Submission by the village of Glen Ellyn
Yard Waste collection will in Glen Ellyn will resume on Monday.
This weekly service runs through the end of November 2016. Please review the following regulations for the proper disposal of yard waste:
- A $2.50 green yard waste sticker is required on each container.
- Yard waste can be contained in brown paper bags and/or unlined 33-gallon trash containers; no plastic bags.
- Branch and brush can also be put out for this pick-up with a sticker.
- Branch and brush should be in paper bags, containered or bundled with twine; each bag, container or bundle requires 1 yard waste sticker.
- Branches must be no larger than 5 inches in diameter, 4 feet in length and branches or bundles can not exceed 50 pounds in weight.
- Sod is not a yard waste; dispose of as refuse.
Yard waste must be out at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday collection day. Also, consider signing up for our new curbside composting program.
This voluntary program allows residents to dispose of yard waste and food scraps items each week in the container size chosen by the resident.
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