Landscape Waste Program

Residents will have landscape waste collection weekly from April 1st to December 1st. Residents must purchase a yard waste sticker and place it on a 33-gallon or smaller BIODEGRADABLE YARD WASTE BAG.

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.

Christmas Tree Pick-Up

We will collect Christmas trees for the first three weeks in January. Residents on the unlimited program may place their trees at curbside on their regular service day for no extra charge.

Bulk items are items such as a couch or dresser or one cubic yard (3' x 3' x 3') of miscellaneous debris or construction material. 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 and no larger than 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.

Oversized/Overweight Items:

Some items are just too big or heavy for our people to handle without special equipment. In that case, you 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 into this category.

Tough Items:

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

Appliances:

State law requires us to collect any "white good" type appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, washers, etc. separately and recycle these items. Residents using the unlimited program are allowed to put out one appliance per week for collection at no additional charge, but must call in advance to schedule.

All material must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length and no larger than 2 feet in diameter. All debris must be bagged or bundled and should not exceed 45 pounds. Residents need to call Groot at 877-775-1200 to obtain a price quote and to schedule a pick-up.

Special Pick-ups and Extra Garbage:

If you find you need extra rubbish picked-up all at one time there will be an extra charge per cubic yard and you must call Groot 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.

Groot Industries offers collection of these items directly from your home for an additional fee; however, you must call 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

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.