| Record Players |
36, 44 |
| Telephones |
11 |
| Televisions |
36 |
| Video cameras/players |
3,
36,41 |
| Video cassettes |
3,
41 |
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Garage and Patio |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Aerosol paint cans (empty) |
27, 53 |
| Anti-freeze |
4 |
| Automobile batteries |
4 |
| Automobiles |
5 |
| Garden/lawn equipment |
20, 43 |
| Motor oil |
4 |
| Paint |
19 |
| Paint cans (empty) |
27, 53 |
| Tires |
4 |
| Transmission
fluid |
4 |
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Household and Personal Items |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Antiques |
1 |
| Appliances |
1, 2,
13, 17, 24, 43 |
| Batteries,
household |
20, 21 |
| Clothing |
1, 9, 13, 18,
19, 24, 29, 31, 40, 43, 45 |
| Dry cleaner bags |
16 |
| Fabric & buttons |
9, 15, 19,
20, 24, 31, 42 |
| Food |
13, 25, 28,
29 |
| Furniture |
1, 23, 43 |
| Hangers |
16 |
| Household goods |
1, 15, 43,
45 |
| Jewelry |
1, 9, 19,
42, 45 |
| Vacuum cleaners |
43 |
| Yarn |
9, 19, 20,
31 |
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Kid's Stuff |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Arts & crafts supplies |
9,
15, 19, 20, 24, 31, 41 |
| Bikes |
9,
42, 43 |
| Children's books |
7,
9, 11, 22 |
| Clothing |
11,
18, 24, 29, 40 |
| Clothing for dress-up |
9,
11, 19, 31, 42, 43 |
| Furniture |
11,
24, 43 |
| Games |
1,
42, 43 |
| Strollers |
11 |
| Toys |
1,
9, 42, 43 |
| Videos |
41,
43 |
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Medical Equipment
|
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Batteries (hearing aid) |
20,
21 |
| Canes & crutches |
47,
48, 49 |
| Eyeglasses |
14,
33 |
| Hearing aids |
10 |
| Walkers/Wheelchairs |
47,
48, 49 |
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Office |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Computer software |
12,
26 |
| Computers, circuit boards & computer accessories |
12,
36 |
| File cabinets |
42 |
| Ink jet cartridges |
8,
22, 30 |
| Laser toner cartridges |
32 |
| Office & computer paper |
6,
9, 27, 31, 37, 53 |
| Office equipment |
36,
38 |
| Printers |
12,
36 |
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Recreational Equipment |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Bicycles |
43 |
| Exercise equipment |
43 |
| Musical instruments/sheet music |
34 |
| Sports equipment |
43 |
| Video games |
43 |
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| Metal and Glass |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Aluminum cans |
6,
27, 36, 39, 51, 53 |
| Aluminum foil containers |
27,
51, 53 |
| Aluminum scrap |
36,
51 |
| Brass |
36,
49 |
| Cans (tin) |
6,
27, 36, 39, 51, 53 |
| Copper |
36,
51 |
| Glass Bottles & Jars |
6,
27, 39, 51, 53 |
| Iron scrap |
36,
51 |
| Scrap metal |
36,
51 |
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Paper and Wood |
Items |
Reference Number |
| Appliances/refrigerator cartons (not broken down) |
20 |
| Bags, brown or white kraft paper |
6,
27, 39, 51, 53 |
| Books |
3,
7, 22, 27 |
| Building materials |
15 |
| Gray cardboard, cereal boxes, egg cartons, paper rolls |
20,
27, 31, 39, 51, 53 |
| Corrugated boxes (broken down) |
6,
19, 27, 35, 39, 53 |
| Computer paper |
6,
19, 27, 37, 39, 51, 53 |
| Junk mail |
27,
39, 53 |
| Magazines & glossy catalogs |
4,
6, 27, 39, 51, 53 |
| Magazines, nature or pictorial |
20,
22 |
| Newspaper |
4,
6, 27, 39, 51, 53 |
| Office paper |
6,
27, 37, 39, 51, 53 |
| Phone books |
27,
39, 51, 53 |
| Wood scraps |
19,
31 |
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Plastics |
| Items |
Reference Number |
| Plastic bottles #1 or #2 (8 oz or larger) |
6,
27, 39, 53 |
| Plastic containers #3-#6 |
47 |
| Plastic grocery bags |
52 |
| Plastic margarine tubs/yogurt containers |
31 |
| Styrofoam packing materials |
35 |
1. Amvets
Amvet Service Foundation pickup service (Crestwood)
Phone: 708-388-7800 call for pickup (no pickups on campus)
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: clothing, kitchen and bathroom furniture, small appliances,
household goods, toys, & games, antiques, antiques, jewelry. No
microwaves, console TVs, steel desks, or sofas.
