Land and Lakes-Hickory Hills-Disposal Services

	Garbage will be collected weekly. Recycling will be collected every other week. Collection Days: Monday 88th Ave. (Cork Rd.) west to Kean Ave. 95th St. north to 83rd St. Tuesday 85th Ave. east to Tri-State Tollway 99th St. north to 87th St. Wednesday 85th Ave. west to 88th Ave. (Cork Rd.) 95th St. north to 87th St. 86th St. east to Tri-State Tollway 87th St. north to 83rd St. 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. Click the following links for details: >> Garbage Collection >> Recycling >> Landscape Waste >> Download Hickory Hills Services PDF	Is it time to “flip your lid?” Many of your neighbors are finding that their 65-gallon container with the GREEN lid is not large enough for the amount of recyclables being generated by their household and similarly, the 95-gallon container with the BLUE lid is too large for the amount of refuse being generated. If you find yourself in this same situation, please contact Land & Lakes Disposal, at 708-720-5100, to “flip your lids” so that the green lid is placed on the 95-gallon container and a black lid is placed on the 65-gallon container. If you have any questions, please call the City Hall at 708-598-4800 or Land & Lakes Disposal at 708-720-5100.
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OR	GARBAGE COLLECTION
OR	Pick up will be weekly. Refuse must be placed in the container – with the BLUE or BLACK lid – at the curb every week. (NOTE: If you would prefer to use your 65-gallon container for refuse, call Land & Lakes Disposal to “flip your lids.”) All refuse must be placed at curbside by 6:00 am on the collection day. One bulk item will be allowed per week. 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 above: 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 should place as much garbage as possible in the blue container. If necessary, additional garbage may be bagged and placed beside it. Residents may place up to four tires at curbside per collection day.		Bulk items and white goods (one per week) will be collected on the regularly scheduled collection day for a fee of $30.00 each. Residents should call in advance to schedule the pick-up. 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
OR	RECYCLING
OR	Pickup will be every OTHER week. Recycling must be placed in the container -- with the GREEN lid -- at the curb every other week. (NOTE: If you would prefer to use your 95-gallon container for recycling, call Land & Lakes Disposal to “flip your lids.”) Due to the automation of the recycling truck, please keep recycling toters at least three feet from other toters, mailboxes and parked cars. 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 (rinse and remove labels) 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
	Landscape waste must be placed in a biodegradable paper yard waste bag available at local retail stores or in a CLEARLY identified container that is no greater than 35-gallons and weighs no more than 50 pounds. Landscape waste must be separate from garbage and recycling. Landscape waste will be picked up from April 1st through November 30th. All reusable containers for Landscape waste must be labeled “Landscape Waste Only.” Container labels can be obtained at Hickory Hills City Hall or Land & Lakes for no charge.		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