Kane County's recycling office lists WM's DeKalb County Landfill as the closest operating landfill. For trash you haul yourself, the county points residents to four transfer stations: WM in Batavia, WM Bluff City in Elgin, LRS in Elburn and Groot DuKane in West Chicago.
Expect to pay by weight, often with a one-ton minimum. For electronics, the county runs two recycling centers, on Fabyan Parkway between Geneva and Batavia and in West Dundee, free for most items.
WM
766 Hunter Dr., Batavia, IL 60510 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Accepts: Trash, appliances and bulky items, single-stream recycling, construction debris.
WM
1225 Gifford Rd., Elgin, IL 60120 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Accepts: Trash, appliances and bulky items, single-stream recycling, construction debris.
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)
1N138 Linlar Dr., Elburn, IL 60119 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Accepts: Trash; electronics by appointment.
Groot
1995 Powis Rd., West Chicago, IL 60185 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Accepts: Trash, appliances and bulky items, single-stream recycling.
Kane County (staffed by eWorks)
517 E. Fabyan Pkwy., Geneva, IL 60134 Directions
| Mon–Fri | Open year-round (closed most federal holidays) |
Accepts: Electronics (computers, TVs, monitors, printers, phones and more), aerosols and other specialty items.
Temporarily closed for repaving from October 19, 2026, with reopening expected in mid-November. Use the West Dundee site meanwhile.
Kane County (staffed by eWorks)
900 Angle Tarn, West Dundee, IL 60118 Directions
| Mon–Fri | Open year-round (closed most federal holidays) |
Accepts: Electronics and other specialty recyclables; enter through the rear gate of the village public works building.
Kane County's recycling office sums up what to expect at private transfer stations: the public usually pays the same per-ton rate as commercial haulers, often with a one-ton minimum, and some sites require a hard hat and a high-visibility vest. Call ahead for the rate, the minimum and what they accept.
The closest operating landfill is WM's DeKalb County Landfill at 18370 Somonauk Road in DeKalb, weekdays 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., which takes trash, bulky items, construction debris and yard waste. For most households, the county notes, curbside collection is cheaper and easier, even for bulky items.
Illinois keeps a long list of things out of its landfills: car batteries (since 1990), yard waste (since 1990), appliances that still have their Freon, mercury switches or PCB parts (since 1994), whole tires, and, since January 1, 2012, TVs, computers, monitors, printers and other electronics. That's why landfills turn them away and counties run separate programs for them.
Kane County's two “electronics and more” recycling centers need no appointment. Most items are free; the county charges fees for TVs and computer monitors, aerosols (Fabyan only), smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and child car seats and strollers. The Fabyan Parkway site is temporarily closed for repaving from October 19, 2026, with reopening expected in mid-November. Yard waste and brush go to private compost sites such as Green Soils Management in East Dundee, Midwest Compost in Elgin and West Chicago, and Creekside Compost in Elburn, which charge tipping fees.
Every Illinois rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Illinois.
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across Illinois, then call ahead — hours and access rules vary a lot here.