2. Appliance Pick-up Service
1259 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-276-0599
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mon-Sat
Items accepted: old and non-working appliances (for parts), e.g., washing
machines, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers, freezers and TVs. Will pick up
from outside or inside your house for $10-$20/item.
3. Arroyave Academy of Languages
1787 St. Johns Avenue, Highland Park, IL
Phone: 847-433-3190
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Mon-Fri; Sat. 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Items accepted: books, audio cassettes, CDs, video cassettes, magazines
& newspapers (all ONLY in foreign languages), cassette tape recorders,
video recorders in good condition.
4. Auto Services Center (all in Evanston)
Duxler Car Care Center 2620 Green Bay Rd, 847-869-3200:
Accepts: Oil, car batteries, anti-freeze
Dale & Jack Marathon, 555 Howard, (847) 328-4868:
Accepts: car batteries
Jiffy Lube, 1941 Dempster, (847) 328-5222:
Accepts: Oil and transmission fluid
Warren's Shell Service, 1201 Chicago Ave., (847) 475-7797:
Accepts oil, anti-freeze & transmission fluid (for 0.25/quart), car
batteries, tires ($4 service fee/tire). No gasoline.
5. Automobiles to Charities
American Lung Association, 800-583-4425 or www.givecar.org
Make A Wish Foundation, (888) 969-WISH
National Kidney Foundation, (888) 319-2277 or www.kidney.org
Evanston Township High School Auto Shop,
Ask for Kelvin Gilchrist, (847) 424-7660
You must get car to ETHS and provide title and key. They will send tax
letter.
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6. Onyx/BFI/Active Service Corp
1712 Church St., Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-328-5100
Offers recycling collection service for businesses and apartment buildings.
Collects under contract: office & computer paper, newspaper, brown or
white kraft paper, corrugated cardboard, glossy magazines, aluminum and
steel cans, green and brown glass bottles.
7. Brandeis University Book Sale
Phone: 847-724-9715
Items accepted: books
Book sale is in early June. Phone to get details.
8. Cardinal Cartridge
211 Spangler Ave., Elmhurst, IL Phone 630-379-2534 Contact: Tina Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Items accepted: Almost all
brands of laser printer cartridges. Will send out UPS label & pay for
shipping. They also sell recycled cartridges for 20% to 40% less than cost
of new. Every recycled cartridge you use saves 3 quarts of oil.
9. Central Evanston Child Care
2014 Dempster, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-869-3456 Contact: Danielle
Hours: 9:00-4:00 p.m. Mon-Fri (call first)
Items accepted: arts and crafts supplies, computer paper, children's books, toys,
bicycles, yarn, fabric, shirts for smocks, buttons, costumes, old clothes
jewelry.
10. Chicago Hearing Society
332 S. Michigan, Suite 714, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 773-248-9121 X306 Contact: Gloria Wong
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: hearing aids (not necessarily in working order). (A letter of
acknowledgment will be mailed.) May be delivered or MAILED.
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11. Child Care Center of Evanston
1840 Asbury, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-869-2680 Contact: Joy Torres
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Mon-Fri (call first)
Items accepted: Pre-school children's books and clothes, dress-up clothes,
telephones, port-a-cribs with mattresses, twin strollers.
12. Computer Renaissance
8808 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, IL
Phone: 847-581-1700
Items accepted: computers, no more than 2 years old: monitors &
printers, no more than 4 years old: software if with license. Will buy back
or trade. Sells both refurbished and new computers, printers & monitors.
