Kane County Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection
Home pickup program · Geneva, IL
Note: Appointments are scheduled with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Kane County’s contracted service provider.
Call ahead. Hours, fees, residency rules, appointments and accepted materials change. Check the official page or call before you go. Never mix chemicals, and keep products in their original containers. Open the official source page.
Details
- Type
- Home pickup program — they come to you; there is no public drop-off at a fixed address.
- Service area
- Eligible Kane County areas named on the county page: the townships of Hampshire, Rutland, Dundee, Burlington, Plato and Elgin, including unincorporated areas in those townships and the Kane County portion of Algonquin, Burlington, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Gilberts, Hampshire, Huntley, Pingree Grove, Sleepy Hollow and West Dundee; the Village of South Elgin; Mill Creek SSA; the City of Batavia; the City of Geneva; and unincorporated Blackberry Township. City of Elgin addresses are not eligible for this county program.
- County
- Kane County
- Hours
- By appointment — see the official page.
- Accepted
- Paint; Used motor oil; Antifreeze; Household batteries; Car batteries; Fluorescent bulbs / CFLs; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Pool chemicals; Propane cylinders; Household chemicals & cleaners; Other household hazardous waste
The county page lists aerosol products; automotive fuels, lubricants and other fluids; automotive and marine batteries; fertilizers; small non-commercial fire extinguishers; fluorescent bulbs and tubes; gasoline and other liquid fuels; household cleaners; oil-based paints, stains and varnishes (including nail polish); latex paint (accepted, though residents are encouraged to use retail drop-off locations); pesticides; propane tanks with intact valves; mercury-containing items; pool chemicals; solvents; and strong acids and bases. - Not accepted
- Not listed in our source — check the official page before you go.
- Limits
- Each collection is limited to 70 pounds of mixed household hazardous waste. Latex paint does not count toward the 70-pound maximum. Each household is limited to one use of the program per calendar year.
- Appointment
- Required Book with Clean Harbors Environmental Services through the county’s linked portal or by calling 866-466-5060, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Collection occurs between one and six weeks after making an appointment.
- Who can use it
- Residents in the eligible Kane County areas listed on the county page. Materials generated by businesses, including home-based businesses, are not accepted. City of Elgin addresses cannot receive service through the Kane County program.
- Fees
- One free at-home pickup of household hazardous waste per calendar year for residents in eligible areas.
- Phone
- 630-208-3841
- Notes
- Filed under Geneva, the county seat, because this is a multi-municipality pickup program. The Village of Hampshire monthly hauler collection mentioned on this page was not added as a separate listing without reading Hampshire’s own page.
Source: Kane County Recycles
Last checked: — Read directly from the official source page on 2026-11-09: confirmed the household hazardous waste service, accepted materials, residency/ID rules, fees, quantity limits, appointment rules, phone, service area; address, hours, event dates not stated on the page; other fields not re-checked.
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