Items Prohibited from Landfill Disposal in Illinois
On January 1, 2012, the following electronic items were banned from Illinois landfills (P.A. 97-0287) from all sources by penalty of law. Therefore, Big Dawg Disposal can not accept the following items:
- Hazardous wastes
- Bulk liquids
- Paint
- Landscape & yard waste
- Lead-acid batteries
- Potentially infectious medical wastes
- Used motor oil
- White goods appliances and components
- Whole tires
- Television consoles
- Electronic keyboards
- Video game consoles
- Digital converter boxes
- Computer monitors
- Fax machines
- Electronic mice
- Videocassette recorders
- Printers
- Scanners
- Small scale servers
- Portable digital music players
- Satellite receivers
- DVD players