Oak Park, IL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulk item pickup limit
- one item per week
- Bulk item pickup rate
- $8.00 (two refuse stickers)
- Extra trash container limit
- 32 gallons, needs refuse sticker
- Brush bundle length limit
- 4 feet, tied with rope or twine only
- Special pickup rate
- $20 plus $5.91 per cubic yard
- Refuse sticker price
- $4.00 each
Summary
Oak Park limits bulk item pickup to one item per week and charges eight dollars, covered by two refuse stickers. Brush must be bundled and tied with rope or twine, not wire or plastic cord, and extra trash beyond the weekly cart needs its own refuse sticker.
Bundles of brush, securely tied and not exceeding four feet (4') in length may be neatly stacked next to the yard waste bags for the separately scheduled regular yard waste collection. The Village will not collect bundles of brush tied with either wire or plastic cord. ... ... C. Bulk Material And Extra Trash Pickups: Occasional extra trash may be disposed of in containers of not more than thirty two (32) gallon capacity. Extra trash so disposed of will only be collected if there is affixed to the container a refuse sticker. Bulk materials will only be collected if there is affixed to the item two (2) refuse stickers. ... ... F. Bulk Items: The rate for the pick-up of a bulk item shall be eight dollars ($8.00) (two (2) refuse stickers) and the bulk item pickup shall be limited to one (1) bulk item per week.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Code current through: Ord. 26-159, passed - -2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code section 20-7-2 covers bulk, brush and large-item collection for Oak Park residential properties of five units or fewer. Under subsection A, limbs under three inches in diameter and two feet long can go out in yard waste bags, and bundles of brush up to four feet long may be neatly stacked beside the yard waste bags for the separately scheduled brush collection; the Village will not pick up bundles tied with wire or plastic cord, only rope or twine ties are accepted. Subsection C covers extra trash and bulk pickups: occasional extra trash beyond the weekly cart goes in a container of no more than thirty-two gallons and needs a refuse sticker affixed, while a bulk item, such as a discarded appliance or piece of furniture, needs two refuse stickers affixed before the Village will take it.
Subsection F sets the price and pace: a bulk item pickup costs eight dollars, covered by two four-dollar refuse stickers, and the Village limits collection to one bulk item per week per property. 64 per cubic yard for yard waste. Refuse and yard waste stickers are sold at Village Hall and through local vendors identified by the Director of Public Works.
Violations & Fines
Bulk items and brush set out without the required refuse stickers, or brush bundled with wire or plastic cord, will simply be left uncollected. Beyond that, section 20-7-19 lets the Police Department, Housing Division, Building and Zoning Division, Health Department or Public Works Department cite violations of this article, and section 20-7-20 sets a $125 payment to avoid prosecution within ten business days, with a maximum fine of $750 per violation.
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