Will County municipalities contract with Waste Management, Republic Services, Groot, or Flood Brothers for weekly curbside trash and recycling. Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, New Lenox, Mokena, Frankfort, Lockport, and Crest Hill each run franchise collection on scheduled weekdays with holiday shift rules.
Municipal solid waste collection in Will County operates under franchise contracts authorized by 65 ILCS 5/11-19-1 (municipal waste) and the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (415 ILCS 15). Joliet contracts with Waste Management for weekly pickup; Bolingbrook and Romeoville use Republic Services; Plainfield uses Groot; New Lenox, Mokena, and Frankfort contract with Homewood Disposal or Groot; Lockport and Crest Hill use Waste Management. Bins must be curbside by 6 or 7 AM on the assigned day. Federal holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas) shift pickup one business day later. Unincorporated Will County residents contract directly with a licensed hauler. The Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division (Land Use Department) oversees 415 ILCS 15 compliance and operates the Will County Household Hazardous Waste collection events. The Laraway Transfer Station and former Prairie View Landfill handle disposal.
Missed pickup due to late set-out: hauler return fee $25 to $50 or skip until next week. Repeat bin violations: $50 to $200 code enforcement citation. Illegal dumping at curb: $500 to $1,500 fine under 415 ILCS 5/55 (IEPA litter).
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