Garbage Collection

• Separate Containers
  • If required by law, it shall be the duty of every owner and/or occupant of a house, apartment building or business in the Village to maintain separate containers for glass, plastic, metal and garbage refuse.
• Containers for Collection
  • No person shall dispose of any garbage, refuse or ashes anywhere in the Village except as herein provided. Such material shall be placed in covered containers, as herein provided, for collection by a licensed scavenger.
  • All containers for garbage, yard waste and refuse shall be placed by residents at the curb line of the premises served not earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled collection, and shall be removed on or before 9:00 a.m. on the day after the collection is made.
  • No container shall be placed so as to constitute a nuisance to adjacent property or to the occupants thereof.
• Collection
  • Such garbage, refuse or ashes shall be collected by a duly authorized and licensed collector, who shall have charge of the collection of garbage, refuse or ashes in the Village and who shall comply with all of the regulations herein provided for the use of Village streets. Collections shall be made from all premises at least once in each week, provided that the material to be collected is properly stored for collection in covered containers.

Leaf Collection
Leaves may be placed in a closed biodegradable bag curbside along public streets and on the public parkway for pickup by the Village of Elburn licensed garbage collector at any time during the months of October and November. Closed biodegradable leaf bags shall not be placed less than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet, nor shall they create a safety hazad for vehicles, bicyclists or pedestrians. During other times of the year, leaf bag collection shall conform to regular garbage and refuse collection regulations.

Accumulation, Storage, Dumping, Etc.

• Accumulation of Materials That Can be Blown Away
  • No person shall cause or permit to accumulate any dust, ashes or similar materials that can be blown away by the wind, unless such materials are stored in a covered container.
• Deposit Onto Public Streets or Alleys
  • No person shall deposit or permit to fall from any vehicle any garbage, refuse or ashes onto any public street or alley in the Village. However, this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the placing of garbage, refuse or ashes in a container complying with the provisions of this ordinance in preparation to having such material collected and disposed of in a manner provided for herein.
• Dumping on Private Property
  • No person shall dump or place any garbage, refuse or ashes on any premises in the Village without the consent of the owner of such premises.
• Storing or Depositing of Combustible Material
  • No person shall permit or store any combustible refuse in such a manner as may create a hazard of fire, nor store or deposit any garbage, refuse or ashes of any nature or kind whatever upon any alley, street or other public place within the Village, except as herein provided.
• Declaration of Nuisance
  • No person shall deposit anywhere in the Village any uncovered pile or collection of refuse, garbage or ashes. Any uncovered piles of such refuse, garbage or ashes are hereby declared to be a nuisance.

Additional Resources

• Copy of Ordinance 624.02: "Garbage, Refuse and Ashes"