Changes From Groot Effective Now In Bolingbrook

Press release from the Village of Bolingbrook:

March 23, 2020

Waste Connections out of Houston, Texas, along with other companies within the industry, announced a temporary nationwide corporate policy change to their waste collection services. Waste Connections is the parent company that purchased Groot two years ago and provides refuse collection to Bolingbrook and other communities. These changes are required to protect and minimize their employees exposure during our national response to COVID-19 while maintaining services to the general public.

Effective Monday, March 23, 2020 Groot will discontinue collecting e-waste, white goods, bulk items and other loose refuse. At this time all garbage must be bagged and recycling placed in blue bins or other previously approved containers.

Given the changes to corporate policies, Spring Cleanup has been postponed to a future date. As of today yard waste collection is scheduled to start on April 1, 2020, however this policy is currently under further review by Waste Connections (Groot).

The Village will continue to work with Groot and notify residents of any future changes to collection services and with scheduling updates. We appreciate your cooperation in these trying times to help protect the exposure of the men and women who are out there to ensure the safe collection of our refuse, recycling and other goods.

For more information please contact Groot at 888-485-0900 or the Village's Public Service Department at 630-226-8800.

Lucas Rickelman

lrickelm@bolingbrook.com

Director of Public Services

This press release was produced by the Village of Bolingbrook. The views expressed here are the author’s own.