REUSE-RECYCLE-REDUCE-RESTORE
It is up to all of us to recycle. With this list, you will know where to take your reusable items. For information about your curb recycle programs:
City of Sheboygan: http://www.ci.sheboygan.wi.us/residents/garbage-recycling/
Town of Sheboygan: http://www.townofsheboygan.org/Garbage.html
Sheboygan Falls: https://sites.google.com/site/townofsheboyganfalls/garbage-recycling-information
Elkhart Lake: https://elkhartlakewi.gov/village-services/garbage-recycling-collection/
Village of Kohler: http://www.kohlervillage.org/community/garbage-and-recycling
Plymouth: https://plymouthgov.com/publicworks/page/trash-recycling
ALUMINUM CANS (soda cans)
Sheboygan and Town of Sheboygan – put in blue bags for curbside collection.
Elkhart Lake – blue bag curbside. Aluminum can recycle cage operated by Boy Scouts located at 51 E. Maple St. next to Village Garage.
Get cash for your cans…
Sadoff Iron & Metal Company – Sheboygan, WI
3313 North 21st Street, Sheboygan, WI, (920) 457-2431
CURRENT SCRAP METAL PRICING:
http://www.scrapregister.com/scrap-prices/united-states/260
BATTERIES
Lithium, zinc air, silver oxide and rechargeable, also batteries for hearing aids, computers, glucose testers, watches, dog collars, toys, film cameras, digital cameras, remotes and car remotes accepted for recycling at no charge at Batteries Plus 519 Taylor Dr. 920-459-9494 Taylor Heights Shopping Center.
Alkaline standard batteries A,B,C,D, etc. accepted with charge of 99 cents per pound.
Rechargeable battery recycling at:
Best Buy Deer Trace 920-458-5710;
Cardinal Environmental 3303 Paine Ave. Sheboygan 920-459-2500;
Home Depot Deer Trace 920-451-0624
Vehicle Batteries:
Auto Zone 1515 N. 13th Sheboygan 920-451-6988
For worn out vehicle batteries (Sheboygan residents only)
DPW 2026 New Jersey , M–F 8–6, Sat 8-4
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Mead Public Library 710 N. 8th 920-459-3400 accepts books and magazines in good condition
Curbside recycling using blue bags
CHRISTMAS TREES
City of Sheboygan tree pick up is the second week of January curbside only.
Sheboygan Falls residents are to take their trees to the DPU compost site.
CLOTHING
St. Vincent De Paul
4215 Hwy 42, Sheboygan 920-457-4844
Donation hours: Monday – Saturday 9 – 5:00
Goodwill Industries
3657 Greenwing Dr., Sheboygan 920-459-8600
Donation hours: Sunday 10-7, M – F 9 – 9, Saturday 9 – 8
Amazinggoodwill.com
Sharon Richardson Hospice Resale Store
Intersection of Hwy 23 and Hwy32, Sheboygan Falls 920-467-7941
Fringe Benefits (donations for animals)
725 S Taylor Dr., Sheboygan 920-783-0027
COAT HANGERS
Most dry cleaners (Fussy cleaners no longer recycle hangers)
COMPUTER PARTS
Best Buy
3600 Cty Tk Hwy A, Kohler 920-458-5710
Limit 3 items per household per day, no charge
Good will Industries
3657 Greenwing Dr. , Sheboygan 920-459-8600
Hours: Sun 10-7, M-F 9-9, Sat 9-8
North of County Road J, Sheboygan Falls 920467-9951
All hard drives will be erased and shredded. Minimal charge for some components
Call or email to arrange a time to drop off items Monday – Friday
EYEGLASSES
Any eye care provider will have a donation box for used eye glasses
Lions Club International has partnered with Walmart Vision Centers to provide donated used eye glasses to impoverished countries.
