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Recycling & Refuse
the city of lake Forest has a voluntary curbside recycling
program for the collection of many fiber products (paper),
metal and aluminum cans, glass (clear, brown, green) and
plastic containers #1 – 5 and #7. For instruction on proper
preparation of recyclables for pick-up or for further information,
please call 615-4264 or visit the city of lake Forest's web site at
www.cityoflakeforest.com.
curbside recycling collection is weekly on one of the regular
garbage pick-up days (mon./thurs. or tues./Fri.). one bin is
supplied by the city to each single family household; additional
bins can be purchased for $10. materials do not need to be
separated.
all of this material may also be taken to the compost center
during the following hours as noted below.
■ Compost/reCyCLinG Center
south side of route 60 (Kennedy road), just west of route 43
(waukegan road)
no commercial contractor use of this facility is allowed. residents
using the site must display either a current lake Forest vehicle
sticker or lake Forest beach permit on their vehicle windshield.
Driver’s licenses will not be accepted as proof of residency.
residents are allowed one trip per day for household debris or
unlimited trips per day for yard waste material. information on
acceptable and non-acceptable material is available on the city’s
web site at www.cityoflakeforest.com.
■ hours of operation
March 15 - November 30 (Summer Hours)
monday – Friday: closed
saturday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
sunday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
December 1 - March 14 (Winter Hours)
sunday - Friday: closed
saturday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
■ observeD hoLiDays
new years Day, labor Day, easter, thanksgiving Day, memorial
Day, christmas Day and Fourth of July
ciVic inFormation
refuse CoLLeCtion sCheDuLes & GuiDeLines
Collection Frequency: refuse is collected twice weekly, on
either a monday and thursday or a tuesday and Friday schedule
depending upon the area in which you reside. Please call 615-
4264 to inquire as to your collection days.
Refuse Containers: all refuse must be bagged and deposited into
covered lightweight containers not to exceed 32-gallon capacity.
each resident is allowed a maximum of four such containers to be
collected on a single refuse collection day.
Collection Locations: refuse containers are required to be out
by 7:00 a.m. on the day of your collection. refuse containers
are to be placed in front of the garage. sanitation personnel are
not permitted to enter homes, garages, porches or any enclosed
structure to empty containers.
Household Hazardous Waste: For disposal of household
hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, oils, solvents, pesticides,
etc.) please call 615-4264.
special collections, move-in and move-out pickups are available.
Please contact 615-4264 for additional information.
yarD waste sCheDuLes & GuiDeLines
yard waste collection Frequency: yard waste is collected twice
weekly at the curb side, on either a monday and thursday or
a tuesday and Friday collection schedule depending upon the
area in which you reside.
Yard Waste Containers: city crews will pick up yard waste
that is placed in store brand kraft paper yard waste bags if a
city sticker has been placed on the bag. the stickers need to
be placed on each bag to be collected at the curb. stickers
are $1.00 each (sold in sheets of five) and can be purchased
at sunset Foods, Jewel, Pasquesi home and Gardens, lake
Forest hardware, and the municipal services center.
Yard Waste Preparation Requirements:
■ Branches shall not exceed 6 inches in diameter and
4 feet in length.
■ Branches must be tied with string or twine and bundled.
■ Bundles should not exceed 2 feet in thickness.
■ each bundle requires one city sticker.
For the removal of larger amounts of brush, please contact the
Forestry section at 810-3563.
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