Skokie, IL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest curbside time
- 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup
- Removal deadline
- Same day as pickup
- Container weight cap
- 200 pounds including the container
- Bagged item cap
- 50 pounds per bag or box outside cart
- Collection hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Placement location
- Owner's property or adjacent Village parkway
Summary
Skokie bars residents from putting waste or recycling carts at the curb before 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup, and containers must come back off the public way the same day as collection, under Skokie Village Code § 86-16(5). Waste loads are also capped at 200 pounds per container and 50 pounds for bagged items set outside it.
No recycling or waste material, including landscape waste, intended for regularly scheduled pickup shall be placed at the curbside sooner than 6:00 p.m. of the day prior to the date scheduled for collection. Containers placed at the curbside shall be removed from the public way the same day as the pickup. ... All waste material must be so packaged, stored or bundled that 2 persons can carry it away or load the material in an efficient manner. The weight of the waste material, including the container, shall not exceed 200 pounds (90 kg). Bagged or boxed items placed outside the container shall not exceed 50 pounds each. ... All waste materials must be placed in an open space on the owner's property or on the Village parkway adjacent to the property in a spot conveniently accessible to the Village or its contractor at ground level.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 205 | Zoning: Supplement 89).
Full Breakdown
of the day before the scheduled collection date, and containers must be removed from the public way that same pickup day. Subsection (5)b extends the identical timing rule to alley pickup for properties, like townhomes, where the collection site isn't directly adjacent to the resident's own property. Subsection (5)c caps how heavy a load can be: everything must be packaged, stored, or bundled so two people can carry or load it efficiently, the weight of the waste material including the container cannot exceed 200 pounds, and any bagged or boxed items placed outside the container are separately capped at 50 pounds each.
Subsection (5)d requires all waste to sit in an open, ground-level spot on the owner's property or on the Village parkway adjacent to it, somewhere conveniently accessible to the Village or its contractor. , unless the Village Manager authorizes an emergency schedule.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out too early, leaving them at the curb past pickup day, or exceeding the weight limits is a Chapter 86 violation carrying the Section 1-6 general penalty of up to $750.00 for each day the violation continues, after a Section 86-4 notice giving the resident an opportunity to appear and contest the charge. Noncomplying garbage cans are also subject to outright removal by the Village under Section 86-16(4).
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Sources & Official References
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