Rock Island County has two landfills that take household trash and debris: the Quad Cities Landfill in Milan, open weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays until noon, and the Upper Rock Island County Landfill in East Moline, open weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both quote prices by phone.
For the things landfills can't take, the county's waste agency (RICWMA) runs free programs: appliance and tire pickup by appointment, and year-round drop-off for electronics and household chemicals.
Millennium Waste
13606 Knoxville Rd., Milan, IL 61264 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7:00 a.m. – noon |
Accepts: Household trash and demolition debris; grass clippings and brush at the compost site.
Won't take: Hazardous waste, propane tanks.
Upper Rock Island County Landfill
17201 20th Ave. N., East Moline, IL 61244 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Accepts: Household trash and construction debris; grass clippings, brush and limbs (up to 3 inches) at the compost site; recyclables for a fee.
Won't take: Hazardous waste, whole tires, appliances, liquids.
Appliances and tires: RICWMA and Weikert Iron & Metal Recycling pick up old appliances and household tires (rims off) free for county residents, by appointment at (877) 934-5378. The limit is four appliances and ten tires per household per year. Refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, air conditioners, dishwashers and microwaves all qualify; TVs and computers don't.
Electronics and household chemicals: through a partnership with the Waste Commission of Scott County, Rock Island County residents drop off TVs, computers, phones, printers and batteries at the Electronics Recovery Center (5650 Carey Avenue in Davenport, (563) 823-0119), and paint thinners, pesticides, pool chemicals, gasoline, propane cylinders and fluorescent bulbs at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility next door (5640 Carey Avenue, (563) 381-9575). Both are free, need no appointment, and are open weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month, 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Paint: PaintCare stores take up to 5 gallons per visit, including RP Lumber in Silvis, Trevor Ace Hardware in Moline and Orion True Value in Orion.
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.
Every Illinois rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Illinois.
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