Curbside recycling is offered by each city and collected the same day as refuse. In the City of McHenry recycling collection is unlimited at no additional charge, using a marked bin no larger than 35 gallons. Crystal Lake coordinates recycling with its refuse pickup schedule.
Recycling in McHenry County is delivered municipally. In the City of McHenry, recycling collection is no additional charge and is unlimited; residents may use their own recycling bin if it is clearly marked for recycling and does not exceed 35 gallons or 50 pounds. Crystal Lake's Chapter 280 schedules refuse and recycling to be collected on the same day within each zone. Illinois counties over 100,000 must maintain recycling programs under the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (415 ILCS 15), and McHenry County operates such planning. Unincorporated residents obtain recycling through their private hauler.
Contaminated or improperly marked recycling may be left uncollected; there is generally no fine for recycling itself.
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Crystal Lake collects yard waste and food-scrap compost weekly at the curb from April 1 through November 30. Leaves and grass must go in biodegradable paper ...
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Crystal Lake and McHenry County have no ordinance specifically banning or approving residential artificial turf. Installations must still meet Unified Develo...
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Illinois' Homeowners' Native Landscaping Act bars community associations from banning native-species plantings that are kept free of weeds and don't encroach...
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Neither Crystal Lake nor McHenry County prohibits residential rain barrels or rainwater collection, and Illinois has no statewide ban. The McHenry County Sto...
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Crystal Lake uses a color-coded water-conservation system. During a declared 'Yellow' condition, odd-numbered addresses water on odd dates and even addresses...
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Crystal Lake Chapter 526 lists noxious weeds - burdock, ragweed, thistle, poison ivy, wild mustard and others - plus any unmanaged vegetation as nuisance gre...
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