Trash & Recycling in Bolingbrook, IL (2026)
7 verified trash & recycling rules for Bolingbrook, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bin Placement Rules
Bolingbrook residents may not store garbage carts in view of the street except within a compatible, earth-tone Toter enclosure. Carts go to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before pickup and must be off the curb by 7 p.m. on collection day, under Sec. 42-4.
Bolingbrook Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-4
(a)Receptacles of residential waste-Storage requirements. Except within the allowed time of placement for collection as defined herein, it is unlawful for receptacles of residential waste, whether containing items or empty, to be stored in any location in view of any public right-of-way, and in no event shall garbage or recyclable material be stored in streets or parkways or outside of any dwel...
Bulk Item Disposal
Bulk trash containers in Bolingbrook must stay clean, tight-lidded and hold only one-way bagged refuse under Sec. 42-5. Brush and tree branches must be tied into bundles under 50 pounds, no more than 4 feet long or 2 feet across, under the landscape waste rule at Sec. 42-7.
Bolingbrook Bulk Container and Brush Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances §§ 42-5, 42-7
(a)Maintenance; containers to be cleaned and closed. When bulk garbage containers are used in lieu of individual garbage cans, they shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, have tight-fitting lids, and be kept tightly shut....(b)Deposits in bulk containers to be contained in one-way containers. Refuse or rubbish being deposited in bulk containers must be contained within a one-way...
Recycling Requirements
Bolingbrook operates a village-wide curbside recycling program under § 42-9, run through the village's contract waste hauler with village-issued containers for metal, glass, newsprint and plastic. Containers must stay out of view except on collection day, and once material is set at the curb it becomes village and hauler property, so scavenging it is a $100 to $500 violation.
Bolingbrook Curbside Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-9(a),(d),(e)
(a)Established; containers. The village board has established a village-wide curbside recycling program to be operated by the village and the village's contract waste hauler to provide for the separation of certain designated recyclable materials from normal household refuse for placement in specially designed containers. ... (d)Materials collected. The initial curbside recycling program will p...
Illegal Dumping
Bolingbrook declares improper waste storage a specific nuisance under Sec. 42-3: junk piled more than two weeks, or building material, stumps, brush or other wind-blowable debris dumped anywhere in the village, is a violation carrying up to a $500.00 fine.
Bolingbrook Illegal Dumping and Junk Storage
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-3
The improper storage of disposable waste and recyclable material is declared as a specific nuisance and an infringement to the health, safety and welfare of village citizens. Any one or more of the following shall contribute to the condition causing the specific nuisance:(1)General storage. It is unlawful for any person to store any garbage, rubbish or combustible refuse, or recyclable material...
Yard Waste Collection
Bolingbrook requires landscape waste to go out in biodegradable paper bags or tied bundles, never loose or mixed with regular garbage. Paper bags top out at 50 pounds and 33 gallons, while bundled branches cannot exceed 50 pounds, four feet in length, or limbs thicker than three inches. Waste must stay off streets and parkways until collection day under § 42-7.
Bolingbrook Yard Waste Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-7(a)(1)-(2)
(1)In paper bags. For landscape wastes other than tree branches, brush or twigs, the landscape waste shall be placed in a Kraft or similar biodegradable paper bag. The paper bag shall contain only landscape waste and no other materials and shall be closed either by folding it over at the top or by tying the bag with string, rope or twine which is made of natural fibers. No other material, inclu...
Dumpster Rules
Bolingbrook requires commercial and construction site refuse to sit in containers built for the job: business waste containers must be waterproof, leak-proof, covered and stable, while construction sites need at least a 15-cubic-yard heavy-gauge metal container. Garbage cannot sit in streets, parkways or in front of a building line, and full construction containers must be emptied within 24 hours.
Bolingbrook Commercial Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-6(b)
(b)Construction site rubbish and combustible refuse. It is unlawful for any person to store any rubbish or combustible refuse on a construction site unless such rubbish or combustible refuse is stored and placed for collection in a rubbish container no smaller than 15 cubic yards capacity, constructed of heavy gauge metal, and of a type commonly used in the refuse collection industry for the st...
Collection Schedule
Every Bolingbrook business must keep covered, waterproof waste containers and clear garbage within seven days under Sec. 42-6; construction sites need at least a 15-cubic-yard metal container and must empty it within 24 hours of filling.
Bolingbrook Commercial and Construction Refuse Storage
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 42-6
(a)Commercial waste. The occupant of every institutional, commercial, business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing solid waste within the village corporate limits shall provide sufficient and adequate containers for the storage of all solid waste, except bulky rubbish and demolition and construction waste, to serve each such establishment. The containers shall be waterproof, lea...
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