Trash & Recycling in Tazewell County, IL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Tazewell County, Illinois.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Tazewell County requires garbage collection vehicles serving the unincorporated county to be covered and controlled so nothing falls out, makes vehicle owners immediately retrieve any spilled refuse, and bans overnight parking of loaded collection trucks where it creates a nuisance.
Tazewell County Garbage Vehicle Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 91.49(B)-(D)
(B) Such vehicle shall be so constructed, covered, managed, and controlled so as to prevent any part of the contents thereof from falling, leaking, or spilling. (C) Garbage, refuse, and rubbish that is allowed to blow from or drop off any garbage vehicle is the responsibility of such vehicle owner to retrieve immediately. (D) Overnight parking of loaded garbage collection vehicles on public or ...
Illegal Dumping
Tazewell County declares litter on real property a public nuisance and bans property owners and tenants from letting it accumulate outside a lawful disposal site, container or narrow emergency exception. Violations run through the county's general penalty structure, which reaches $750 per day of continued dumping.
Tazewell County Public Nuisance Litter Rule
Some RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 91.46
It is hereby declared a nuisance to the public safety and welfare and a public nuisance if litter exists upon real property. It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant in control to permit litter to exist on such property unless: (1) The property has been designated as an appropriate disposal site for litter by federal, state, or local government entities; (2) The litter is placed in a recept...
Recycling Rules
Tazewell County requires any commercial hauler collecting recyclable material in the unincorporated county to hold a written permit from the County Health Department, issued under state authority at 55 ILCS 5/5-8002, with the permit kept in the vehicle at all times.
Tazewell County Recyclable Material Collection Permit
Some RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 91.49(A)
The county hereby adopts the provisions of 55 ILCS 5/5-8002. All the commercial equipment used for the collection of garbage, landscape wastes, and recyclable material must obtain a permit from the County Health Department. Application for permits shall be in writing and in such form as shall be prescribed by the County Health Department, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-8002. Such permit shall be kept ...
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