Barrington
Groot Industries provides waste and recycling services for Barrington, offering 95-gallon refuse and 65-gallon recycling carts.
Services include unlimited refuse and recycling, yard waste collection by subscription, bulk item disposal, and electronic waste pickup. Discounts are available for seniors, and special arrangements can be made for oversized items.
Service includes collection of unlimited household garbage. Containers or bags must not exceed 32 gallons or 45 pounds. One bulk item or one cubic yard of construction material will be collected each week for no additional charge. Refuse is required to be out by 6:00 a.m. each week.
- A 95 gallon toter is provide for trash and a 65 gallon toter is provided for recycling. Additional containers are available for an additional fee.
- Subscription Yard waste is collected during the months of April 1st through November 30th.
- Construction and general clean up debris are collected on normal service day for additional fees.
Unlimited recycling service is provided. Personal containers must not exceed 32 gallons or 45 pounds and must be marked clearly "Recyclables Only". All recyclable material may be placed in one container, no sorting is needed.
Click here for a list of Recyclable Materials
Container Rental
Groot Industries offers a 95-gallon container for trash and a 65-gallon container for recyclables; both containers have lids and are on wheels.
- Extra Trash Containers
Must be 35 gal. or smaller and weigh under 50 lbs.
- Additional Trash Carts
Available for purchase only (rental not offered).
- Recycling Overflow
Any items outside your cart must have a City of Aurora sticker.
- 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.
Fast & Reliable Dumpster Rentals
Remodeling or clearing out junk? Rent a temporary Roll Off dumpster from Groot for a simple, hassle-free cleanup.
We are local to your community. We can get a dumpster out to you right when you need it.
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
Available by "Subscription Only". Collections starts April 1st and ends November 30th, there are no credits or prorates for residents that sign up in the middle of the season. All yard material must be placed inside the 95-gallon container provided. Tree limbs, branches or brush must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length, bundled no greater than 2 feet in diameter and placed in the container provided.
Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected.
One bulk item per week allowed, such as Furniture (couch, dresser, chair) Mattress and box spring, lawn mower, bicycle, grill etc
Oversized/Overweight Items
Any single large or extra heavy item that requires us to schedule a special pick up to remove will require a one time fee. Residents are required to contact us to schedule a pick up in advance.
Up to 1 cubic yard (3' x 3' x 3') of miscellaneous debris or construction material will be collected each week at 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.
Carpeting should be in rolls no longer than 4 feet long and two feet in diameter and taped. 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.
If more than 1 cubic yard please contact us to arrange pickup. Additional charges apply.
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 call in advance to schedule a pick-up and make arrangements: 847-734-6400.
- 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
* 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
Residents are required to contact us prior to desired stop service date. Vacation hold must be a minimum of 4 weeks and there is no maximum. Residents must provide a return date when they request to stop service and all balances must be paid before the hold can be applied; credit will be issued the following billing cycle.
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