FURNITURE
(Same as clothing)
GLASS WINDOWS
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1911 North 8th St., Sheboygan 920-452-4175
Hfh-wi-lake.hutterra.com
Hours: Wed.- Fri 9-5, Sat. 9-4
Windows, insulated glass, no broken glass
GOLF BALLS
Onlygolfballs.com – for bulk recycling
Dixon Golf – retail location or contact: recycle@dixongolf.com
Lostgolfballs.com – to purchase recycled and used golf balls
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Contact the following for most current dates and locations: (held mid-May in the past)
Sheboygan County Planning and Conservation Department – 459-3060 (chemicals, paints, lead acid batteries, oil, and bio-hazardous waste)
County website: www.sheboygancounty.com Click on Departments >Planning and Programs > HHW
or –
Clean Sweep Programs (aerosol paint, solvents and cleaning agents, oven cleaner, spa and pool cleaners, household bulbs, photographic chemicals, plant pesticides)
Call for acceptability and to confirm cost – $10.00 per vehicle/per event
Mike Ballweg, Crops and Soils Agent, UW – Sheboygan County
5 University Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081 920-459-5904
HOUSEHOLD WASTE
May be considered co-mingled recyclables for weekly curbside collection in all communities offering single-stream recycling
Sheboygan County
Blue Bag – Max. Weight – 35# – Min. Bag Size – 13 gal.
Glass (recycled bottles and jars)
Paper Products (newspapers, magazines, g\flattened cardboard)
Plastic Bottles, Containers and Jugs #1 – 7
INK CARTRIDGES
Best Buy – Kohler, outside entrance
OfficeMax — 3434 Kohler Memorial Dr. –
Or, Check out Charity Opportunities:
St. Paul Lutheran School St– 1819 N. 13th St. – Sheboygan – church or outside entrance
Jefferson Elementary School – school library
LIGHT BULBS
Compact fluorescent bulbs – Home Depot, Deer Trace, 451-0624
METAL SCRAP
B&B Metals Processing Inc. 14520 Pioneer Rd, Newton, WI 920-693-8261
Sheboygan Scrap Metals – 2801 N. 21st. – Sheboygan 920-452-1894
City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works Recycling (Sheboygan residents Only)
2026 New Jersey Ave. Mon. – Fri. 8 am – 6 pm, Sat. 8 am – 4 pm
MOTOR OIL
Valvoline Oil Change, 1960 Eastern Ave., Plymouth, 920-893-6101
Auto Zone, 1516 N. 13th, Sheboygan, 920-451-6988
Mobile 1 Lube Express, Calumet Ave., 920-459-5640
PAINT (Oil Base and Solvents)
Several hazardous waste collections are held each year by Sheboygan County Planning and Resources Department. 459-3785
PAPER
Shredded paper, office paper, telephone books, mail order catalogs, cardboard, newspapers, magazines, assorted packaging paper, mixed paper accepted at the Sheboygan
Recycling Center,
8 – 4, M – F , 1206 Illinois Ave., 451-5091.
Curb side recycling
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Outdated prescription drugs with your name blacked out but name of drug visible – Local Police Station
PLASTIC
Bottles and jugs #1 – 7 local recycling service using blue bag.
PLASTIC BAGS
Garbage recycling curbside
PROPANE TANKS
Most are returned to place of purchase to be refilled or recycled. If that is not possible, the city will accept the tank if it is cut into two pieces (to be sure there is no gas remaining in the tank).
SCRAP METALS (see Metal Scrap)
Most scrap metals can go into recycling. There is a drop off bin at the city recycling center on New Jersey Ave with an attendant that can answer specific questions.
STYROFOAM
City asks that it go into garbage.
TELEVISIONS
Can be taken to Best Buy. Cost is $10 but in return you receive a $10.00 gift certificate.
TIRES
Can be taken to Veolia Environmental Services, 2905 Paine Ave., Sheboygan (458-6030)
There is a fee per tire and it depends on how many and what size tire.
**Sheboygan County Hazardous Waste disposal has 4 scheduled dates each year at several locations including Maywood, Plymouth highway shed and Cascade highway shed.