Joliet, IL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Zones/schedule set by
- City manager, § 14-3(b)
- Collection curfew
- No pickup 10 p.m.-6 a.m. in residential areas
- 2026 fee
- $0.99/day, $29.70/month
- Senior (65+) fee
- $0.76/day, $22.80/month
- Billing
- Line item on monthly utility bill
Summary
The city manager sets Joliet's residential collection zones and time intervals under § 14-3, and collectors cannot service any residential district between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under § 14-54. As of January 1, 2026, the municipal waste fee is $0.99 per day ($29.70 monthly), reduced for residents 65 and older.
(a)The city may, through its employees or by contract, provide for the municipal waste of any person who is eligible for collection service under rules and regulations promulgated by the city manager or as set forth in any contract for municipal waste collection service.(b)The city manager or his designee may divide the city into various collection zones and fix the time interval for collection from each zone.(c)The city or the city's contractor shall not be required to collect and remove any municipal waste that is not placed for collection in the manner set forth in this article. Sec. 14-54. No municipal waste collector shall collect municipal waste within or adjacent to an area zoned as a residential district under the zoning ordinance of the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 200).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-3 gives the city, through its own employees or a contractor, authority to collect municipal waste for anyone eligible under rules set by the city manager, and specifically lets the city manager or a designee divide Joliet into collection zones and fix the time interval for each zone. That same section makes clear the city or its contractor is not required to collect waste that is not placed out in the manner set by chapter 14, meaning a missed pickup for improperly placed waste is not a city obligation to remedy.
80 per month. The fee is added as a separate line item on the monthly utility bill and is due when that bill is due under § 14-102.
Violations & Fines
A collector who services a residential zone outside the 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. window violates § 14-54 and is subject to the Code's general penalty under § 1-8(a): $150 to $750 per offense, with each day a separate offense. Under § 14-3(c), the city is not obligated to collect waste that residents fail to place out in the manner required by the chapter.
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