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Refuse, Recycling, and Yard Waste Item Classifications
Item | Curbside Pickup (Special Pickup if not meeting requirements) | Curb Recycle/Recycling Center (3600 Central Road) | Public Works Facility | SWANCC/Special |
Car doors, trunk lids, hoods, fenders, and small engine parts | x |
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Engine blocks, frames, and other bulky over- and/or heavy items |
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| x |
Tires, batteries, and propane tanks |
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| x |
Carpet and padding- not to exceed 18 inches or 4 feet in length, 6 roll limit | x |
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| x |
Drywall - Not to exceed 50 pounds, 3 bag limit | x |
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| x |
Doors (interior, exterior, storm, and/or screen)- 6 door limit | x |
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| x |
Garage doors- not to exceed 4 feet | x |
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| x |
Gutters, down spouts, and steel pipe - not to exceed 4 feet in length and 18 inches in diameter | x |
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| x |
Metal and wood sheds |
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| x |
Plywood and paneling - not to exceed 4 feet by 4 feet | x |
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| x |
Scrap wood, wood flooring, siding, and fencing - not to exceed 4 feet by 4 feet | x |
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| x |
Windows - not to exceed 4 feet by 4 feet, 3 window limit | x |
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| x |
Landscape ties and/or railroad ties - not to exceed 4 feet, 6-piece limit | x |
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| x |
Swing sets - sections not to exceed 4 feet | x |
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| x |
Kitchen scraps, spoiled fruits and vegetables and other food items, non-recyclable waste paper (i.e. wrapping paper), cloth items, non-recyclable plastics | x |
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Cardboard boxes and/or sheets of cardboard. |
| x |
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Cabinets and mattresses (Bulk Items) | x |
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Electronics (televisions, monitors, computers, tablets, printers, facsimile machines, scanners, electronic keyboards, videocassette recorders, stereo equipment and speakers, electronic mice, digital video disc players, portable digital music players, cable receivers, digital video disc recorders, small scale servers, satellite receivers, digital converter boxes, cell phones, and video game consoles.) | x |
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Furniture and small appliances | x |
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Hard goods such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, furnaces, sinks, and tubs These items will be picked up at the end of the route, separate from regular household refuse. | x |
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Dry Latex paint | x |
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Dry Oil Based Paint |
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| x | |
Corrugated boxes and brown paper bags |
| x |
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Magazines, catalogs, and paperback books |
| x |
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Mixed paper |
| x |
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Newspaper |
| x |
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Paperboard |
| x |
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Aluminum cans and foil |
| x |
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Glass bottles and jars |
| x |
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Plastic containers and can carrier rings - numbered 1-7 |
| x |
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Steel cans- 1 gallon or less in size |
| x |
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Grass clippings, leaves, twigs, garden debris,
Weeds, fruits, seeds, stalks, vines, bark, and
Wood Chips (Organic Items) not to exceed 50 pounds per bag | x |
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Brush and branches up to 6 inches in diameter bunded with string or twine. No metal wire. | x |
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs |
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| x |
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Fluorescent Tubes up to 4 feet |
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| x |
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Alkaline and rechargeable batteries |
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| x |
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Bandages, Dressings, and Disposable sheets placed in sealed bag | x |
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Prescription Medicines ONLY |
| x (City Hall, not Public Works) |
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Sharps Disposal |
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| x |
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Antifreeze Car Batteries Garden chemicals Gasoline Old paint Propane tanks |
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| x |
Contact Us
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Aaron Grosskopf
Public Works Director
Public Works Department
3900 Berdnick Street
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Email the Department
Phone: 847-963-0500
Fax: 847-963-0555
Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Recycling Center
3200 Central Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Hours
Open 24/7