Plainfield, Waste Collector Host Week Of Spring Cleaning Pickups

PLAINFIELD, IL — Locals gearing up for spring cleaning will have an easier time doing so the week of April 6.

The Village of Plainfield and Waste Management are sponsoring a spring cleanup for residents, who can place household refuse, bulk items and appliances at the curb on their regular pickup day.

Items should be at the curb by 6 a.m. on residents' collection day. All items placed at the curb for collection must be normal residential refuse and packaged properly. Mattresses must be wrapped in plastic, and king-size mattresses must be folded in half and tied or secured with a bungee cord. Carpet, weighing no more than 50 pounds, must be cut and rolled into 4-foot lengths and secured with tape or string.

These items are excluded from the spring cleanup:

• Electronics
• Hazardous waste (paints, oils, and solvents)
• Tires
• Construction and demolition materials
• Concrete
• Rocks
• Dirt
• Engines or large automotive parts
• Any oversized items that cannot be placed in a compactor-type truck

To dispose of electronics and household hazardous waste, residents should contact At Your Door Special Collection for a pickup, which can be scheduled at 800-449-7587 or www.wmatyourdoor.com.

Yard waste collection will also resume with the first refuse pickup in April. Yard waste should be properly packaged in yard waste bags, a Waste Management yard waste cart, or tied in 4-foot bundles weighing 50-pounds or less.

The spring cleanup, At Your Door Special Collection, and yard waste pickup are available to residents who participate in the village's residential refuse collection program with Waste Management.