Residents Can Set out Unlimited Household Refuse on Spring Clean-Up Day

Source: the Village of La Grange

La Grange residents can set out an unlimited amount of household refuse on their regular collection day the week of April 13 for Spring Clean-Up Day.

• Residents north of 47th Street - April 13, 2015
• Residents south of 47th Street - April 16, 2015

Residents must use three stickers in total on the waste they set out for collection.

Republic Service will collect large and miscellaneous items from single and two-family residences at the curb such as:

• Appliances
• Bulk items (bicycles, fans, etc.)
• Carpet (must be cut down to 4 feet in length, securely bundled, and no more than 30 lbs. in weight)
• Furniture
• Couches
• Chairs

Acceptable items must be placed next to regular refuse at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day. Items other than furniture, large bulk items and appliances must be placed in bags, cans or boxes not heavier than 50 pounds each.

• Electronics
• Construction and/or demolition debris
• Scrap wood and lumber
• Paint
• Concrete, asphalt, rocks bricks
• Car parts
• Tires
• Batteries
• Any type of fluid
• Ammunition
• Hazardous or medical waste
• Radioactive materials
• Yard waste
• Fencing
• Railroad ties

Yard waste will be collected if properly prepared, stickered and set out on a regular collection day.

Contact the village at 708-579-2315 or Republic Service at (708) 345-7050 with any questions about Spring Clean-Up or refuse disposal service.

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