Containers go to the curb the morning of your scheduled collection and should be removed promptly after. In the City of McHenry, all materials must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m., using bags or containers no larger than 33 gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds.
Set-out timing is set by each city's hauler contract. In the City of McHenry, all materials must be placed at the curb for collection by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day, using a prepaid sticker attached to a bag or personal container no larger than 33 gallons and weighing no more than 50 pounds. Recycling may go out in a resident's own bin if clearly marked, not exceeding 35 gallons and 50 pounds. Crystal Lake coordinates set-out with its zone schedule so refuse and recycling are collected the same day. Most cities also expect empty containers to be pulled back from the curb promptly after collection.
Early set-out, oversized containers, or bins left at the curb can prompt municipal warnings or nuisance citations.
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Crystal Lake collects yard waste and food-scrap compost weekly at the curb from April 1 through November 30. Leaves and grass must go in biodegradable paper ...
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Crystal Lake and McHenry County have no ordinance specifically banning or approving residential artificial turf. Installations must still meet Unified Develo...
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Illinois' Homeowners' Native Landscaping Act bars community associations from banning native-species plantings that are kept free of weeds and don't encroach...
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Neither Crystal Lake nor McHenry County prohibits residential rain barrels or rainwater collection, and Illinois has no statewide ban. The McHenry County Sto...
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Crystal Lake uses a color-coded water-conservation system. During a declared 'Yellow' condition, odd-numbered addresses water on odd dates and even addresses...
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Crystal Lake Chapter 526 lists noxious weeds - burdock, ragweed, thistle, poison ivy, wild mustard and others - plus any unmanaged vegetation as nuisance gre...
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