Sangamon County, IL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- Unincorporated Sangamon County only
- Landscape waste
- 33-gallon paper bags, max
- Other waste
- 15-35 gallon watertight cans
- Mixing
- Landscape waste can't mix with garbage
- Disposal
- Licensed disposal area only
Summary
Unincorporated Sangamon County requires garbage and refuse to go into specific approved containers - sized watertight cans or bulk containers for general waste, and 33-gallon paper bags for landscape waste - and bans mixing the two.
Garbage and refuse shall be kept in the following approved containers: Landscape Waste. Thirty-three-gallon maximum paper bags designed for composting purposes. All Other Waste. Metal or impact-resistant plastic, watertight cans of not less than fifteen-gallons or more than thirty-five-gallons capacity, with tight-fitting lids and handles; or Watertight bulk containers with tight-fitting covers, provided by a licensed hauler.
Full Breakdown
Unincorporated Sangamon County requires garbage and refuse to be kept in approved containers: landscape waste in 33-gallon-maximum compostable paper bags, and all other waste in metal or impact-resistant plastic watertight cans of 15 to 35 gallons with tight-fitting lids and handles, or in watertight bulk containers with tight-fitting covers supplied by a licensed hauler (§8.04.070). Landscape waste may not be mixed with other garbage or refuse (§8.04.060), and refuse may be deposited only at a duly licensed disposal area (§8.04.040). These rules apply only in the unincorporated county.
Violations & Fines
Setting out refuse in an unapproved container or mixing landscape waste with garbage violates the solid-waste chapter and exposes the owner to a $250-$500 fine per day (§8.04.430).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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