Round Lake Park
Discover efficient waste and recycling solutions in Round Lake Park with Groot Industries. Enjoy weekly Wednesday curbside collection, including a 95-gallon refuse cart and a 65-gallon recycling cart. Explore services for yard waste (April–November), bulk items, e-waste recycling, and white goods disposal.
Village of Round Lake Park Waste and Recycling
Refuse
Service includes weekly curbside collection of household waste limited to the 95 gallon cart issued by Groot. Standard household waste put out for collection in excess of the refuse cart shall require the use of a pre-paid sticker. Excess household waste shall be placed at the curb in containers not to exceed 33-gallons or a weight limit of fifty (50) pounds. We try to be regular with our collection times but we may arrive earlier or later on your collection day; please have your material out by 6:00 AM to be assured pick up.
Collection Day
Wednesday
Senior Discount
To receive the senior discount, residents must be 65 years old or older. Residents will need to provide a copy of a driver’s license or property tax bill sustaining primary residency. In addition, seniors have the option of utilizing a smaller, 65-gallon refuse cart.
Recycling
Each household is provided with a 65 gallon recycling cart for their use. Groot will provide unlimited weekly collection of recyclables. All recyclables may be mixed together in one container; no sorting is needed. Do Not put your recyclables in plastic bags.
Yard Waste
Collections begin April 1st and end November 30th, all yard waste must be placed in plastic cans or biodegradable type paper yard waste bags. Residents that use plastic cans shall label them as designated yard waste containers. Please do not use plastic or duct tape to seal bags, and only use string or twine to bundle any brush.
Brush or branches must be cut down to 4 feet in length and bundled no greater than 2 feet in diameter.Yard waste in plastic bags will NOT be collected. Yard waste stickers are available for purchase at these retailers, the Village Hall or On-Line.
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, bark, wood chips, fertilizer or landscape material bags, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood, rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.
Refuse stickers may be purchased at the following locations
- Ace Hardware / 659 Railroad Avenue / Round Lake Park
95 Gallon Container
65 Gallon Recycling Container
Bulk Items
One bulk item such as a couch or dresser or 1 cubic yard (3x3x3) of miscellaneous debris or construction material will be collected each week for 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.
- We will consider a box spring and mattress as one large item.
- Carpeting should be in rolls no longer than 4 feet long and 2 feet in diameter and taped. We consider 5 rolls to be one large item.
- 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 45 lbs. per container. Two containers will be considered one large item.
Appliances
State laws require us to collect any white good type of appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, washers etc. separately and recycle. We will collect an appliance for an additional fee. However, you are required to call our office to schedule the pickup.
Sustainable Food Waste Management Solutions
Special pick-ups
If you find you need extra construction/remodeling debris picked up all at one time, there will be an extra charge per cubic yard and you must call the office to arrange for scheduling and payment. If you choose to have your clean-up done on a day other than your normal service day, an extra trip fee will be charged.
Oversized/Overweight Items
Some items are just too big or heavy for our people to handle without special equipment. In that case, your driver may leave it so special arrangements can be made. In this event, special charges will apply. Please call and check first if you think what you have placed out falls in this category.
Electronic Waste Collection and Holiday Schedule
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.
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.
Tough Items
Fluorescent bulbs, needles, paint, tires etc... create special problems.
Observed Holidays
- New Years
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
*Collections will be delayed one day after a holiday.
*If a 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 a 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.
Electronic Waste Collection - "E-Waste"
Groot Industries offers collection of these items directly from your home; however, you must call in advance to schedule a pick-up at (877) 693-2700 and make arrangements. All items collected will be recycled and rendered inoperable.
- 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