City Of Countryside
City of Countryside Waste Management, Trash Removal, and Dumpster Rental
The area where Countryside, Illinois is located used to be home to Potawatomi Indians before American pioneers settled at the beginning of the 19th century. Land was much cheaper than it was in Chicago, so it was an attractive area to escape from the hustle and bustle of big city living. Groot is glad that we have the opportunity to provide Countryside, Illinois with all of its dumpster rental needs. Regardless of whether you need a large dumpster or a small one, you will be satisfied by choosing Groot.
Refuse:
Service includes collection of unlimited household refuse. Residents
are allowed to use garbage cans or bags that are not larger than 32 gallons and do not weigh more than 45 pounds
each. 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.
Tough
Items:
Fluorescent bulbs, needles, paint, tires etc... create special problems,
please click here for help.
Bulk
Items:
One bulk item such as a couch or dresser or 1
cubic yard (3x 3x 3) 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 two 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 45lbs. per container. Two containers will be considered one large item.
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.
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.
All items collected will be recycled and rendered inoperable. 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.
| Computers & monitors | Video game consoles |
| Electronic Mice | Printers |
| Scanners | Televisions |
| Digital 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 |
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Recycling:
Unlimited recycling service is provided. Households will be supplied with a 65
gallon capacity wheeled tote for their use. All recyclables may be mixed together in one container, no sorting is
needed. Do Not put your recyclables in plastic bags.
Click here for a list of Recyclable
Materials
Yard Waste:
State law requires us to pick up yard waste separately from
general waste. Collections begin April 1st and end November 30th. Residents must place yard waste in biodegradable
Kraft type paper yard waste bags that do not exceed 33 gallons in capacity. Any brush or branches outside
of the container must be cut down to 4 feet in length and bundled no greater than 2 feet in diameter. Only use
string or twine to bundle, and do not use plastic or duct tape to seal your 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, fertilizer or
landscape material bags, bark, wood chips, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood,
rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.
Appliances:
State laws require us to collect any white
good type of appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, washers etc. separately and recycle. There is a fee per
item for collection and you are required to call the office to schedule pick up and make arrangements for
payment.
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 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 have to 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.
Vacation Policy:
Residents are required to call
Groot PRIOR to stopping service for extended vacations. Vacation hold must be a minimum of 4 weeks and there is
not a maximum. Residents must provide a return date and all balances must be paid before the hold can be
applied; credit will be issued the following billing cycle.
Observed Holidays
- New Years 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 rest of the week.