Land and Lakes-Evergreen Park-Disposal Services

	Garbage will be collected weekly. Recycling will be collected every other week. Collection Day: Monday-Southeast Quadrant 95th St. to 102nd Pl. Western to Kedzie Tuesday-Northwest Quadrant 91st St. to 95th St. Kedzie to Pulaski Wednesday-Northeast Quadrant 87th St. to 95th St. Western to Kedzie Thursday-Southwest Quadrant 95th St. to 103rd St. Kedzie to Pulaski Click the following links for details: >> Garbage Collection >> Recycling >> Landscape Waste >> Download Evergreen Park Services PDF	Garbage, recycling and landscape waste must be placed at curbside by 6:00 am on the collection day. Garbage, recycling and landscape waste must be sorted and in separate containers. Items cannot be co-mingled. If a collection day falls on a holiday Monday through Friday, collection for that week will occur one day later than the regularly scheduled day. These holidays include: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If you have any questions, please call Land & Lakes Disposal at 708-720-5100.
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	GARBAGE COLLECTION
	Refuse must be placed in the 95-gallon or 65-gallon container provided. Additional 95-gallon containers may be rented from Land and Lakes Disposal Services for a cost of $3.00 per month. All refuse must be placed at curbside by 6:00 am on the collection day. Bulk household debris may be accepted for service. Call Land and Lakes Disposal at 708-720-5100 for information. Bulk items include: Chairs Couches Mattresses Furniture pieces Refrigerators Air conditioning units Washing machines Clothes dryers Dishwashers Water heaters Carpeting Stoves, ranges, ovens Please note clarifications to bulk items: Refrigerator and air conditioning units must have Freon removed by a qualified service technician prior to pick up. As a safety precaution, please remove the doors from refrigerators and freezers. Carpet must be cut and rolled into 4-foot lengths. Each roll must not weigh more than 50 pounds. Rolled carpeting and padding must be secured with tape or string. Residents may place up to four tires, without rims, at curbside per collection day.		White goods and automobile tires will be recycled by Land & Lakes. Small home improvement project debris will be collected provided it is properly contained in a can and/or bundled and does not exceed 50 pounds in weight. Large amounts of homeowner-generated construction debris will require roll-off containers and/or dumpsters which are available through Land & Lakes at 708-720-5100 at an additional cost. Restricted Items for GARBAGE COLLECTION The following items will NOT be collected: Landscape waste mixed with garbage Roofing materials Large automotive parts Sod, dirt, boulders and rocks Fencing Permanent swimming pools Liquids Autofluff Medical wastes Charcoal and hot ash Materials from floods or fires or evictions. Materials too large for the collection vehicle or for one person to lift. Hazardous waste such as flammable liquids (gasoline, solvents, paints), RCRA hazardous wastes, radioactive wastes, automotive batteries, corrosive materials (acids/bases), PCB wastes, toxic materials, insecticides, oil, anti-freeze. (Please call Illinois Environmental Protection Agency at 217-782-9285 for directions regarding disposal of these items.) Top
	BLUE BAG RECYCLING PROGRAM
	Blue bags are available at the Village Hall or from the Land & Lakes Disposal driver. Recycling must be placed at the curb. When only two bags remain, place the orange sticker on one of the two bags. The driver will leave a new roll of blue bags at the curb. Items acceptable for recycling include: PAPER Newspapers, newsprint, mixed paper and junk mail Cardboard boxes (flattened) Chipboard boxes (cereal, shoe, beverage cartons) Brown paper grocery bags Phone books Magazines Pizza boxes GLASS Clear jars and bottles Green jars and bottles Blue jars and bottles Brown jars and bottles METALS Food and beverage cans Aluminum Steel Metal Aluminum foil Pie tins		PLASTICS PET #1 – 2-liter or other size beverage containers HDPE #2 – milk and water jugs, laundry and household detergent bottles PVC #3 – vegetable oil bottles, window cleaner and detergent bottles LDPE #4 – food grade bottles PP #5 – yogurt cups and syrup bottles Other #7 plastics Restricted items for GLASS The following glass items will NOT be collected: Windows Plate glass Dishes Ceramics Glass cookware Light bulbs Restricted items for PLASTICS The following plastic items will NOT be collected: Plastic bags Polystyrene (#6) or Styrofoam products such as take-out containers or plates Bottles that contained motor oils Bottles that contained pesticides Bottles that contained chemicals Top
	LANDSCAPE WASTE
	Each residence in Evergreen Park is provided with one green 95-gallon toter. Toters should be placed at the curb. Landscape waste must be separate from garbage and recycling. Landscape waste will be picked up from March 15th through December 15th. Sod is not yard waste and will not be collected.		Brush and branches must be contained, bagged, or bundled and tied. All pieces must be cut into 4-foot lengths or less. Branches should be less than 2-1/2” in diameter. Restricted Items for Landscape waste The following items will NOT be collected: Sod Dirt Boulders Rocks Top