Round Lake Heights
Simplify waste and recycling in Round Lake Heights with Groot Industries. Enjoy weekly Friday curbside collection, including a 95-gallon refuse cart and 65-gallon recycling cart at no extra cost. Benefit from bulk item disposal (one item per week) and e-waste recycling through scheduled pickups.
Residents of the Village of Round Lake Heights are given one 95 gallon refuse cart in which to place refuse. Additional refuse may be placed in a bag or 32 gallon container.
Recycling is included. Residents of Round Lake Heights are given a 65 gallon recycling cart.
- 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
Yard waste will be picked up on your regular service day from April 1 through November 30. Grass clippings, leaves, twigs, garden debris, weeds, fruits, seeds, stalks, vines are acceptable landscape items. Landscape does not include wood timbers, plastic edging, wood chips, bark, plant pots or trays, fertilizer or landscape material bags, landscape fabric, root sections, sand, gravel, sod, firewood, rocks, excess amounts of dirt or animal waste.
Residents are allowed one bulk item a week at no charge. The bulk item cannot weigh more than 50 pounds or require more that one person to lift it.
Items not covered under regular refuse collection and some bulk item service require special pick-up. Residents with items such as white goods, auto parts, building materials, heavy appliances, and other similar items must contact Groot for pricing and collection arrangements.
Fall leaf collection is provided at no cost to the residents from October 30 through November 30.
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
- Holiday Impacts to Collection Days
- New Year's Day
- Labor Day
- Memorial Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day
*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
- You may place your account on hold for up to 4 months per calendar year. "Low Volume" program cannot place vacation holds.
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