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Metals recycling is critical to an economy as
ore deposits for the metals needed by an economy
are exhaustible. Metals can be recycled
indefinitely without loosing any of their
properties. Recycling of some materials results
in greater benefits than recycling of others,
especially scrap metal which when recycled
produces enormous energy benefits. On the other
hand, glass recycling is almost as energy
intensive as glass production. Recycling metal
products only uses 4% of the total energy needed
to make the original product saving natural
resources and thereby reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. Both aluminum and steel have high
scrap metal recycling value, so the more that we
recycle the more energy and money we can save as
a community and overall as a nation.
Metal recycling is a critical resource in the
manufacturing of new car parts and building
structures which build our economy and develop
critical metal recycling markets. Recycling
metals also reduces the environmental damage to
land and water that results from mining and
extraction of ores. The Village encourages its
residents to responsibly account for their
sources of scrap metal and to return their
unused metal into the scrap markets to bolster
the economy and to foster environmental
protection and pollution prevention, one
household at a time.
Carol Stream
Wright Recycling
Northland Mall (Home Depot)
(800) 732-2218
Tues - Sat 9 am -12:30 pm
Schmale Rd. & Geneva Rd.
Accepts non-ferrous metals like aluminum cans
and scrap aluminum, brass, copper and stainless
steel. Scrap must be in 4 ft. pieces or less and
be free of plastic, glass, iron, and screens.
West Chicago
St. Charles Scrap
3N780 Powis Rd. (1/2 mile north of North Ave.)
(630) 377-0008 or (1-800) MY- SCRAP
Mon. – Fri.: 8 am- 4:30 pm
Sat.: 8 am -2 pm
Accepts aluminum, brass, copper, iron, stainless
steel, steel, computers and monitors for a fee,
large appliances, lead-acid batteries, and
liquid mercury. Also accepts all grades of
paper.
The Crusher
651 W. Washington (Geneva Rd. becomes Washington
west of Rt. 59)
(630) 231-JUNK
Mon. – Sat. 8 am – 5 pm
Accepts demolition scrap structural and
ornamental steel and iron, appliances such as
refrigerators, oven ranges, washing machines,
dryer, hot water heaters, furnaces, steel lawn
furniture, lawn mowers, tractors, steel desks,
file cabinets, computer CPUs (no monitors),
office copy machines and junk vehicles and
trucks.
Please call the Village of Carol Stream
Administration Department at (630)871-6250 if
you have any questions or want more information,
or email
mailto:
AdminDept@carolstream.org |
