Cardboard Recycling in Urbana, IL
Mack's Twin City Recycling and Mervis Recycling in Urbana both list cardboard among the materials they take.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
- Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
- Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.
Illinois rules
- 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 (3)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Ecology Action Center: Metal Recycling (opens in new tab) · Ecology Action Center
- 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.
- Ecology Action Center: Electronics & Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Ecology Action Center
- 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.
- 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.
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