KEEP CAROL STREAM BEAUTIFUL

"The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man’s litter has more permanence." - John Steinbeck

With the construction of the Town Center and other Gary Avenue improvements at Hiawatha Drive and St. Charles Road, the Village has made an investment in beautifying one of our main highway corridors. This beautification effort has been supported by several local civic groups who have adopted  segments of  local roadways to clean-up. The Village has committed itself to extending this effort along other main corridors through our town namely Lies Road, North Avenue and County Farm Road. Because these road segments are heavily traveled, their condition has a significant impact on the impression people have of the Village as they pass through Carol Stream. This continued beautification effort will require committed partnerships from our business community, civic groups and each and every Village resident to achieve a standard of excellence. To develop a supportive partnership with our residents, the Village asks that the following actions be taken:

1. Place refuse at the curbside no earlier than 6:00 pm on the evening before your scheduled collection day.
    
2. Place all refuse in a container with a lid or a secured plastic or paper bag before placing it at the curb for pick-up.
    
3. Follow the directions, below, for preparing recycling for collection:

• Empty and rinse all food residue from recycling containers before placing them in the bin for collection.
• Remove and dispose of all non-steel lids from bottles, jugs, jars and containers. Steel lids are acceptable.
• Crush/step on all plastics and aluminum cans before placing them in the blue recycling bin. Because they are lightweight, crushing them will decrease the likelihood of them getting windblown.
• Place in your recycling bin only those materials listed by the Village as acceptable for collection.
• Separate paper and non-paper recycling items. Non-paper items are to be placed in the bin while paper items are to be placed in brown grocery bags and tightly bound with string.
• Consider purchasing, from the Village, a lid for your blue recycling can. Recycling bin lids can be purchased for $3.00 from the Village Cashier.
• Equip your automobiles with anti-litter trash bags.

4. Request that your school, church or civic organization consider adopting a portion of road along one of the targeted corridors for a three-year clean-up agreement. The Adopt-A-Highway program is coordinated by the Public Works Department which can be reached at (630) 871-6260.
    
5. Report all observed incidences of fly dumping to the Police Department.

Keep Carol Stream Beautiful!