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Reducing waste decreases our dependence on landfills and is sound environmental management for the entire community. In Elgin, composting and grasscycling can also help to save you money by eliminating the need to purchase paper yard waste bags, prepaid refuse stickers, and lawn fertilizer!
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Dispose of them and other household hazardous waste by scheduling an at home collection. Yard Waste. Learn how to get rid of yard waste. Also learn when free fall leaves and Christmas tree collections happen.
Find garbage/recycling and holiday collection schedules. Collection Services. Learn about and request collection services provided by the city. Program Cost. Find out how city waste services are billed, eligibility and new service activation. Item Sorting. Learn how to sort garbage and recycling items.
In practice, landscape waste is divided into two segments with somewhat different disposal options: yard waste and brush. Yard waste includes grass clippings, weeds, leaves, pine needles, plant stems, flowers and smaller twigs and branches.
Collection is FREE during the month of April (no stickers required), and is collected on your regular garbage pickup day. Starting May 1, refuse stickers are required on yard waste bags. Yard waste must be placed in kraft paper bags, and each must weigh less than 45 pounds.
View the map of the designated bagging areas. Residents in designated bagging areas are required to bag their leaves in paper yard waste bags for collection. Waste Management will collect the bagged leaves on your regular weekly trash collection day beginning October 1 through November 30.
29 mar 2022 · Yard waste collection begins Friday! No stickers are required on yard waste bags during the month of April. Check out these other spring cleaning programs, too!
