Garbage Pick-Up

Garbage pick-up for the entire Village takes place on Mondays.

Homeowners should place trashcans out no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before pickup or risk getting a ticket. Garbage containers must be removed no later than 7 p.m. on the day of pickup. Trashcans are not allowed on the streets. This is a hazard to motorists, emergency vehicles and snowplows. Garbage cans should be placed in the parkway or driveway of a home. Trashcans should be covered with a lid. Anything less is a code violation. Tickets for placing garbage cans out too soon carry a fine up to $750.

Recycling

Recycle the right way

Do you sometimes wonder what can be recycled and what should go in the trash? To assist you, the Village has created a Recyclable/Nonrecyclable list. For more information, contact the Homewood Disposal dispatcher at 798-1004. Or visit the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s website at www.epa.state.il.us.

What Gets Recycled:

Newspapers and newspaper inserts

Magazines, catalogs, phone books, junk mail, computer paper

Cardboard – Empty all boxes and flatten

Glass Bottles and Jars

• Both clear and colored glass are acceptable; labels can be left on.
• Beer bottles, wine bottles, jelly jars are all acceptable. Please rinse.

Tin and Aluminum Cans

• Rinse to avoid an odor problem; labels can be left on.

Plastic Bottles

• Rinse to avoid an odor problem; labels can be left on.
• Only plastic containers that have a #1 or #2 on the bottom can be recycled.

Other recyclable items include:

• Orange juice and milk cartons

What is NOT Recycled:

• Please no soiled paper or food contamination
• No wax-coated boxes or packing material

• Pizza boxes, aluminum foil, aerosol cans

• Cellophane around boxes. Throw out with the regular garbage.

• Paper plates are non-recyclable. So are clothes hangers.
• Hardcover books
• Please no flat glass, light bulbs, mirrors, ceramics, Pyrex, drinking glasses, broken glass

• Plastic bags from grocery stores. These can be returned to bag recycling containers at Jewel or Dominick’s. Otherwise, throw out with the regular trash.
• Tires should not be left out for recycling. Old tires are accepted by many tire retailers. Check with stores in your area.
• Car oil. Take to oil change centers such as Jiffy Lube or Pep Boys.
• Paint cans containing water-based paint should be completely dried out and thrown in the regular trash. Oil-based paint containers should be taken to a hazardous waste drop-off site, as should car batteries. Watch notices in the local newspapers for disposal sites.

New hours for Compost Facility

The Compost Site has new hours of operation. It is open Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.

• Please do not drop off yard waste that is in plastic bags.
• If the Compost Facility is closed, do not drop bags off at the gate.
• You must have a valid Village sticker to drop yard waste off at the Compost Facility.
• The Compost Facility takes leaves, grass clippings, small brush cut down into smaller pieces, and flowerbed debris, and similar items.
• The Compost Facility does not take plastic, building materials, wood, big branches, etc.
• The Compost Site opens the last week in March and normally closes December 13th— or after the first snowfall, whichever occurs first.

2010 Brush Pick-up Schedule

Zone I:   Highlands, AppleTree,                     Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4
Homewood Gardens, Chateaux,
Village West, Stonecreek, 
Dynasty Lakes

Zone II:   Pottawatomie Hills                         Aug.  9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11
Twin Creeks, Pacesetter,
Stonebridge, Carriage Hills

Zone III:  Hazel Crest Proper                      Aug. 16, Sept. 19, Oct. 18

*Please have the brush out in front of the curb no later than 7:30 a.m. the Monday morning of your scheduled pickup. Crews will make one pass and will not return to the area until the next month.

Homewood Disposal Brush Pick-up

Homewood Disposal has begun its brush pickup. Pickup occurs on garbage day, which is Monday. The requirements are:

• All yard waste must be in brown paper yard waste bags with a green yard waste sticker affixed to the bag.
• Branches must be no longer than 4 feet and tied together and have a green yard waste sticker affixed to the branches.

Help keep storm grates clear of debris

The Public Works Department needs the help of residents in keeping storm grates clear of debris in order to prevent flooding. Storm grates are located in the curb, in front of or alongside your home. Every effort is made by Public Works personnel to keep these grates clean. However, during the spring and fall, seeds and leaves fall just as quickly as the storm grates can be cleaned. The Village is asking that you please remove debris around storm grates closest to your home to provide the best possible storm water drainage for your neighborhood. This is especially important in the event of a heavy rainfall.

Polluting storm sewers is a crime

Under a Village Ordinance, residents caught dumping pollutants into municipal storm sewers can now be fined up to $750.

Anyone caught pouring oil, grease, paint, chemicals, trash, fertilizers, or other pollutants into the storm sewer system will be ticketed and severely fined.

The purpose of the ordinance is to protect the municipal storm water system and the environment. Everything that goes into storm drains winds up in our creeks, streams and lakes, which then become polluted.

The ordinance gives Public Works employees the authority to conduct inspections, surveillance and monitoring procedures, and also to issue tickets carrying heavy penalties. Public Works has the ability to trace back where pollutants originated.

Village officials ask the public’s help in identifying violators. Residents who witness someone pouring pollutants into the sewer system are asked to immediately call the Public Work Department at 335-9600, Ext. 200.