This annual service is totally separate from your regular weekly garbage pickup. You must make arrangements with your regular trash hauler (Gill's Freeport Disposal (815-233-5644) or Moring Disposal (815-233-9216) ) to sign up. There will be a $51 charge per residence to help the city offset the cost of the program. When you call to sign up you will need to provide your water and sewer account number, address and phone number (the charge will show up on your water bill). There are limits to the amount of trash that can be disposed of in this program. Each participating home may place four (4) bulky furniture items along with one (1) cubic yard of miscellaneous bulky waste at the curb (one cubic yard is the equivalent of six 30-gallon containers). The deadline for making arrangements with the appropriate hauler is November 12th.
Here is a list of what is considered acceptable items for the Bulky Waste Pickup:
Couches, sleeper sofas, major appliances, coffee/end tables, kitchen tables, sectionals (limit one), rocker/recliners, mattress/box springs, baby cribs, dressers, pillows, picture frames, foot stools, baby swings, grills, lamps, small area rugs, child car seats, push mowers (you must drain the fuel first), bicycles/tricycles, boxes and small items, swing sets (disassembled into 4' sections).
Here is a list of unacceptable items that you should NOT put out:
Dehumidifiers, tires, air conditioners, plate glass windows, water heaters/softeners, mirrors, cement, rock, brick, riding lawn mowers, auto batteries, open dry paint cans, car parts, or liquid waste.
This is a great time to take advantage of cleaning out your larger waste for a very reasonable cost.
