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SWALCO Household Chemical Waste Collection — Gurnee

1311 N. Estes St., Gurnee, IL 60031

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Type
Collection event
Address
1311 N. Estes St., Gurnee, IL 60031 (map pin at street level)
County
Lake County
Dates
Collections twice a month except December, by appointment, at SWALCO’s Gurnee facility.
Hours
Year-round public drop-off twice a month except December, by appointment. Use Route 41 to Delany Road (north) to Grove (east) to Estes.
Accepted
Paint; Used motor oil; Antifreeze; Household batteries; Fluorescent bulbs / CFLs; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Pool chemicals; Household chemicals & cleaners; Other household hazardous waste
SWALCO’s accepted-items page lists automotive fluids including gas, antifreeze and brake fluid; acids; aerosol products; asbestos-containing products; alkaline, rechargeable, damaged and non-automotive lead-acid batteries; cooking oils and fats; drain cleaners, household cleaners and metal polishes; driveway and deck sealers and paint removers; fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide and insecticide; fluorescent lamps; architectural paints including latex and oil-based; mercury devices; metal coatings; nail polish and remover; pool chemicals; solvents; and waterproofing sealers.
Not accepted
Agricultural chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Automotive and marine lead-acid batteries; Bulky asbestos-laden items; Business, commercial or institutional wastes; Explosives and ammunition; Fire extinguishers; Fireworks; Household electronics; Lab chemicals; Medical wastes and sharps; Propane tanks; Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; Tires
Limits
Containers larger than a standard 5-gallon bucket will not be collected. No more than 20 gallons of any one waste type.
Appointment
Required Appointments are required for the year-round Gurnee drop-off and for mobile collection events.
Who can use it
Residential waste only. No business, commercial or institutional wastes are accepted. SWALCO’s program page says it provides Illinois residents an opportunity to manage these materials.
Fees
SWALCO news items describe the Gurnee household-chemical-waste drop-offs as free for all Illinois residents.
Phone
847-336-9340
Notes
Street address and ZIP were also printed on SWALCO’s November 2026 Gurnee drop-off notices (https://www.swalco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/613). Accepted-materials detail was read from https://www.swalco.org/167/HCW-Accepted-Unacceptable-Items. Mobile collection events (typically April–October) were not added as separate listings because individual future stops were not dated on the program page. The November 7, 2026 Gurnee date was already past; November 14, 2026 remains part of the twice-monthly schedule.

Source: Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO)

Last checked: — Read directly from the official source page on 2026-11-09: confirmed the household hazardous waste service, address, appointment rules; phone not stated on the page; other fields not re-checked. Street address 1311 N. Estes St., Gurnee, IL 60031 is printed on SWALCO’s official Gurnee drop-off notices (https://www.swalco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/613) and on Illinois EPA’s collections page, not on the program overview cited as sourceUrl. Accepted materials were read from https://www.swalco.org/167/HCW-Accepted-Unacceptable-Items.

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