Drop-Off Sites and Guidelines
(Countywide Residential Recycling Program)
Drop-Off Sites
All residents living in Rock Island County can use any
one of five regional drop-off recycling sites within Rock Island County.
The sites are listed below. Recyclable materials will be collected from
each site through a two-stream process - paper products and co-mingled
containers.
- East Moline - 901 Avenue of
the Cities at Fire Station
- Milan - 451 West 4th Street
- Moline - 3635 4th Avenue at
Public Works Department
- Moline - 26th Street and North
Shore Drive at Harold’s Landing
- Rock Island - 16th Avenue
and 24th Street at Water Treatment Plant
The communities of East Moline, Milan, Moline and Rock Island
host the sites listed above. As part of a cooperative agreement, these cities
work together with RICWMA to provide the countywide residential recycling
program. City Carton Recycling is contracted to process the recyclable materials.
Recycling Guidelines
PAPER
NEWSPAPERS - Can be loose or tied with string.
Acceptable: Newspapers, ad supplements, brown paper bags.
Unacceptable: Anything with glue, plastic bags.
MAGAZINES/PHONE BOOKS - Deposit in containers at drop off center.
Acceptable: Any book.
Unacceptable: Waxed or plastic coated paper.
CARDBOARD - Corrugated cardboard only. Flatten, stack.
Acceptable: Boxes with staples; brown paper sacks; chipboard; sacks with
string; cereal boxes; pop cartons.
CONTAINERS
Unacceptable: Wax or plastic coated paper; feed/seed sacks; anything with
food scraps.
MIXED PLASTIC - Check bottom of container for numbered recycling logo. #1
through #7 are accepted. Rinse, clean & remove all lids.
Acceptable: Milk/water jugs; laundry detergent bottles; beverage containers;
butter dishes; yogurt cups; medicine bottles; over the counter plastic.
Unacceptable: Plastic bags; laundry baskets; plastic buckets; used oil containers;
rigid plastic storage containers; orange pharmacy bottles/containers; styrofoam;
chemical/pesticide/herbicide containers; toys.
METAL, STEEL, TIN & ALUMINUM CANS - Rinse, clean & crush
cans or stack smaller inside large cans. Labels may be left on.
Acceptable: Tin cans w/labels, lids folded inside can; aluminum beverage
containers; clean aluminum foil; empty aerosol cans; clean aluminum/tin
pie plates.
Unacceptable: Plastic lids; spray paint cans; metal containers containing/used
for gas/oils/combustible liquids; wire; aluminum siding, gutters.
GLASS BOTTLES - Food & beverage containers only. Containers
must be rinsed & lids removed. Labels can stay on.
Acceptable: Clear/brown/green glass bottles.
Unacceptable: Windows; mirrors; pottery; ceramic glasses/plates.
