Arlington Heights, IL Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 19-103(d)
- Container site surface
- Paved, curbed, graded to front
- Screening
- Visual screening of site required
- Commercial collection hours
- 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Near residential property
- Collection limited to 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Article I penalty
- $50.00 to $750.00 per offense
Summary
Commercial and multi-family properties in Arlington Heights, Illinois, cannot just drop a dumpster anywhere on site. Municipal Code Section 19-103 requires newly built or substantially remodeled container sites in Cook County's Village of Arlington Heights to be paved, curbed, graded and screened, with enough turning room for the scavenger truck that services them.
Solid waste storage sites for newly constructed or substantially remodeled multi-family residential, commercial or industrial establishments shall meet the following criteria:1.Container Site:a)Area shall be of a sufficient size to easily accommodate the container;b)The surface shall be paved, curbed and graded to the front to prevent accumulation of liquid;c)Visual screening of the site shall be provided;2.Access to Container:a)Sufficient space to accommodate the turning requirements of the scavenger truck shall be provided;b)Parking, fences, plantings, etc., shall be located so as to create no obstacles to service vehicles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
" The container site itself must be large enough to accommodate the dumpster, paved, curbed and graded to the front to prevent liquid from pooling, and visually screened. Access to the container must leave sufficient space for the scavenger truck's turning requirements, and parking, fences or plantings cannot create obstacles for the service vehicle. Subsection (b) separately makes the property owner, not just the tenant, responsible for providing approved storage and collection facilities and for keeping solid waste out of alleyways, parking lots or other outdoor areas; a written agreement with occupants does not shift that responsibility.
13-2 of Chapter 28 permits slatted fencing, otherwise barred village-wide, specifically "to enclose garbage dumpsters" in the M-1 and M-2 manufacturing districts, provided it does not face a street or a residential property. next to residentially zoned property. The Director of Health Services implements the refuse-storage and collection rules under Section 19-103(e).
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide an approved container site meeting the paving, screening and access standards, or letting solid waste accumulate outside an approved container, is a violation under Article I of Chapter 19. Article I carries a general penalty in Section 19-126: a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $750.00 for each offense, with the responsible party's Village solid waste license also subject to revocation.
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