Schaumburg, IL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Village Code § 96.08(B)-(C)
- Bundle limits
- 4 ft long, 2 ft diameter, 50 lbs max
- Bulk item cap
- 2 cubic yards per collection stop
- Branch cutoff
- Over 5 inches needs special pickup
- Yard waste season
- Curbside bags April 1 to Nov 30
- Penalty
- $100-$50,000 per day (§10.99)
Summary
Large items and brush have to be bundled or capped in volume before Schaumburg's collector will take them curbside. Section 96.08 caps bulky waste at two cubic yards per stop and bundles at four feet long and fifty pounds, while tree branches over five inches across need a special pickup instead of the regular bundle.
(B)...Landscape waste shall be placed in the bags approved by the village as herein defined. Items of landscape waste that do not fit within the required bag may be placed in bundles not exceeding four feet (4') in length and two feet (2') in diameter and weighing not more than fifty (50) pounds...Branches that exceed five inches (5") in diameter shall not be placed in bags or bundles....(C)It shall be unlawful for any person within the village to deposit or place for collection any loose and larger single items of residential waste or construction or demolition waste at the curbside, unless the same be properly prepared as follows:(1)Small amounts...shall be deposited in approved containers as herein defined...Larger single items of residential waste, including lumber, pipe, drywall and paneling, shall be securely tied in bundles not to exceed four feet (4') in length, two feet (2') in diameter, and fifty (50) pounds in weight. There shall be a limit of two (2) cubic yards of such waste per stop.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
08 of the Garbage and Refuse chapter splits bulky waste into two tracks: bundled brush and landscape waste under subsection (B), and larger single items under subsection (C). Landscape waste, including grass clippings, weeds, small bushes and branch clippings, must go into Village-approved biodegradable paper bags; anything too big for a bag can be bundled instead, but a bundle cannot exceed four feet in length, two feet in diameter or fifty pounds, and it must be tied with biodegradable natural-fiber cord rather than staples or tape.
Branches thicker than five inches cannot go in a bag or bundle at all. For everything else, larger single items such as furniture, lumber, pipe, drywall and paneling must be securely bundled to the same four-foot, two-foot, fifty-pound limits, and a household is capped at two cubic yards of this waste per collection stop. 08(C)(2) requires the owner, tenant or occupant to arrange a special pickup directly with the residential refuse collector or another Schaumburg-licensed hauler. 07(A)(3)(b).
Violations & Fines
Setting out oversized brush, unbundled large items, or more than the two-cubic-yard limit without arranging a special pickup is a violation of Section 96.08, punishable under the Village's general penalty, Section 10.99: a fine of $100 to $50,000, with each day the improperly prepared waste sits at the curb counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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