The 2024 Bulk Item Collection Event is Monday, May 6, 2024 through Friday, May 10, 2024.
During the Event, residents may place unlimited acceptable bulk items for pickup by the City's waste hauling service provider, Groot Industries, Inc., on their regular garbage days by affixing eight universal stickers on the pile of acceptable items.
Acceptable Items for Collection
Examples of Acceptable Items include, but are not limited to: garage and attic clean-out debris; barbecue grills; bicycles; carpeting, if rolled into sections not exceeding four feet in length and not weighing more than 50 pounds per roll; household construction materials (e.g., lumber, drywall, plywood, doors) if bundled or placed within 33-gallon refuse containers and/or not weighing more than 50 pounds; furniture; box springs and mattresses; and household fixtures, excluding electronics.
Unacceptable Items for Collection
Examples of Unacceptable Items include, but not limited to: hazardous waste; tires; automotive parts, fluids and batteries (e.g., oil, transmission fluid, windshield washing fluid, starters, brake shoes, etc.); household batteries; oil-based paint; pesticides; and propane tanks, and large household appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers). Small household appliances (e.g., toasters, televisions, microwaves, computers, monitors, speakers, stereo equipment) are no longer acceptable items as they are now banned from Illinois landfills from all sources under penalty of law.
For more information about the Event, including questions about acceptable items, please visit https://www.groot.com/waste-management-chicago/city-of-west-chicago.