Oswego

Residents are required to purchase landscape waste stickers which must be affixed to every bag or bundle of yard waste. Collections begin April 1st and end November 30th, all yard waste must be placed in biodegradable Kraft type paper yard waste bags.

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 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, wood chips, bark, fertilizer or landscape material bags, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood, rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.

Composting: composting is available from April 1 to November 30. Compost must be placed in a yard waste container loose (not bagged)

Yard Waste Subscription w 95 gallon Cart: Food scraps are now accepted in cart only (no plastic, biodegradable or compostable bags). Residents encouraged to utilize their own internal container for home use (i.e. coffee can or countertop composting container)-- NO COMPOST WILL BE ACCEPTED IN YARD WASTE BAGS--Season runs from April 1st through Nov 30th. Any bags/bundles outside of the cart will require a sticker for each item. Residential customers signing up for the subscription must pre pay before service can be provided.

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. Any additional bulk request will cost $28 per cubic yard.

• We will consider a box spring and mattress as one large item.
• Carpeting should be in rolls no longer than 4 feet long and two feet in diameter and taped. We consider 5 rolls to be one large item. Anything over allowed construction debris will be $50 per trip or $28 per yard.
• 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.

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.

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.

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.

Tough Items: Fluorescent bulbs, needles, paint, tires etc... create special problems, please click here for help.

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