Arlington Heights, IL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Core prohibition
- No burning, dumping or burying of solid waste
- Fine range
- $50-$750 per offense (§19-126)
- Nuisance trigger
- Buried/accumulated waste is a declared nuisance
- Abatement notice
- 7 days after notice, or immediate if hazardous
- Lien recording
- Filed with Cook County Recorder within 60 days
Summary
In Arlington Heights, Illinois (Cook County), Section 19-111 flatly bans burning, dumping or burying solid waste anywhere within Village limits. The code separately declares buried or accumulated solid waste a public nuisance, letting the Village Manager order abatement, place a lien on the property, and fine violators up to $750 per offense.
No solid waste shall be burned, dumped or buried within the Village limits.
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 Village backs the dumping ban with its nuisance machinery: Section 19-203 declares "any accumulation of solid waste of any kind" and "any solid waste of any kind buried within the Village" to be nuisances, and Section 19-208 lets the Village Manager abate an unremedied nuisance seven days after written or posted notice, or immediately without notice if it poses an immediate danger to public health. The Village can recover its abatement costs as a real estate lien recorded with the Cook County Recorder within 60 days, superior to every lien except taxes.
00 per offense and authorizes revoking a hauler's Village license. Because the Village Manager supervises solid waste collection, disposal and enforcement under Section 19-102, code enforcement officers and Village crews investigate dumping complaints and issue citations under this framework; there is no separate misdemeanor charge layered on top within the municipal code itself.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 19-111 exposes the responsible party to the Article I penalty in Section 19-126: a fine of $50.00 to $750.00 per offense, plus possible revocation of a hauler's Village license. If dumped or buried waste also meets the nuisance definition in Section 19-203, the Village can abate it directly and bill the property owner, recording an unpaid cost as a lien on the real estate under Section 19-208.
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