Village Of Morton Grove
Village of Morton Grove Collection
Days Serviced: For residents East of the North Branch of the Chicago River are
serviced on
Tuesday, residents West of the North Branch are serviced Wednesday, once per week. Refuse and recycling is
required to be out by 6:00 a.m.
White Goods: to be collected on regular service day - must be called in for pick up.
Bulk Items: Service includes collection of one (1) bulk item (not appliances or oversized/overweight items) per week at no additional cost. For additional bulk items, residents should call Groot to schedule a pick-up in advance.
A 65 gallon toter for trash and a 65 gallon toter for recycling are provided. A 95 gallon and a 35 gallon toters are also available for exchange. Exchanges of any size cart will be available at no charge during the month of January each year. Any change done not during the month of January will be a $25.00 fee.
Construction Demolition Debris: Up to 1 cubic yard (3' x 3' x 3') of miscellaneous debris or construction material will be collected each week at no additional charge. Construction type debris should be stacked or bundled in lengths no longer than 4 feet and no larger than 2 feet in diameter. Carpeting should be in rolls no longer than 4 feet long and two feet in diameter and taped. In general try and keep any loose material bundled and neat so we can pick up. Stone, concrete, and dirt can only be picked up in containers and cannot weigh more than 45lbs. per container. If more than 1 cubic yard please call Groot to arrange pickup. Additional charges apply.
Electronic Waste Collection - "e-waste":
The Illinois Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act prohibits any person from allowing or to cause mixing of any of the items listed with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill.
Groot Industries offers collection of these items directly from your home for an additional fee; however, you must call in advance to schedule a pick-up and make arrangements.
All items collected will be recycled and rendered inoperable. Due to the sensitive nature of some electronic items (computer hard drives or storage devices), we prefer to pick up items from the front, side, or top of drive locations.
Customers also have the option to bring their items directly to drop-off sites throughout the area, most of which are for no charge. Please visit the where and how page of our site and click on your county and then your town to search for area drop–off locations.
| Computers & monitors | Video game consoles |
| Electronic Mice | Printers |
| Scanners | Televisions |
| Digital converter boxes | Electronic keyboards |
| Cable receivers | Fax machines |
| Small scale servers | Satellite receivers |
| Video cassette recorders | Digital video disc players |
| Digital video disc recorders | Portable digital music players |
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Tough Items: Fluorescent bulbs, needles, paint, tires etc... create special problems, please click here for help.
Recycling: Unlimited recycling service is provided. You may use a personal container not exceeding 32 gallons but it must be clearly marked "Recycling only". All recyclables may be mixed together in one container, no sorting is needed. Do Not put your recyclables in plastic bags. Click here for a list of Recyclable Materials
Yard Waste Season - March 15 - December 15th
Landscape Waste: Residents have the option to pay per bag for landscape waste or for a subscription service. Landscape waste is collected each week on your regular service day from March 15 through December 15 each year.
Landscape Sticker Program: Residents can purchase landscape waste stickers at Village Hall or at local retailers and apply the stickers to bags or bundles of landscape waste. The prepaid sicker must be affixed to each bundle or 30 gallon, two (2) ply kraft style landscape waste bag for collection. There is no limit to the number of landscape waste bags that will be collected.
Landscape Waste Subscription Options Include:
Landscape Waste Bag or Bundle Program: Subscribing residents may place up to three (3) landscape waste bags or bundles for collection per week. Each bag or bundle will not require a prepaid sticker.
Landscape Waste/Food Scrap Subscription Program: 65 or 95 Gallon Container Residents may participate in food waste composting by subscribing to the new 95 or 65 gallon landscape subscription program. Any bag or bundle placed outside of the cart will require a prepaid sticker to be affixed to each item. Food scraps can only be placed in the container.
• Acceptable food scraps for composting include: fruits, vegetables, bread, grains, pasta, cereal, non-liquid dairy, eggshells, coffee grounds (no coffee filters) and tea leaves (no teabags)
• Unacceptable food scraps includes: teabags and coffee filters, meat, poultry or seafood (no shells or bones), paper products (paper towels, plates, napkins, egg cartons, and pizza boxes), glass, plastics, Styrofoam, diapers, pet litter and waste, liquids, grease and oil.
• Landscape which is too bulky to be placed in a bag, such as branches or brush must be securely tied, (with biodegradable twine) bundled not to exceed 4 feet in length, no larger than 2 feet in diameter and weigh no more than 45 lbs.
• Acceptable landscape includes: grass clippings, leaves, branches, brush, garden plants, flowers, weeds, vines, bark pieces, garden vegetables and garden fruit.
Grass clippings, leaves, twigs, garden debris, weeds, fruits, seeds, stalks, vines are acceptable landscape items. Landscape does not include wood timbers, plastic edging, plant pots or trays, fertilizer or landscape material bags, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, wood chips, bark, firewood, rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.
Yard waste stickers are available at:
- Morton Grove Village Hall | 6101 Capulina Avenue
- Walgreens | 5730 Dempster Street
- Walgreens | 8301 Waukegan Road
Christmas Trees will be picked up on your regular collection day after the holidays. No sticker is required.
Observed Holidays
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
*Collections will be delayed one day after a holiday
*If the holiday falls on a Sunday there will be no
collection on Monday and services will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.
*If the holiday falls
on a Saturday there will be no change to your regular pick up day
*If a holiday falls on a weekday service will
be delayed one day later for the remainder of the week.