Bolingbrook, IL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Section 42-3, Improper storage of waste material prohibited; declared nuisance, opens Chapter 42's solid waste article by declaring that improperly stored disposable waste and recyclable material is a specific nuisance and an infringement on residents' health, safety and welfare. Three conditions trigger it. First, general storage: garbage, rubbish, combustible refuse or recyclables can only be kept for the express purpose of authorized collection, and for no more than seven days. Second, improper container content: depositing anything other than defined garbage, rubbish or combustible refuse into a garbage container is itself a violation.

Third, and most squarely aimed at dumping, piling junk or discarded material on any premises for more than two weeks is a violation, and it is separately unlawful for any owner, contractor or other person to deposit building material, plastics, trees, stumps, branches, brush or other wind-blowable material anywhere within village limits except for immediate removal at the depositor's own expense. Enforcement runs through Sec. 00 per offense, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense and fines assessed progressively higher for repeat violations within 12 months.

The code enforcement division can also abate the nuisance directly one day after notice to the owner or occupant, following the abatement procedure in Chapter 34, Article II, and dispose of, return, or hold removed materials pending payment of fines.