
Millington
Millington offers comprehensive waste and recycling services, including weekly refuse collection for up to four containers, yard waste programs from April to November, and recycling included at no extra charge.
Bulk items, construction debris, and white goods are also collected, with specific guidelines for safe disposal.

Millington Refuse and Recycling
Refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection will be weeklyon Monday. Please have your material out the night before to be assured pickup.
Refuse & Recycling Collection: Each household is provided with a 95 refuse cart and 95 gallon recycle cart. Any refuse outside of the cart does need to be in 35 gallon metal or plastic cans weighing no more than 50lbs. No bags are allowed. Additional refuse and recycle carts are available for an additional fee.
Residents can switch to a 65 gallon recycle cart or a 35gallon/65 gallon refuse cart. A change fee will apply. Please call Groot at 630-892-9294 for more details.
95 Gallon Container


Bulk / Oversized / Special Item Collection
Residents will be provided collection of one bulk item, under 50 pounds, on a weekly basis which can be safely collected by one Groot collector at no charge. Items exceeding 50 lbs in weight will be an additional charge. Bulk items include: boxes, barrels, crates, household furniture, and similar items that do not fit into a proper container and can be collected/lifted by one driver without assistance. Exceptions include items which are banned from direct disposal into a landfill (appliances, tires, car batteries and electronic waste).
Groot will collect debris from small remodeling projects each week for an additional fee. It must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length and no larger than 2 feet in diameter and bundled or placed in an approved container that does not exceed 50 pounds in weight.
Oversized and overweight items will be collected for an additional fee. Oversized/overweight items are any single large or extra heavy item that will require the resident to schedule a special pick-up. An example of an oversized item is a piano, hot tub or any item that requires two or more people to lift. A per item fee of will apply for each oversized item and residents will be required to call Groot to schedule a pick in advance.
White Goods
Groot will provide collection of such items on a weekly basis with residents calling to schedule a special collection. Regardless of size and weight, all appliances/white goods must be called in for a scheduled pick up.

Sustainable Food Waste Management Solutions
Yard Waste Program
Landscape waste collection will be April 1st – November 30thannually. Residents will have two options for the collection of yard waste.
Pay Per Bag Option: All properly prepared containers (plastic containers with an “X” marked on the container in clear view) and kraft type bags not exceeding33 gallons or 50 pounds in weight will be collected as long as there is a prepaid yard waste sticker affixed to each item.
Yard waste stickers are available for purchase Yorkville Jewel/Osco at 234 E. Veterans Parkway.
Yard Waste Subscription: Resident may choose a 65 or 95 gallon cart subscription for an annual fee. Residents choosing this option may mix food scrap with their yard waste. Please call Groot at 630-892-9294 for more details.
Brush and branches up to 4 feet must be bundled with twine(wire or plastic is not acceptable) 4’ or less in length and 2’ or less in diameter at the base and easily lifted to waist height. Landscape waste does not include wood timbers, plastic edging, plant pots or trays, fertilizer or landscape material bags, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood or animal waste.

Observed Holidays
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas 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.