YARD WASTE PROGRAM SERVICES & ITEMS IDENTIFIED

Yard waste collection is offered to Village residents from April through November.  Yard waste collection service is not provided during all of January and February.  Yard waste may be placed in a 32-gallon can or in a brown paper yard waste bag NOT TO EXCEED 50 LB. in carrying weight and placed at curbside with a Flood Brothers sticker visibly attached to the handle and facing street-side. Branches should be bundled in not more than 4 ft. X 6 ft. bundles. One Free Fall Leaf Collection Service is offered annually which allows Village single family customers to dispose of an unlimited amount of leaves on the designated collection day free of charge. Fall Leaf waste stickers are also offered for sale during a designated six week fall period and $1.00 off the cost of a regular yard waste sticker. Please reference the Spring and Fall issues of the Carol Stream Correspondent newsletter, the local newspapers, the Water Bill Message Center or the Village Happenings for details on the designated free spring and fall collection dates and the leaf sticker use period.
 

Yard Waste Items Identified

Grass clippings, leaves, branches, brush trimmings, garden trimmings, vines, garden plants, flowers, weeds, tree droppings (pine cones, ornamental fruit) and other types of organic waste from the cultivation of a lawn, vegetable or flower garden, trees and shrubbery. Sod, dirt, and holiday greenery is not considered yard waste.