Garbage and recycling can be placed at the curb as early as 4:30pm the day before collection and no later than 6:30am of the collection day. Late set-outs will not be collected until the following week. 

REFUSE - One 35, 65, or 95 gallon GREEN wheeled cart for Garbage service (provided by the Village). 
For garbage only. All garbage must be placed in the cart.  Any garbage outside of the cart that is not on the approved bulk item list will not be collected. Your options are to hold onto thegarbage until the next scheduled collection day or call Republic Services for a special pickup (charges do apply). 

If your current refuse cart is not meeting your needs please contact Public Works (847-870-5640) to discuss options available to you.” 

RECYCLING - One 35, 65 or 95 gallon BLUE wheeled cart for Recycling service (provided by the Village). 
For commingled recyclables such as: Newspaper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard; glass food and beverage containers; steel, tin and bimetal containers; aluminum foil, formed-foil; #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 or #7 plastic containers (see bottom of container); wax and polycoated "gable topped" beverage containers such as milk cartons, juice drink boxes, whipping cream cartons, and fabric softener refills.  

 Please visit the Village's Recycling Programs for more information.

If your current recycling cart is not meeting your needs please contact Public Works (847-870-5640) to discuss options available to you.

There will be NO collection on the following holidays:

New Year's Day 
Memorial Day
Independence Day (July 4th) 
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

If a holiday falls on a weekday or is observed on a weekday and your regularly scheduled pickup is on that day or after, your pickup will be delayed by one day. Friday pickups will be done on Saturday. The following week will return to the regular collection schedule.

If New Year's, Independence, or Christmas day fall on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on Monday. Garbage collection will be delayed one day with Monday's collection occurring on Tuesday, etc. The following week will return to the regular collection schedule.

As part of the Village’s Solid Waste program each residential property receiving curbside collection was distributed one green wheeled cart for refuse collection and one blue wheeled cart for recycling collection. The Village understands that a household’s solid waste needs may change over time creating a need for greater or reduced solid waste capacity. To address this issue, households will be allowed to exchange their current refuse and/or recycling cart for a different size cart. There will be no cost to the resident to exchange carts.

The refuse and recycling wheeled carts are available in three sizes: 35, 65 and 95 gallon.

Cart exchanges can be made by calling the Public Works department at (847) 870-5640.  Once an exchange request has been made with the Public Works department the cart(s) will be exchanged by Republic Services on the resident’s first scheduled collection day after the request.  For example, if a resident with a Monday collection calls Public Works on a Tuesday to request an exchange the cart will be exchanged on the following Monday.  A representative from Republic Services will make the exchange after refuse trucks have finished collection.  A resident that has scheduled an exchange must leave their cart(s) at the curb after collection.  The new cart(s) will not be delivered if the old cart(s) are not at the curb.  Depending on the volume of exchanges on a given day the exchange may occur as late as the day after collection.

Please DO NOT bring carts to Public Works for exchange.

Garbage and Recycling Cart Cleaning How-To https://youtu.be/7DjU2lgT8mE

Refuse and recycling wheeled carts must be placed at the curb on your scheduled collection day to be collected.

Wheeled Cart Placement Do’s

• Carts should be placed on the driveway apron at the curb line or on the parkway.
• Carts should be placed for collection with the handle facing away from the street.
• Carts should be placed at the curb with a two (2) foot separation between the carts, mailbox or sign posts.
• Cart lids must be closed.

Wheeled Cart Placement Don’ts

• Carts should not be placed in the street.
• Cart lids should not be open.
• Items should not be placed on top of the closed lid.
• Do not place items (white goods, bulk items, yard waste) in front of the carts.

Cart Storage

• Village Code regulates where refuse, recycling and yard waste containers may be stored on your property.
• Carts or yard waste containers can be stored along the side, rear or in the garage of a property.
• Carts or containers cannot be stored in front of the property. Carts stored on the driveway in front of the garage or in the front yard are a violation of Village Code.
• Corner houses may not place receptacles in a corner or exterior side yard unless receptacles are completely screened from adjacent street by permanent fence or dense planting.

