•Bulk items are collected on your regularly scheduled
collection day. Bulk items that do not fit in the refuse carts
may be placed at the curb for pick up. A maximum of three
(3) bulk items will be collected per household each week.
Bulk items include sofas, tables, mattresses, box springs,
bookcases, dressers. Tires, large car parts and vehicle
batteries cannot be collected. Carpet must be cut into four-
foot lengths and securely bound with tape, rope or twine in
rolls or bundles. Rolls and bundles of carpeting must be no
more than two (2) feet in diameter and weigh no more than
fifty (50) pounds. Loose, unbundled carpeting can be
collected at an additional charge by a special pick up
arranged for in advance.
• There is no charge for the collection of white good items,
however only 1 white good per household each week is
allowed. The following items are considered white goods:
refrigerators, stoves, washers, dishwashers, freezers, dryers,
hot water tanks, air conditioners and furnaces. To schedule
a collection of a white good item, contact Flood Brothers at
630-261-0400 during regular business hours. White good
items will be collected on your pickup day. Any white good
item to be collected must be placed at the curb by 7:00AM.
• Unacceptable Materials: Items such as paint, household
batteries, pesticides, poisons, cleaning solvents, tainted
gasoline, used oil and other automotive products are
considered to be hazardous waste and should not be
included in your refuse can for collection.
• Open burning of any type of refuse material within the
Village limits is expressly prohibited by ordinance.
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