Aurora, IL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned everywhere
- Public streets, alleys, private property
- First offense
- $25 fine
- Repeat offenses
- $50, then $100 within a year
- Enforcement
- City Administrative Hearing Officer
Summary
Dumping refuse, garbage, rubbish, or yard waste on any public street, alley, or on someone else's property is banned citywide in Aurora, backed by fines that climb from $25 to $100 for repeat violations within a year.
It shall be unlawful to throw or place any combustible refuse, garbage, recyclables, rubbish or yard waste on any public street, parkway, alley, or other publicly or privately owned property. The city shall provide and post in sufficient and convenient locations, signs prohibiting the littering of public streets and alleys and conspicuously stating the penalty provided for violation of this section.
Full Breakdown
Aurora Code § 20-10 bans throwing or placing combustible refuse, garbage, recyclables, rubbish, or yard waste on any public street, parkway, alley, or other publicly or privately owned property, and the city posts signs warning of the penalty. Violations of Chapter 20 are fined $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second within a year, and $100 for a third or later offense under § 20-16, adjudicated through the City of Aurora Administrative Hearing Officer under § 20-17. The ban applies the same way citywide, regardless of which of Aurora's four counties the dump site sits in.
Violations & Fines
$25 fine for a first offense, $50 for a second within one year, $100 for a third or later offense; enforced via the city's Administrative Hearing Officer.
Frequently Asked Questions
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