Winthrop Harbor
Discover the Village of Winthrop Harbor’s waste management options, offering tailored services to fit every resident's needs. Choose from unlimited standard refuse service, tag service, or senior discounts for limited refuse collection. Weekly recycling is included, along with e-waste collection and yard waste programs from April to November.
Unlimited Standard Refuse Service: Service includes weekly collection of unlimited household garbage with a 95-gallon cart. One bulk item (non-appliance) will be collected each week for no additional charge.
Limited/Senior Refuse Service: Service includes the weekly collection limited to one 65-gallon cart and one bulk item per week. Additional refuse found outside the cart will require one prepaid refuse sticker to be affixed to each container or bag not to exceed 33-gallons. Residents 65 years or older will be eligible for a discount on limited collection service. Seniors must be registered with the Village.
Tag Service and Recycling (does not include large item pickup): A prepaid tag must be affixed to each 32 gallon can or bag of garbage. You will be billed separately for recycling.
- 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.
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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
Yard waste will be picked up on your regular service day from April 1 through November 30. The residents may select from the following service levels:
- Yard Waste Subscription: Entire season April 1st - November 30th. Subscription is limited to 6 biodegradable kraft bags/32 gallon containers. Any additional bags/cans will require yard waste stickers.
- Pay-per-bag/tag: One paid tag shall be required for each landscape container (up to 32 gallon) of yard waste placed out for collection.
Please call (877) 40-GROOT for more information on these programs. 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, bark, wood chips, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood, rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.
Items not covered under regular refuse collection and some bulk item service require special pick-up. These items include white goods, auto parts, building materials, heavy appliances, and other similar items. Contact Groot for pricing and collection arrangements.
Fall leaf collection will be provided at no cost to residents beginning mid-October and concluding November 30. Leaves only may be raked out to the curb for removal during this time frame.
- Village of Winthrop Harbor | 830 Sheridan | Winthrop Harbor
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.
Groot Industries offers collection of these items directly from your home for an additional fee; however, you must contact us in advance to schedule a pick-up and make arrangements.
- Computers & monitors
- Video game consoles
- Electronic Mice & keyboards
- Printers & Scanners
- Televisions
- Digital converter Boxes
- Cable & Satellite receivers
- Fax machines
- Small scale servers
- Video cassette recorders
- Digital video disc players & recorders
- Portable digital music players
- Holiday Impacts to Collection Days
- New Year's Day
- Labor Day
- Memorial Day
- Thanksgiving
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day
*If the holiday falls on a Saturday, pick up will stay the same.
*If the holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday will be an off day.
*If the holiday falls on a weekday, service will be delayed until the next day.
- Vacation Holds
- You may place your account on hold for up to 4 months per calendar year. "Low Volume" program cannot place vacation holds.
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