Yard Waste/Brush

2012 Christmas Tree Disposal

As of 2012, curbside collection of Christmas trees has been eliminated. Instead of putting your holiday tree at the curb this year, residents must now dispose of that tree by taking it to the yard waste and drop-off site located at the Public Works Facility at 5115 Terminal Drive. The drop-off site will be open to accept trees from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. from January 7 through January 22. All bags and decorative items must be removed from the tree at time of disposal, and only natural trees are accepted. Please call the Public Works Department at 838-7287 if you have questions.

Yard/Garden Waste - Important Changes for 2012

As of 2012, curbside collection is a fee-based service. Materials must be placed in bags with Village-issued stickers in order to be collected curbside. Non-expiring stickers will cost $2 per bag (up to 50 gallon) and will be sold in multiples of 5 at all municipal facilities and several retail outlets. Another disposal option is to transport materials to the free drop-off site at the Public Works facility at 5115 Terminal Drive.

The 2012 Yard/Garden Waste curbside collection schedule is as follows:

Week of May 14th (the whole village)
Week of November 12th (the whole village)

Please follow the yard/garden waste guidelines below:

Place all material curbside in open bags or trash containers by 6:00 a.m. on Monday of the collection week.
All bags must have a Village-issued sticker on bags in order to be collected.
Include leaves, garden waste, thatch, grass clippings, non-woody plant materials, and evergreen clippings (less than six inches in length).
Material must be clean of debris or it will be left on site.
Do not rake leaves into the street - place on the backside of the curb.

Brush Chipping

Barnes, Inc. will be the contractor for curbside brush chipping and will service the drop-off site. The 2012 Brush Chipping curbside schedule is as follows:

Zone 1 - Weeks of April 23rd and October 22nd.
Zone 2 - Weeks of April 30th and October 29th.
Zone 3 - Weeks of May 7th and November 5th.

Zone 1: East of Highway 51, North of the railroad tracks and Broadhead Street, West of Marsh Road.

Zone 2: East of Marsh Road, Milwaukee Street and creamery Road.

Zone 3: All remaining areas.

Please follow the brush chipping guidelines below to help the contractor do their job more efficiently and safely:

Place all material curbside by 6:00 a.m. on Monday of the collection week. The chipping contractor will only make one pass through each section.
Brush pieces should be no longer than 10 feet and no shorter than 6 inches.
Brush should not be greater than three inches in diameter.
Place the cut ends of the brush parallel to the curb and stacked in neat piles with the cut ends pointed in the same direction as traffic.
Material must be free of waste that may clog chipping equipment.

There are separate dumping areas for yard waste and brush. Please stack your material as close to the back wall as possible to conserve space.

(Burning Permit Information)

Yard Waste/Brush

Brush Chipping

Yard Waste/Brush Drop-Off Site