South Elgin
South Elgin residents can enjoy comprehensive trash and recycling services with convenient curbside collection options. Groot Industries provides 95-gallon trash and 65-gallon recycling toters, along with yard waste and bulk item collections. Additional services include e-waste disposal, appliance pickup, and construction debris removal.
Service includes collection of unlimited household garbage. Containers or bags must not 32 gallon or 45 pounds. One bulk item or one cubic yard of construction material will be collected each week for no additional charge. Refuse is required to be out by 6:00 a.m. each week.
Senior Discount
A 10% discount is available for residents over the age of 65. Proof of age must be sent to Groot Industries to the attention of the billing department.
Unlimited recycling service is provided. Personal container must not exceed 32 gallons or 45 pound and must be marked clearly "Recyclables Only". All recyclable material may be placed in one container, no sorting is needed.
- Extra Trash Containers
Must be 35 gal. or smaller and weigh under 50 lbs.
- Additional Trash Carts
Available for purchase only (rental not offered).
- Additional Recycling Carts
Available, but you must enroll in a new program for each extra cart.
- Senior/Hardship Service
Program not eligible for vacation status.
Looking for Another Type of Solution?
Remodeling or clearing out junk? Rent a temporary Roll Off dumpster from Groot for a simple, hassle-free cleanup.
We are local to your community. We can get a dumpster out to you right when you need it.
Our Residential Containers
You’ll need one cart for trash and another for recycling as services are collected separately.
Complete Guide for all Special Pickup Services
Available by "Subscription Only".Collections starts April 1st and ends November 30th, there are no credits or prorates for residents that sign up in the middle of the season. All yard material must be placed inside the 95-gallon container provided. Tree limbs, branches or brush must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length, bundled no greater than 2 feet in diameter and placed in the container provided. Yard waste in plastic bags will Not be collected.
One bulk item per week allowed, such as Furniture (couch, dresser, chair) Mattress and box spring, lawn mower, bicycle, grill etc
Oversized/Overweight Items
Any single large or extra heavy item that requires us to schedule a special pick up to remove will require a one time fee. Residents are required to call and schedule a pick up in advance.
White goods such as refrigerators, ovens, washers etc. require a special pick up and separate disposal is required by the state. There is a one time fee per item for collection and residents must call and schedule a pick up in advance.
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.
Under the Illinois Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, mixing electronics with regular landfill waste is prohibited. All collected items are securely recycled and made inoperable. For sensitive electronics like hard drives, we offer convenient front, side, or drive-up pickups. You can also drop off items at local collection sites, many free of charge. Visit our where and how page, select your county and town, and find nearby drop-off locations.
- Computers & Monitors
- Video game Consoles
- Electronic Mice
- Printers
- Scanners
- Televisions
- 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
- Holiday Impacts to Collection Days
- Christmas Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Memorial Day
- New Year's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
*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. - Vacation Holds
Residents are required to call in prior to stop service. Vacation hold must be a minimum of 4 weeks and there is no maximum. Residents must provide a return date when they call to stop service and all balances must be paid before the hold can be applied; credit will be issued the following billing cycle.
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