Cardboard Recycling in Mokena, IL

Break down brown cardboard boxes and put them in your green NuWay recycling cart (collected every other Tuesday).

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Mokena

Tap an option to see the address, hours, cost and rules.

CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · MokenaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
Book a pickup →
Mokena curbside refuse, recycling and bulk item collection (NuWay)Pickup service · MokenaCost not listed
How it works
NuWay Disposal collects Mokena refuse every Tuesday and recycling every other Tuesday (708-479-9555). The hauler bulk page linked from the Village site includes one bulk item a week, including a mattress and box spring set or one piece of furniture.
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Break down brown boxes.
Official page (opens in new tab)
New Lenox Township office – Will County electronics drop-offDrop-off · outside Mokena · 1100 S. Cedar Road, New LenoxWill County residentsConditions applyCost not listed
Where
1100 S. Cedar Road
New Lenox, IL 60451
Hours
2nd and 4th Wednesday, 5–7 p.m. (lines cut off at closing; closed holidays).
Cost & rules
Cardboard
Accepted with conditionsCost unknown
Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
Traditional recycling center for New Lenox Township residents: Monday–Friday 1–3:30 p.m. and the 4th Saturday 8 a.m.–noon.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)

Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Source: Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (4)

Checked October 26, 2026

Illinois EPA: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab) · Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois EPA says state and federal law allow household hazardous waste to go out with residential garbage, but taking it to an HHW collection is more protective. Checked October 26, 2026.
Will County Green: Electronics Recycling Info (opens in new tab) · Will County Land Use – Resource Recovery & Energy
- Year-round Will County drop-off sites need ID proving Will County area residency; residents of communities fully or partly in Will County are welcome. Checked October 26, 2026.
New Lenox Township: Recycling (opens in new tab) · New Lenox Township
- The Township Traditional Recycling Center is open to New Lenox Township residents weekday afternoons and the 4th Saturday morning and accepts cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
Village of Mokena: NuWay Disposal (Refuse/Recycling) (opens in new tab) · Village of Mokena
- Corrugated cardboard (brown boxes, broken down) is accepted in Mokena curbside recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.

“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.