Clean Sweep Recycling Event Saturday

Time & Location for Walworth, Waukesha and Jefferson County Residents Only

Walworth County will host residential Clean Sweep household hazardous waste and electronics recycling events on October 4, 2025, at Walworth County Public Works, W4097 County Road NN, Elkhorn. No registration is required. 

On Saturday, October 4, from 8 a.m. to noon, residents may dispose of household hazardous waste [see guidelines below] plus electronics, TVs, and appliances. View a detailed list of acceptable electronics and appliances

Location: Walworth County Public Works, W4097 County Road NN, Elkhorn

Fees

Household hazardous waste is free. Most electronics are free. 

The following items can be recycled for a fee (cash only):

  • TVs: $10 each 
  • Computer monitors: $5 each 
  • Mini fridges, small AC units, and dehumidifiers: $5 each 
  • Refrigerators and freezers: $10 each; all other appliances are free

 Reminders

  • All gas and oil must be removed from any appliance or equipment prior to drop off.
  • Bring cash for any items that require fees.
  • No broken glass or disassembled items will be accepted. 
  • No items containing wood (old speakers, for example).
  • No tires

Accepted Items and Fees

  • All TVs $10 each – cash only
  • Monitors: $5 each – cash only
  • All below electronics accepted free of charge. 
  • All of the following: Amplifiers, Appliances (Including microwaves, copy machines, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers), Bread Makers, Cables, Calculators, Camera Equipment, Car Batteries, CD Players, Cell Phones, Coffee   Makers, Computer Mice, Computer Towers, Controllers, Copiers (desktop), Cordless Phones, Curling  Irons, Digital Cameras, DVD Players, DVRs, Eight-Track Tape Players, Electronic Toys, Exercise Equipment, Fax Machines, Film Cameras, Flat Irons, Food Processors, Game Systems, Grills, GPS Devices, Hair Dryers, Hand-Held Devices, Headsets, Keyboards, Lab Equipment, Telephones (all types), Laptops, Lawn and Garden Equipment (all gas and oil must be removed from lawn mowers, etc., prior to drop off), Machinery, Medical Equipment, Microphones, Mixers, Modems, MP3 Players, Netbooks, Paper Shredders, Phone Systems, Power Cords, Power Tools, Printers (desktop), Rack Equipment, Record Player, Robotic Equipment, Rotary Phones, Routers, Satellite Phones, Satellite Receivers, Saws, Scanners (desktop), Servers, Sewing Machines, Shredders, Speakers, Tablets, Toasters, Treadmills, Turntables, Vacuum Cleaners.
  • Household hazardous waste 

      All gas and oil must be removed from any appliance or equipment prior to drop off.

  • Items containing Freon will be accepted at the rates listed below:  

               Mini Fridges/ Small AC Units/ Dehumidifiers: $5.00 cash only

               Refrigerators / Freezers: $10.00 cash only

What won’t be accepted?

  • No broken glass or disassembled items will be accepted. 
  • No items containing wood (old speakers, for example).
  • No tires

*Vendor reserves the right to refuse any items not listed above. 

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