13. Connections for the Homeless
607 Lake, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-475-7070
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: canned goods, clothing, household appliances in good repair.
Call for drop-off appointment.
14. Coventry Eye Care Center
1925 Central, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-864-0300
Items accepted: used eyeglasses with frames and lenses intact for Third
World countries.
15. Creative Re-use Warehouse
721 W. O'Brien, Chicago, IL
Phone: 312-421-3640
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tue, Thu & Sat; 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Sun
Items accepted: For $1 per tire, you may bring in your tires; they are
scrapped. Car batteries may be brought in for no charge.
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16. Dry Cleaners
Most Evanston dry cleaners accept hangers for re-use. Most accept
plastic dry cleaner bags. Ask at your local cleaners.
17. Environmental Field Services, Inc.
1854 N. Besly Ct., Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-384-9300
Item accepted: working or non-working household appliances (washers, air
conditioners, refrigerators, water heaters, dryers), $25 charge for pick-up
of first item, plus $10 for each additional item.
18. E.S.C.C.A. Evanston School Children Clothing Association
Location: Call your local District 65 schools main office.
Items accepted: children and adults clothing - clean and usable. Sale held
in spring to raise money for shoes, etc...
19. Evanston Arts Camp
927 Noyes, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-328-2100 x2470
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri (call first) Contact: Joan
Items accepted: fabric, yarn, paint, paint brushes and rollers, art &
craft supplies, wood scraps, cardboard boxes from appliances, buttons,
costumes, old clothes, costume jewelry, shirts for smocks, old sheets.
20. Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick, Evanston, IL 60201 (Civic Center)
Phone: 847-864-5181
Sept-May: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon-Sat Jun-Aug: closed Sat
Items accepted: nature magazines, nature related items, clay pots, dried
flowers (fall only), cardboard paper rolls, arts & crafts supplies,
buttons, yarn, fabric, garden tools, seeds, household batteries.
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21. Evanston Fire Stations
#1 1332 Emerson
#2 7052 Madison
#3 1105 Central
#4 1817 Washington
#5 2830 Central
Hours: 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Keep Evanston Beautiful is sponsoring the recycling of A, C, D, button and
rechargeable batteries (No car batteries) at all Evanston fire stations and
the Evanston Ecology Center. For Evanston residents only.
22. Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-866-0300
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Mon-Thu
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sat, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sun
Items accepted: books & pictorial magazines in good condition may be
brought to the circulation desk during library hours. Book sales are held
three times a year. Ink jet recycling mailers can be picked up in
lobby of Library.
23. Evanston Township High School Student Activities
1600 Dodge, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-492-5836 Contact: Bruce Monroe.
Items accepted: couches (no sofa beds). Must be able to stand hard
use.
24. Family Focus/Our Place
2010 Dewey, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-475-7570 Contact: Diane or Sandra
(Call first -- use answering machine.)
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri
Items accepted: art & craft supplies, fabric, baby furniture, infant
& adult clothing, appliances. Items must be in good condition.
25. Good News Soup Kitchen
7649 N. Paulina, Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 312-262-2277 Contact: Tony Scott
Hours: Church is open 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Soup kitchen operates every night
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Items accepted: food (not breakfast food). They serve supper 7 nights a week; someone is at
Kitchen daily from 3:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Food may be delivered then or they
may be able to pick up.
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26. Greendisk, Inc.
ACT!GreenDisk Services, 2200 Burlington, Columbus, OH
Phone: 800-305-DISK (3475) or www.greendisk.com
GreenDisk takes old, used or unwanted 3.5" diskettes, CDs and tapes.
They erase the intellectual property, disassemble the disks and recycle the
various plastics and metal into new diskettes and other useful items. You
pay a shipping/handling charge of $5 or $0.10 per lb. Contact them to obtain
shipping information.
27. Groot Recycling & Waste Services
1759 Ellmhurst Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL
Phone: 800-244-1977
Exclusive hauler for Evanston's Residential Curbside Recycling Program.
Provides commercial recycling for business and household recycling for
multi-unit buildings. Accepts items in Evanston curbside program, plus
office paper.