Bulk items are collected weekly on your regular scheduled collection day. Collection is provided at no additional charge and there is no limit on the number of items that can be placed at the curb. The following is a list of approved bulk items: 

• Lawn Care Equipment
• Microwave Ovens
• Mattresses/Box Springs
• Bicycles
• Snowblowers/Shovels
• Barbeque Grills
• Plumbing Fixtures (toilet bowl and tank need to be separated for collection)
• Furniture
• Carpet Rolls (no longer than 5 feet)
• Swing Sets (5 foot lengths)

This is not an exhaustive list of bulk items. If you do not see your item on the list please contact the Public Works department to see if it will be collected as a bulk item.

You are allowed to set out an unlimited number of properly prepared brush bundles, which will be collected at no cost. No sticker required. 

Brush bundles can only contain tree branches and limbs that do not exceed 3.5 inches in diameter and 5 feet in length. Bundles are not to exceed a total weight of 50 pounds. Brush bundles must be secured with a biodegradable material.

Large tree limbs must be placed in the wheeled cart. Materials that cannot be containerized must be prepared in the following manner:

• Bundles or individual logs will be collected at no cost on your regular scheduled collection day. 
• Brush must be bundled
• Bundles or individual logs not to exceed 50 pounds.
• Bundles or individual logs not to exceed five (5) feet in length.
• One (1) cubic yard limit (approximately six (6) bundles equal one (1) cubic yard).
• Bundles must be secured with a biodegradable material (cloth or twine); no wire or plastic.
• Bundles and individual logs must be placed on the parkway next to your cart.

Construction debris  must be placed in the wheeled cart. Materials that cannot be containerized must be prepared in the following manner:

• Debris placed in the cart must be prepared in a manner that allows the lid of the cart to close. (ex. boards placed in the cart must be cut to a size allowing the lid to close) 

• Bundles are not to exceed five (5') feet in length nor 50 pounds in weight; one (1) cubic yard limit. (Approximately six (6) bundles equal one (1) cubic yard) Doors count as one bundle of construction debris.

Appliances will be collected for an additional fee that must be paid the day of pick up.  Arrangements for white good collection must be made directly with Republic Services (847-981-0091).

Excess trash, non-bulk items, construction debris in excess of one cubic yard, large tree limbs and stumps will be collected for an additional fee. Arrangements must be made directly with Republic Services (847-981-0091).

Pumpkin Collection Event

The Village of Mount Prospect hosts a pumpkin composting collection event each year. This year's collection is Saturday, November 2, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The event is held at the Public Works Facility at 1700 W. Central Rd. Mount Prospect, IL 60056. 

Plain, clean pumpkins of any size will be accepted, as well as pumpkins painted with acrylic paint.  Please remove pumpkin decorations such as candles, yarn, stickers, or other decorations before drop-off. No other drop-off materials are accepted at this event. Pumpkins are only accepted from Mount Prospect and SWANCC member community residents (no businesses). Republic Services provides roll-off containers for the pumpkin collection event and will transport the pumpkins to the composting site at Organix Recycling, LLC, located on the south side of Chicago. 

For additional information, reach out to the Public Works Department at 847-870-5640 or by email.

Holiday Tree Collection Event

Republic Services will collect residents' Christmas trees and wreaths at no additional cost on your regular collection day from December 30, 2024 - January 10, 2025.

• Christmas trees set out for collection must be free of all decorative debris. Please remove all decorative items from the tree, including:
  • Lights
  • Tinsel
  • Ornaments
  • Strings
  • Wires 

• Please do not cut or trim the tree for collection—place trees at the curb whole.
• Wreaths are considered refuse due to the metal frame and are collected as refuse. Artificial wreaths are not recyclable.
• Christmas trees placed at the curb outside of the designated dates are collected as garbage.

All questions concerning the disposal of large logs should be directed to the Public Works Department 847-870-5640 or by email.