What We Recycle (effective June 1, 2024):

Please do not bring items not on this list. Items not on this list I do not recycle!

This is a specific list of items in which the municipal (Waste Management) weekly recycling does not take (except for aluminum cans. We take aluminum and get cash for it to pay for small items purchased for the church, etc). If you have plastic bottles (#1 & #2), steel cans, plastic, and paper milk cartons you can put them in the recycling totes with the yellow lid located on the west side of the church. You may also put these items in the blue recycling bins in the church.

Remember, Earth Day is Every day, not once a year.

BLUE RECYCLING BIN IS JUST INSIDE THE MAIN DOOR of the CHURCH

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 In our concern for the Earth, we are collecting single use batteries that are “dead” and not leaking. Do not drop off batteries that are bulging, have white crust or rust on them.  We do not get any money for them, but we will be able to keep them out of the landfill and they will be recycled. 

Here is what we are collecting:

  • Alkaline Batteries (e.g., AA, AAA, C, D)
  • 9-volt and button cell batteries need to be taped and placed in separate containers from other batteries.
  • Nickel Cadmium Batteries (NiCd)
  • Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries (NiMH)
  • Lithium-Ion Cells (less than 60 Wh rated capacity)
  • Lithium-Ion Batteries (less than 300 Wh rated capacity)
  • Lithium Metal cells (less than 5g of lithium content) 
  • Lithium Metal batteries (less than 25g of lithium content) 
  • NO Battery packs for rechargeable tools and NO lap top pc battery pack (will not fit in shipping container)

Recycling empty/non-working ink pens, Sharpies, mechanical pencils and wood pencils, highlighters with caps (please bag).

Disposable gloves (Do not bring in medical waste. This includes material contaminated with blood or bodily fluids that originate from health care facilities, hospitals, physicians’ offices, dental offices, blood banks, veterinary clinics, research laboratories, etc.)

Plastic shopping bags and other plastic bags (grocery bags, etc.). Please remove all paper labels, strings, and metal clips/staples from plastic bags.

Paper bags.

Styrofoam takeout containers, cups, lids, bowls. NO STYROFOAM PEANUTS OR BULK PACKAGING STRYOFOAM! NO Styrofoam larger than one foot square! No plastic foam: there is a difference between plastic foam and Styrofoam. If in doubt, ask.

Bottle caps: plastic and metal.

Recycling Aluminum ONY:

Aluminum cans/bottles (please keep separate from other recyclables), foil, foil lids from yogurt cups, trays, etc.

Aluminum cat food cans (please clean out can and remove paper labels; please keep separate from other aluminum. This is required by the scrap yard.  I take the top too).

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Coffee Capsules (K-Cup®, pod, or disc). The capsules do not need to be emptied or cleaned.  Do not bring other types of beverage waste like tea or coffee filters, loose coffee grounds. No coffee bags.

Clean paper for recycling. (Please bag).

Cardboard boxes; please flatten.

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Free Programs:

Empty printer ink cartridges (please put them in plastic bag or the empty bag the cartridge came in). This is a free recycling program I am currently registered with.

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If you have large bags of recycling, see me as I may take them and load them directly into my truck.

You may use the plastic grocery bags that you receive from shopping to bag recyclables.

If you have something that is not listed on here, please feel free to ask if I can recycle it; please do not assume that we can recycle it.

No Iron or Steel; storage space no longer available.
No glass, plastic and/or metal aerosol bottles.
No incandescent, CFL (curled) and/or LED light bulbs of tubes.
No carbon monoxide and/or smoke detectors. Cost to recycle is $60.00 currently @ 7 detectors per container.
No plastic/natural corks. The shipping for these items is no longer free.
No plastic and/or ceramic flowerpots.
No plastic foam; no pool “noodles.”

Thanks,

Richard Wachenheim.

 rwachenheim@uujoliet.org  

(Updated July 1, 2024)

If you would like to recycle items that are not on this list, I suggest you purchase an “All-in-one Waste” box from TerraCycle.  See:  All-In-One | Zero Waste Box™ by TerraCycle