28. Hemenway United Methodist Church
933 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-328-2600
Items accepted: operates two soup kitchens and a food distribution. Accepts
dry good, and non-perishables. Call for details on donations.
29. Howard Area Community Center
7648 N. Paulina, Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 312-262-6622 Contact: Ida Gavlan
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: clothing (especially infants), food. Pick up not available.
30. Keep Evanston Beautiful, Inc.
2100 Ridge, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-448-8150
Hours: 2:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: Ink jet cartridges. Call to request a free mailer to return
your ink jet cartridge for recycling. The mailers may also be picked up at
the Evanston Library public information counter and Branch Libraries, Whole
Foods, and Screenz, and Burhop's Seafood in Glenview.
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31. Kohl Children's Museum
165 Green Bay Rd., Wilmette
Phone: 847-256-6056 x320 Contact: Kimberly Ledford
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Mon
12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Tue-Sat 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sun
Items accepted: old clothing, hats, paper tubes, arts & crafts supplies,
computer paper, scrap wood, plastic margarine tubs, fabric scraps yarn, film
canisters. Large quantities wanted. Call first.
32. Laser Print Technologies, Inc.
Phone: 773-777-5507
Items accepted: A cash back program for trade-ins of empty printer or fax
machines laser cartridges. Mostly picks up from schools and other sources of
large quantities. Will send shipping label to individuals.
33. Lenscrafteres & Lions' Clubs
Old Orchard, Skokie, IL 847-679-3880
Fashion Square, 9450 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 847-677-5322
Lincolnwood Town Center, Touhy in Lincolnwood 847-675-8637
Items accepted: Used eyeglasses for third world countries. Lenscrafters collects for Lions
Clubs.
34. Les Turner-Als Foundation
8142 Lawndale, Skokie, IL
Phone: 847-674-6278
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
Items accepted: records, tapes, CDs, sheet music, musical instruments.
Mammoth Music Mart in Fall.
35. Mailing Services-In Evanston
MAIL BOXES, ETC.
2859 Central, 847-475-5200 styrofoam peanuts
1555 Sherman Avenue, 847-869-3000 styrofoam peanuts
848 Dodge, (847) 475-2335 styrofoam peanuts
PACK N' MAIL
635 Chicago Avenue, 847-866-9005 styrofoam peanuts and cardboard boxes
PERSONAL PACKERS
805 Greenleaf, 847-332-2322 styrofoam peanuts and cardboard boxes
Bag your peanuts in a closed twist-tied plastic bag.
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36. Main Scrap Metal
1274 Rand Rd., Des Plaines, IL
Phone: 847-824-3175
Hours: Food pantry: 7:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon & Fri
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Sat
Items accepted: all metals including aluminum cans; all electronic
equipment including computers, audio/visual, etc. Pays for aluminum and
copper.
37. McGaw YMCA Child Care Center
1420 Maple, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-475-8580 Contact: Susan Lezenhagen
Hours: 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Mon-Fri
Items accepted: for children's art classes: colored & office paper.
NOTE: The YMCA Child Care Center is located one block south of the YMCA.
38. Midwest Copier Exchange & Midwest Office Solutions
Kenosha, IL 800-487-6798
Buys back and picks up Xerox and other major brand copiers for resale.
39. North Park Village Recycling Center
5801 N. Pulaski, Chicago, IL (1 block south of Peterson)
Phone: 773-821-1351
Hours: OPEN 24 hour drop-off, 7 days a week
Items accepted: aluminum cans and tin cans; glass (clear, green, brown);
plastic milk, pop, and laundry containers; newspapers, magazines, telephone
directories; gray cardboard (cereal boxes) corrugated cardboard, all paper
(except wax coated and dyed), junk mail, computer paper, office paper.
40. Resale Shops
All phone numbers are area code 847.
