4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Will County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Will County municipalities contract with Waste Management, Republic Services, Groot, or Flood Brothers for weekly curbside trash and recycling. Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, New Lenox, Mokena, Frankfort, Lockport, and Crest Hill each run franchise collection on scheduled weekdays with holiday shift rules.
Will County municipalities require trash and recycling carts placed at the curb or alley edge on collection day, typically after 5 PM the night before. Carts must be removed within 12 to 24 hours of pickup and stored out of public view between collections, commonly enforced in Bolingbrook and Plainfield HOAs.
Will County municipalities offer bulk item pickup through franchise haulers with advance scheduling. Joliet, Bolingbrook, and Plainfield provide 1-2 bulk items per week included or by call-ahead. Refrigerant appliances require freon tag. Household hazardous waste goes to Will County collection events, not curbside.
Will County municipalities mandate curbside single-stream recycling for paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics #1, #2, and #5 under the Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (415 ILCS 15). Contaminated bins are tagged and skipped. Will County aims for 40% diversion consistent with the county solid waste plan.
1 cities in Will County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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