Recycling Drop off Locations
Area REcycling, Inc.
Location:
14379 Illinois Route 29
Pekin, Illinois 61554
Hours:
Open 24-hours daily
Cost:
Free
Accepted Items
Aluminum and steel cans
Paper and cardboard
Plastics with recycling code #1 and #2
Glass, which should be kept separate from the other recyclable items
Shredded paper (must be in a clear plastic bag or brown paper bag
Lids should be left on containers such as milk jugs and plastic and glass bottles so the lids can be sorted correctly.
More Information
Questions can be directed to Area Recycling at 309-353-3333, via email at recycling@pdcarea.com or on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/peoriadisposalcompany/.
Midwest Fiber Recycling
Location:
11709 N Galena Road
Chillicothe, Illinois 61523
(corner of Route 29 and Old Galena Road, just south of the Caterpillar Inc. Mossville facility)
Hours:
7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Cost:
Free
Accepted Items
Paper - newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, junk mail and envelopes, office paper, copy paper, school paper, hard back and soft back books, brown paper sacks, shredded paper placed in a clear plastic bag
Plastic - clear and colored coded #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7; water and soda bottles, milk jugs, juice beverage jugs, detergent and fabric softener bottles, household cleaner bottles, yogurt containers, margarine tubs, ketchup containers
Metal - aluminum cans, aluminum foil, aluminum trays, steel cans, tin containers, aerosol cans, metal lids
Glass - beverage containers, food containers, jars
Cardboard - cereal boxes, paperboard boxes, soda and beer cases, shoe boxes, frozen food boxes
More Information
Questions can be directed to Midwest Fiber Recycling at 309-579-2605 or visit the Midwest Fiber Recycling website.