Unincorporated Spring Grove
Unincorporated Spring Grove Waste Management and Recycling
IMPORTANT! McHenry County under their authority has franchised certainareas of unincorporated McHenry County to Groot Industries as the exclusive waste and recycling service provider. The County initiated this process to help lower waste collection costs for its residents and to provide for some ancillary services.
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.
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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Tough Items:
Bulbs, needles, paint, tires ect... create special problems, please click here for help.
Recycling:
Unlimited
recycling service
is provided. You may use a personal container not exceeding 32 gallons but
it must be clearly marked “Recycling only”. 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:
Available by “Subscription
only”. State law requires us to
pick up yard waste separately from general waste. Our program includes one 95 gallon container for your use.
Collections begin April 1st and end November 30th, no credits or prorates are available for residents that sign up
in the middle of the season. All yard waste material must be placed inside the 95 gallon cart provided. Tree limbs
branches or brush must be cut to no more than 4 feet in length and placed in the container. 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. You will be required to call the office before your service day as there will be an extra charge for
each extra bundle or bag. Yard waste in plastic bags
will NOT be collected.
Will Call Yard Waste:
We have made
available for those residents that only wish to have their yard waste picked up occasionally a Will
Call program. You may find this very cost effective for those who wish to do spring and fall
clean-ups but leave their clippings lie the rest of the year. Simply call in prior to your normal collection day and
arrange for payment. Charges are per bag or bundle placed out for collection and $15.00 minimum will apply.
Reminder-only biodegradable paper type yard waste bags may be used.
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 and make arrangement s 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 of
$22.00 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.
Bulk Items:
One bulk item such as a couch or
dresser or 1 cubic yard (3’x 3’x 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.
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.
Container Rental:
Groot
Industries has available to rent
95 gallon capacity trash containers and 65 gallon recycling containers. Containers are easily wheeled around and
have lids. We also have 18 gallon recycling bins available for purchase. Call us for more
details.
Senior
Discount:
We offer seniors over the age of 65 a 10% discount on their bill. Proof of age must be
sent to Groot
Industries to the attention of the billing department.
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 Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
*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.