Oak Lawn, IL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Weekly: garbage, recycling, landscape waste
- Landscape waste season
- First week April to second week December
- Christmas trees
- Free, first 3 weeks of January
- Landscape bundle limit
- 60 lbs, 4 feet long
- Billing
- Quarterly, tied to water account
Summary
Oak Lawn provides weekly curbside collection of garbage, recycling and landscape waste for every residential account, with landscape waste picked up seasonally from the first full week of April through the second full week of December.
The basic charge shall entitle each account to a weekly collection of all household waste including garbage, rubbish and recyclables. ... In an effort to encourage management of landscape waste at a location, the pick up of landscape waste is to be provided on the same day and as part of the regular refuse pick up, between the first full week in April through the second full week in December.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Village Code § 8-5-7(A), the quarterly refuse charge entitles every residential account to weekly curbside collection of garbage, recycling and landscape waste: homeowners cannot opt for less-frequent pickup. Landscape waste rides along with the regular refuse route only during the growing season, from the first full week of April through the second full week of December (§ 8-5-7(D)); bundles are capped at 60 pounds and 4 feet long, with thicker logs cut to 24-inch lengths. Live Christmas trees get a separate three-week window starting January 1, collected free on the normal pickup day if stripped of tinsel and ornaments (§ 8-5-7(C)).
Violations & Fines
Landscape waste set out before April or after mid-December, or extra items beyond the one-per-week allowance, will not be collected unless arranged with the contractor for an additional fee.
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