Spring Clean Up Dates Set In St. Charles

ST. CHARLES, IL — The city of St. Charles will again be offering its spring clean up program this year.

Spring clean up allows residents to place unwanted items at the curb for pick up, with collection dates planned for residents east of the river on May 14 and those west of the river on May 21. The service is meant for residents within St. Charles city limits only.

Lakeshore Recycling will pick up items, which must be placed on the curb and not in the street, before 7 a.m. to ensure pickup. Once collection crews have passed through an area they will not come back, according to a news release.

Residents also should not place items out more than 48 hours before the collection.

If you would like to keep containers used to hold items, write “Do not throw can away” on it. The cans cannot be retrieved once collected. Rugs and carpet should be rolled, taped/tied and cut into segments.

These items not allowed and will not be picked up:

• Any Items weighing more than 50 lbs.
• Any Items larger than 5 feet in length
• Electronics
• Large home appliances
• Loose batteries
• Household hazardous waste (paints, solvents, auto fluids, pesticides, etc.)
• Devices containing mercury (thermostats, thermometers, etc.)
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Liquids and gases (no propane tanks, fire extinguishers)
• Contractor construction debris (doors, windows, large amounts of lumber, masonry products, drywall, siding, roofing)
• Tires
• Yard waste (grass, leaves, brush, garden waste, rocks)
• Household refuse normally collected each week

You can visit the Kane County Recycles website for more information. You can also contact the public works department at 630-377-4405 or pw@stcharlesil.gov.