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Welcome to the Campton Township Solid Waste Disposal District!

CHRISTMAS TREES

Christmas trees are picked up for free on your regular trash collection day until the end of January, no tag required. They must be free of all decorations and cannot be in a plastic bag. Trees taller than 6’ must be cut in half.

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ELECTRONICS NOW BANNED FROM PICKUP

As of Jan. 1, 2012, electronic items such as cell phones, televisions, DVD players and the like can no longer be sent to landfills in Illinois. This means that if you put one of these at the curb for garbage pickup, or include any in your trash, the driver will not be able to take it. Do not put it into your recycling bin -- it must be discarded separately. If you have something that still works, please consider donating it to a charity. Otherwise, you must take the items back to a store where they are sold, or to an approved collection spot such as Kane County’s monthly electronics recycling events. There is no charge for this recycling service. For a complete list of prohibited electronic devices, click here. For information about Kane County’s electronics and book recycling program, click on http://www.countyofkane.org/documents/recycling/electronicsRecycling.pdf

To determine your regular trash and recycling pick-up day, click here. To see a map of the District, click here.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Waste Management recognizes only six holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (Fourth of July), Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas .

If your regular pick-up day falls on one of these holidays, your trash service will be delayed one day.

If the holiday falls on a Saturday, then there is no change in service. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the Monday. If you normally have a Monday pick-up, then your trash will be collected on Tuesday.

If you have any questions, please call Waste Management at 800-796-9696.

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR RECYCLING?

Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling once the truck picks it up? Here is a link to a Waste Management website that includes a video showing the sorting process:

Go to www.thinkgreen.com and enter "recycling facility" into the small search box at the top right. That will take you to another screen called "What Happens to My Recyclables?" Take a look at the video on Single Stream Recycling, and you’ll see what happens at a sorting facility similar to the one that processes the recycling that is collected from Campton Township.

DID YOU KNOW?

You can recycle used household batteries (C, D, AA, AAA , 9V) by securing them in a small ziptop bag and putting it out on your regular collection day on top of your recycling bin. Do not discard them inside the bin.

Your recycling bin needs a clearance of 3 feet all around in order for the automated truck to collect and empty it. Please be sure it's well away from your mailbox, your garbage bins, and other objects that might get in the way of the truck's collection arm.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL

You've probably heard about contamination of our water supply by discarded prescription drugs that have been flushed down the drain. Medications can end up in rivers, streams or in this area, people's wells. These can also leach out from landfills, so should never be thrown into the trash. What to do with them? Another big problem is misuse of medications sitting around the house by children or others.

Both the St. Charles and Geneva Police Departments now collect prescription drugs for safe and environmentally responsible disposal. Self-contained, secure disposal units are located in the lobbies of each station and are available during business hours in St. Charles and 24 hours a day in Geneva. All prescription pill and liquid medications in original containers are accepted. It is recommended that labels and personal information be removed or defaced. (Important! No illegal drugs, needles, sharps or syringes are accepted. For information on safe disposal of needles and sharps, see below.)

The St. Charles Police Station is located at 211 North Riverside Ave. (formerly known as First Ave.) two blocks north of Route 64. The Geneva Police Department is located at 20 Police Plaza, one block south of Route 38; turn east off Route 31 onto James Street.

Alternatively, you can bring unused and expired drugs to the hazardous waste facility in Naperville. For more information about household hazardous waste, click here.

For safe disposal of needles and sharps, Waste Management provides a home collection receptacle program. Call them at 800-796-9696 for more information.