Solid Waste & Recycling Program

How to Use This Guide

The Village of Oak Brook, in cooperation with Allied Waste (formerly named BFI, click here for information regarding change of name), is pleased to provide this complete reference guide describing your refuse, recycling and yard waste collection program. The guide is designed to provide you with a quick and easy reference, and should be kept in a convenient place for your use. The following link will take you to information about DuPage County's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program.

Click here for the 2008-2009 Solid Waste & Recycling Program brochure in Adobe Acrobat format.

SERVICE RATES

Effective January 1, 2008, the following services are available at the listed rates:

REFUSE

RECYCLING

YARD WASTE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• All refuse, recycling and yard waste will be collected by Allied Waste on Mondays. Residents may subscribe to twice per week collection at a higher rate than the basic service by contacting Allied Waste directly.
• Materials must be placed at the curb no sooner than 6:00 PM the day prior to collection, but before 6:00 AM on collection day. Empty containers must be removed from the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the day following collection.
• Residents may subscribe to rear door collection (for refuse only) at a higher rate than the basic service by contacting Allied Waste directly.
• Collection will not be provided on the following holidays:

                          New Year's Day -- normal schedule -- pickup date 12/31/07

                          Memorial Day -- service delayed one day -- pickup date 5/27/08

                          Independence Day -- normal schedule -- pickup date 6/30/08

                          Labor Day -- service delayed one day -- pickup date 9/2/08

                          Thanksgiving -- normal schedule -- pickup date 11/24/08

                          Christmas -- normal schedule -- pickup date 12/22/08

                          New Year's Day -- normal schedule -- pickup date 12/29/08

             Please note that Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day,                Columbus Day, Pulaski Day and Veterans' Day do not affect the service schedule.

In the event that collection day falls on a holiday, collection will be provided on the following day. Refuse, recycling and yard waste are collected in different trucks on different routes. Therefore, collection times may vary for each service (e.g. yard waste may be picked up later in the day than refuse).

•  Allied Waste bills residents in advance on a quarterly basis. Allied Waste also offers an annual billing option whereby residents may pay for a year of service in advance. Contact Allied Waste if you are interested in annual billing.

REFUSE COLLECTION

• Unlimited amounts of refuse in cans or bags will be collected each week.
• When purchasing garbage containers, please verify the size.  For safety reasons they should not be larger than 32 gallons.
• Cans or bags may weigh up to 50 pounds when full, and may hold up to 32 gallons of refuse.
• Refuse must be placed at the curb unless the resident has arranged with Allied Waste for rear door collection.
• Collection of individual items weighing more than 300 pounds; large amounts of building materials, carpeting, dirt, concrete, furnishings, etc.; and appliances containing hazardous components should be coordinated between Allied Waste and the customer. Call Allied Waste prior to collection to arrange for an estimate of cost.

OPTIONAL TOTER SERVICE

An optional wheeled toter service is available to residents. Toter service provides a clean, attractive container for storing and transporting of waste. Toters are completely enclosed with an attached lid to prevent odor problems and keep unwanted pests out of your trash. Toters are available in a 90 gallon size, and eliminate the need to purchase garbage cans. Each toter holds the approximate equivalent of 3 cans of waste.

Toter service is available for an additional $2.95 per month. Please call Allied Waste to arrange for this service.

Due to incompatible design features, most toters sold by retailers cannot be loaded by Allied Waste's equipment.  Please contact Allied Waste before purchasing any toter.

YARD WASTE COLLECTION

• Curbside collection of yard waste (e.g. grass clippings, twigs, leaves, plant material, etc.) is provided from April 1 through November 30 on Mondays.
• Yard waste may be placed in 30 gallon biodegradable paper bags (plastic bags cannot be accepted) weighing up to 50 pounds when full. A yard waste sticker must be attached to each bag.
• Branches may be tied together in bundles approximately 4' long and 2' in diameter weighing up to 80 pounds. A yard waste sticker must be attached to each bundle.
• A 90-gallon wheeled toter is also available at a rate of $207.00 per season.
• Yard waste is collected at the curbside only.
• Yard waste stickers are available at the following nearby vendors at a cost of $2.35 per sticker.

YARD WASTE STICKER VENDORS:

• Butler Government Center - 1200 Oak Brook Rd.
• Jewel - 4 East Ogden Avenue - Westmont
• Jewel - 944 York Rd. - Elmhurst

Stickers may also be purchased by mail. Contact Allied Waste for more information.

Clean Christmas trees (free of all ornaments, lights, tinsel, flocking, etc.) will be collected separately at the curb on the first two collection days after January 1. No sticker is required for Christmas trees during these two collections.

RECYCLING COLLECTION GUIDELINES

General Provisions

• All recycling and yard waste will be collected by Allied Waste on Mondays.
• There is no limit to the number of recycling containers you may set out for collection.
• Stickers are not required to be placed on recycling containers.
• Additional recycling containers may be purchased through Allied Waste.
• Please write your address on your recycling container(s) to help in recovery if lost or stolen.
• Recycling containers should be left for the new homeowner in the event you should move.

Preparation of Materials

• Paper and Non-paper materials may be commingled inside your recycling container.
• Do not place recyclable materials in plastic bags.
• All recyclable materials should be rinsed free of food with caps/lids removed.
• Do not recycle paper or metal foil such as pizza box liners which have been contaminated by food.
• Flatten all corrugated cardboard boxes, paperboard, and wet strength carrier stock and remove any nonpaper packing material.
• Cut or fold corrugated cardboard into 3'x 3' pieces, to fit into truck compartments.
• Newspapers may be placed in paper bags to prevent them blowing away.

PAPER MATERIALS

PAPER ITEMS

Newspaper

• all newspaper inserts acceptable

Magazines and Catalogs

• glossy and non-glossy accepted

Telephone Directories

Kraft Brown Paper Bags

Corrugated Cardboard

Paperboard (Chipboard)

• cereal boxes
• pasta boxes
• clothing boxes
• tissue boxes
• frozen food boxes/wet strength

• stationery•computer paper
• notebook paper•typing paper
• post-it-notes•bond envelopes
• aseptic packages (juice boxes and gable-top containers)

NON-PAPER MATERIALS

PLASTIC ITEMS

PET (#1) Plastic Bottles

• 2-liter soda bottles
• plastic beverage containers

HDPE (#2) Plastic Bottles

• laundry detergent bottles
• milk and water bottles
• shampoo and personal care bottles

Polystyrene (#6)

• plastic blocks
• meat/deli trays

Plastic 6- & 12-pack rings

No motor oil, anti-freeze, pool chemicals, or other hazardous waste containers.

METAL ITEMS

• aluminum cans
• aluminum foil
• steel or tin cans
• aluminum baking trays/pie plates
• empty aerosol cans
• empty latex Paint cans (scraped clean)

GLASS ITEMS

• bottles and jars only
• brown, green, and clear glass

NO mirrors and window glass accepted.

RECYCLING TOTER OPTION

Allied Waste has 30 gallon wheeled recycling toters available for rent which may be used in conjunction with the 18 gallon recycling bin for convenience of storing and transporting your recyclables. These toters are $2.70/month, and are available through Allied Waste; commingled (non-paper) recyclables may be placed in the toter while paper products may be placed in your 18 gallon bin, placed on top of the toter and wheeled to the curb. This toter makes storing recyclables much easier and cleaner. If interested call Allied Waste.

Service Inquiries or Questions

If you have any questions regarding your collection service or if you experience any problems, please contact Allied Waste directly at: