Trash & Recycling in Sangamon County, IL (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Unincorporated Sangamon County requires garbage and refuse to go into specific approved containers - sized watertight cans or bulk containers for general waste, and 33-gallon paper bags for landscape waste - and bans mixing the two.
Garbage Container Rules, Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 8.04.070
Garbage and refuse shall be kept in the following approved containers: Landscape Waste. Thirty-three-gallon maximum paper bags designed for composting purposes. All Other Waste. Metal or impact-resistant plastic, watertight cans of not less than fifteen-gallons or more than thirty-five-gallons capacity, with tight-fitting lids and handles; or Watertight bulk containers with tight-fitting covers...
Recycling Requirements
Sangamon County runs a voluntary curbside recycling program for unincorporated residential dwellings, accepting cans, glass, and certain plastics, and it's illegal for anyone without a county license to take recyclables set out for collection.
Curbside Recycling Program, Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County Code § 8.04.310
A recycling program is created in the county of Sangamon. This program is voluntary for all owners, agents, tenants or occupants of any residential dwelling unit in the unincorporated areas in the county of Sangamon.
Trash & Recycling by City in Sangamon County
1 cities in Sangamon County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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