Waste & Recycling

Garbage collection on Marion Street

The Village of Oak Park’s comprehensive solid waste disposal program is designed to effectively deal with increasing amounts of trash, rising collection and disposal costs, legislative restrictions and growing environmental concerns. Municipal services are provided for residential properties of five or fewer units. Owners of larger multifamily dwelling and commercial buildings must contract directly with private refuse haulers. The Village's waste disposal program is managed by the Public Works Department.

Recycling and composting benefits the community in a number of ways by reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and saving disposal fees.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) is the Village's garbage hauler, handling the weekly collection of trash and recycling for residential properties with five or fewer units. Call 844.633.3577, email service@LRSrecycles.com or visit www.lrsrecycles.com/oakpark to report a missed pickup, request a waste hauling service or find more information about the LRS collection program.

Collection Rates

Mobile refuse carts, available in two sizes, and large recycling containers, allow residents to choose the level of service that best fits their needs. Residents are also encouraged to opt into the Village's Compostable Program.

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Collection Schedule

 

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Refuse collection service is provided once a week for all residential buildings with up to five units. Owners of larger multifamily dwelling and commercial buildings must contract directly with private refuse haulers. All trash, recyclables and yard waste are scheduled to be picked up on the same day of the week:

The Village's garbage contractor provides 96-gallon and 64-gallon wheeled containers for trash. Trash must be placed into a tightly covered trash container. Loose trash outside the container will not be picked up. Place trash and recycling containers out for collection no later than 7 a.m. on the morning of your collection day. Containers placed out for collection at the curb must be removed from the curbs by 10 p.m. that night.

Items that are either prohibited by landfills or unacceptable for collection include car parts, dirt , soil, concrete, tires, motor oil, pesticides, acid, gasoline, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, automotive batteries, liquid paint and electronics such as computers, monitors and TVs. If any of these items are mixed with your trash, collection will not be made. If your collection is missed, call 844.633.3577 the following day. 

Refuse is not collected on major holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas), typically delaying collections by one day.

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