Cardboard Recycling in Niles, IL

Corrugated cardboard goes in the Niles curbside recycling cart, free for households with Village refuse service.

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

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Niles

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · NilesNo 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.
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Niles bulk item, white goods and recycling collection (Groot)Pickup service · NilesFree
How it works
Groot, under contract with the Village of Niles, collects mattresses with weekly service and unlimited bulk items (couches, chairs, dressers, mattresses and box springs) without charge; the Village asks residents to put out one item a week and call Groot (800-244-1977). White goods are collected on Tuesdays by appointment. Curbside recycling, including corrugated cardboard, is free for households with Village refuse service.
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Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM Center)Drop-off · outside Niles · 15800 State St., South HollandCook County residentsFree
Where
15800 State St.
South Holland, IL 60473
Hours
Tue 8 a.m.-noon; Thu 1-5 p.m.; 2nd and 4th Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May close in bad weather.
Cost & rules
Cardboard
AcceptedFree (documented)
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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 (5)

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.
Village of Niles: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Village of Niles
- Corrugated cardboard goes in the Niles recycling cart; curbside recycling is at no charge for households with Village refuse service. Checked October 26, 2026.
Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (opens in new tab) · Cook County
- The CHaRM Center is a permanent recycling drop-off facility available to Cook County residents; commercial and industrial waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Paper and cardboard accepted include moving boxes, food boxes and shipping boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) Services (opens in new tab) · South Suburban College
- Drop-off is free to residential customers only; proof of residency may be required. Checked October 26, 2026.

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