City Of Evanston: Storm Cleanup 101

Press release from the City of Evanston:

08/18/2021 1:57 PM

How to Dispose of Tree Branches and Debris from Private Property

City of Evanston crews work around the clock following severe weather events, including after the recent storm on August 10, to address hazards, clear streets and sidewalks, and remove fallen trees, branches and debris originating from public trees, including those in parks and in the parkway (the area between the street and the sidewalk). Evanston residents are responsible for addressing trees, branches, sticks and debris from private property. 

Here are a few reminders as you clean up your property:

• Yard waste, including leaves, twigs, and other small debris items, should be placed in food and yard waste carts or in paper yard waste bags affixed with a City of Evanston sticker. These items will be picked up on residents’ normal refuse collection day in their normal collection area.

• Brush and tree branches should be tied in bundles with cloth ties, affixed with a City of Evanston yard waste sticker, and placed in residents’ normal refuse collection area. Please ensure that bundles do not block driving lanes, alleys, parking areas or sidewalks. Bundles must be no more than four feet in length and three feet in diameter, and bundled tree branches must be less than four inches in diameter. Bundles tied with plastic, wire or rope will not be accepted. Groot, the City’s contracted yard waste hauler, will not collect branches that are not bundled.

City of Evanston yard waste stickers can be purchased at the City Collector’s Office at the Robert Crown Community Center, Home Depot, Valli Produce, Lemoi Hardware, and Evanston Jewel locations. Thank you for your cooperation in cleaning up after the storm.

For more information, please call/text 847-448-4311, or simply dial 311 in Evanston.

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