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Utilities

Com Ed - Electric Company
1040 N. Janes Avenue
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-1099
Telephone: 1-800-Edison-1

NiCor Gas Company
90 North Finley Road
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Telephone: 630-629-2500

AT&T
New Service 800-244-4444

Cable TV and Internet Service for Darien

Comcast
Cable sales & service: 1-866-594-1234
High Speed Internet Service: 1-888-423-7888

AT&T U-Verse
AT&T U-Verse is now offered in some parts of Darien. You can check availability by calling (877) U ASK ATT or visiting http://uverse.att.com.

Local Customer Service Center
4748 Main Street
Lisle, Illinois
Monday through Thursday: 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

ARC Disposal & Recycling Co.
2101 South Busse Road
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Phone:  847- 981- 0091
Fax:  847-981-9180

Waste Hauling and Recycling

Darien uses a sticker system in which residents affix one sticker for each 32/33 gallon garbage cans or on a garbage bag and it is picked up on a regularly scheduled garbage day. The weight limit for the garbage is 50 pounds per container. Yard waste can be put in a brown paper bag or put in a garbage can with a "YARD WASTE ONLY" tag affixed to the side. The stickers and tags can be picked up at City Hall.

Garbage Holidays

Our garbage collectors have six holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On the weeks that this occurs, garbage collection will be pushed back one day from the holiday.

Bulk Items

Bulk items are large items that are not included in normal garbage pick-up. Examples of bulk items are sofas, loveseats, chairs, tables, and microwaves. Two stickers must be affixed to each bulk item for it to be removed on your normal garbage pick-up day.

White Goods

White goods include refrigerators, ranges, stoves, freezers, air conditioners, water heaters, another other domestic large appliances. Because these need to be disassembled by hand because of environmentally harmful materials, five stickers are required to be affixed before they will be removed on your regular garbage pick-up day.

Dumpsters

ARC Disposal is the exclusive hauler for all permitted jobs within the City of Darien. Dumpsters are provided at the following rates, according to contract. To schedule a dumpster, contact ARC at 847-981-0091.

A $50 delivery added for each new dumpster.

Recycling

Recycling is free when put in 18 gallon recycling bins that can be purchased at City Hall for $7.00. Please help keep our neighborhoods clean by placing heavy recyclables on top, which keeps the lighter items from blowing out of the bins and into our yards. The following are examples of acceptable and unacceptable recycling items:

*Plastic grocery bags can be recycled in many grocery stores. Jewel will accept these grocery bags back for recycling.

Paint Recycling Program

Bring your unwanted paint to the DuPage County Latex Paint Recycling Facility located at:
DuPage County Public Works
Woodridge Greene Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility
7900 S. Route 53
Woodridge

2009 Paint Drop-Off Schedule

Residents can drop off their usable unwanted latex paint during the designated summer collections listed above free of charge.  Usable paint has not been frozen, is less than 10 years in age and has not been mixed with other products.  The paint will be filtered and reblended into a variety of colors, types, and finishes.  Recycled paint will be distributed weekdays at the same location for no charge.

For more information on this program, call the DuPage County Public Works Department at (630)985-7400 or the Department of Economic Development and Planning at (630)407-6700.

For other items such as light bulbs, batteries, oil, and other hazardous waste, please click  the link below.  Additional information is available from the DuPage County Solid Waste Division.

DuPage County 2006 Recycling Guide

Medication Drop-Offs:

Traces of prescription and over the counter medications are now showing up in treated water. Many people are unaware of that disposing of unwanted medication down a drain can result in traces being found in their water supply and land. This is a growing concern and alternative measures to help people get rid of their unwanted medications are being provided. The DuPage County Health Department and a dozen communities have established a secure method to collect and safely destroy unwanted drugs.

Last month, the County established the RxBox Program. Disposal containers were set up at the DuPage Sherriff’s Office and other local police departments. When the communities have collected enough materials, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) picks up and incinerates it in a safe way. There is no charge to drop off any pharmaceutical at any of the sites.

RxBox Drop off Locations:

• Addison - Police Department
  3 Friendship Plana
• Burr Ridge - outside Police Department entrance
  7600 S. County Line Road
• Carol Stream – inside Police Department entrance
• 500 N. Gary Ave.
• Glendale Heights – lower level lobby, Police Dept.
  300 Civic Center Plaza
• Lisle – inside police department lobby doors
  5040 Lincoln Ave
• Naperville – Fire Station No. 4
  1971 Brookdale Rd.
• Oak Brook – Village Hall near Police Dept.
  1200 Oak Brook Road
• Wheaton – inside Police Department lobby
  900 W. Liberty Drive
• Wood Dale – outside Police Department
  404 W. Liberty Drive.
• DuPage County Sheriff’s Office
  501 N. County Farm Road