CITY OF LOVES PARK
TRASH
Household trash is unlimited along with unlimited bulk items.
35 gal. cans or bags can be used for trash, weighing less than 50 lbs.
There is a charge for an excessive clean up of a residential property. A $25.00 per hopper extra after the first hopper will be billed to the resident by Rock River Disposal. For example, if there are 4 extra hoppers required, $75.00 ($25.00 x 3) will be charged to the residential property.
RECYCLING
Household recycling is unlimited. A brown bin is provided by Rock River Disposal for a cost of $8.00 per bin. Newspapers, aluminum cans, cardboard cut down to 2'x2' size, tin cans, Plastics 1 - 7 and glass bottles are all accepted. The use of trash cans to hold recycling is not acceptable.
YARD WASTE
Household yard waste is unlimited. Yard waste is all grass clippings, leaves and small branches from a residential property. A 50 lb. weight limit on all cans with an X and brown paper bags is enforced. All tree branches and bush trimmings need to be cut and bundled no more than 3'-5' length. In the fall residents may rake their leaves to the curb in a long wind row for vacuuming. Yard Waste season runs typically from the beginning of April to the end of November.