A 95-gallon refuse cart will be provided to each household, and refuse will be collected from the curbside once per week. Additional carts can be rented through Flood Brothers Disposal by contacting our office. A monthly rental fee of $2.00 will be applied. Additional household refuse beyond the 95-gallon cart may be placed in containers or bags not exceeding 35 gallons and not exceeding 50 lbs. Please ensure your personal containers are in good condition and suitable for automated collection. We are not responsible for any damage during the curbside collection process.
Each household is provided with one 95-gallon recycling cart to be serviced weekly. Additional carts can be rented by contacting our office. A monthly rental fee of $3.00 per unit will be applied. There is no limit to the amount of recyclables that may be put out for removal. Recycling materials will be comingled (i.e. plastic, glass, metal, and paper products mixed together). Preparation requirements for households participating in the recycling program including rinsing, removing labels, flattening, removing caps, and lids, etc. can be found by clicking the following link. Read more about what can be recycled.
Residents may place their recycling materials in additional containers marked recycling with handles, or simply place them neatly alongside of recycling containers on collection days. Additional containers must not exceed 35 gallons or 50lbs.
Yard Waste Collection takes place on the same day as trash and recycling pickups, beginning the first full service week in April and ending the last week of November, annually. Carts are available for interested residents, with a $2.00 rental fee applying per unit. All yard waste shall be placed in a plastic or metal container with a tight cover, or a biodegradable Kraft bag, not exceeding 35 gallons or 50lbs.
Residents may place yard waste made up of grass clippings, bundled branches, brush and garden materials (such as plants, flowers, weeds, vines, bark pieces, pine cones, etc.) along with clean food waste scraps for composting.
Branches need to be placed in bundles no longer than four feet and no larger than two feet in diameter. Bushes cannot weigh more than 50 pounds and cannot be longer than four(4) feet or wider than two (2) feet in diameter, tied with material that is acceptable at compost sites. Individual limbs must not exceed 3 inches in diameter.
Holiday greenery must have all tinsel, ornaments, lights and nails removed before being placed out at the curb for pickup. Holiday greenery collection and pickup is free of charge and will take place during the first 2 weeks of January.
Residents must contact the village or Flood Brothers 24 hours in advance for bulk collection. Examples include mattresses. box springs, tables, chairs and other furniture. Items must not exceed 50lbs. Bulk items weighing more than 50lbsrequire a special pickup. Please call Flood brothers to schedule items of this size. Residents are encouraged to utilize the two clean up days.
If a holiday falls on a weekday or a Sunday, and your regularly scheduled pickup is on or after the holiday, your pickup will be delayed by one day. Wednesday customers will be serviced on Thursday.
Flood Brothers will not collect on the following holidays:
White good items are collected on your regularly scheduled collection day. Residents are asked to contact Flood Brothers 24 hours prior to pick up to schedule your item or items. The following items are considered white goods: refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, freezers, dryers, and water heaters. We ask that you remove the doors of any refrigerators or freezers. To schedule a collection of a white good item, kindly contact our office during regular business hours. White good items must be placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. the day of your regular pickup.
Please contact Flood Brothers customer service at (630) 261-0400 during business hours for assistance on hard to dispose items – I.e. electronics/hazardous waste and materials.
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