What Champaign County itself runs: 3 landfills, sites and programs covering 13 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
The ReStore accepts furniture such as chairs, couches, desks, tables and shelves, with no rips, tears, stains or broken parts. Checked October 26, 2026.
The ReStore does not take mattresses, box springs, sleeper sofas, tube TVs and monitors, or electronics for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
The ReStore accepts exercise equipment: treadmills, weight benches, hand weights, stationary bikes and stair steppers. Checked October 26, 2026.
The ReStore accepts working electronics such as stereos, DVD players and computers, and flat-screen TVs and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
Champaign's guide says to donate working microwaves to the Habitat ReStore at 1914 Glenn Park Dr. or recycle them at Mack's Twin City Recycling in Urbana. Checked October 26, 2026.
Champaign's guide lists the Habitat ReStore as a donation option for working appliances such as A/C units, refrigerators and stoves. Checked October 26, 2026.
Champaign's guide suggests local donation options such as the Habitat ReStore for working exercise equipment, and says Mack's Twin City Recycling may take exercise equipment that contains metal (call 217-328-2100). Checked October 26, 2026.
Champaign's guide lists the Habitat ReStore for donating flat-panel TVs in good working condition (no CRT tube TVs) and Best Buy, 2117 N. Prospect Ave., for TV recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
Champaign's guide says microwaves can be recycled at Mack's Twin City Recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
Mack's may accept exercise equipment that contains metal; call 217-328-2100 first. Checked October 26, 2026.
Mack's Twin City Recycling, 2808 N Lincoln Ave, Urbana 61802, takes scrap metals, batteries, appliances, cardboard and electronics (no TVs or computer monitors). Checked October 26, 2026.
Mervis Recycling, 3008 N. Cunningham Ave., Urbana 61802, takes aluminum, copper, brass, steel and scrap metal, cardboard and electronics (no microwaves, TVs or computer monitors). Checked October 26, 2026.
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