ALPHABET SOUP, 513 4th St., Wilmette - 256-8742
CHILDREN'S ATTIC, 703 Washington, Evanston - 869-6222
CROWDED CLOSET, 701 Washington, Evanston - 475-0355
CROWDED CLOSET, 822 Dempster, Evanston - 475-1135
EXPECTING MORE, 1701 Central, Evanston - 733-2950
HAND-ME-DOWNS, 2609 Broadway, Evanston - 475-0803
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF EVANSTON, 920 Chicago, Evanston - 864-6099
ORT RESALE SHOP, 915 Chicago, Evanston - 864-6099
SALVATION ARMY, 528 Kedzie, Evanston - 869-3033
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41. Rice Children's Center
1101 Washington, Evanston, IL
Phone: (847) 866-3800
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri
Items Accepted: arts & crafts supplies, kid videos, audio-visual equipment,
office supplies. Call first.
42. Ridgeville Park District
908 Seward, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-869-5640
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri
Contact: Anna Nelson
Items accepted: remnant fabrics, paint, arts and crafts supplies, ribbons,
costume jewelry, costumes or old clothes for drama, old shirts for smocks, old
sheets, paint brushes, children's riding toys, toys and games, art pieces,
fireproof locking file cabinets.
43. Salvation Army
528 Kedzie, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-869-3033
Hours: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sat
Items accepted: Clean usable clothing, (children's and adult), toys,
furniture, household items, appliances, vacuums, bicycles, lawn & garden
equipment, exercise equipment. Pick up service for furniture, televisions,
larger items, clothing and household items. For pick-up call (773) 477-1300.
Smaller items should be dropped off during business hours.
44. Saturday Audio Exchange
605 Dempster St., Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-492-8733
Hours: 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Thu 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Items accepted: Buy and sell new and used audio equipment and old record
players.
45. Save-A-Pet Thrift Store
4446 Oakton, Skokie, IL
Phone: (847) 677-8805
Items accepted: Clean usable clothing, small household items, jewelry,
knick-knacks. Any donations benefit stray animals.
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46. Second Hand Tunes
800 and 818 Dempster, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-491-1690 or 847-491-0890
Hours: 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Mon-Fri
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Sat 12:00 a.m.-6:00
p.m., Sun
Items accepted: records, tapes and compact discs. Donations or may buy back.
Bring in items at least one hour before closing on weekdays.
47. Evanston/Skokie Valley Senior Service
827 Foster St., Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-864-3721
Accepts and lends canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.
48. North Shore Senior Center
7 Happ Road, Northfield, IL Phone
Phone: 847-784-3721
Contact: Michelle Corrado
Hours: M-F, 9:00 a.m.-5p.m.
Items accepted and lend canes, walkers, wheelchairs and bath tub
chairs.
49. Skokie Office Of Human Services
5120 Galitz Ave., Skokie, IL
Phone: 847-933-8208
Items accepted: Canes, walkers, wheelchairs. Call first.
50. Skokie Recycling Drop-Off
9050 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, IL
Open Sat & Sun 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Items Accepted: Plastic containters #3-#6
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51. Uptown Recycling Center
4716 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-769-5579
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Items accepted: Aluminum & steel cans, aluminum foil, scrap metal-all
kinds, glass (separated by color), high-grade office paper, newspaper,
glossy inserts, catalogs, white or manilla envelopes, brown or white paper
bags, cereal boxes, telephone directories accepted twice a year
52. Jewel, Osco, Dominicks and Whole Foods Grocery Stores
All stores collect plastic grocery bags. Bags should be clean, dry, and
without paper or food.
53. Evanston Drop-Off Recycling Center
2222 Oakton, Evanston, IL
Phone: 847-866-2940
Hours: 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Fri; 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sat & Sun
Everything listed above in the curbside program can be brought to the Drop-off
Recycling Center during open hours. The City receives money for paper and
aluminum cans brought to the drop-off, to help support the continuation of the
drop-off program.
Christmas Tree
Recycling The City picks up Christmas trees during one week in early January.
The trees are collected from the front parkway of your house.
Do not put tree in alley!
All ornaments and tinsel should be removed. Removed tree bags. If you miss the pick-up:
You can take your tree behind Mount
Trashmore at James Park (Enter off of Dodge.)
Special thanks to
Keep Evanston Beautiful for providing an update for this list.
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