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PUBLIC NUISANCE/HEALTH HAZARDS HARWOOD HEIGHTS
GARBAGE
Garbage containers are supplied by the disposal company. This program
reduces rodents, lost lids and garbage overflow. Homeowners must use
the 95-gallon refuse cart for all garbage and the 65-gallon recycling cart
both with wheels and attached lids supplied by the refuse company.
All recyclable materials can be commingled in the 65-gallon recycling
cart. Upon request and verification, senior citizens 62 years old and
better and handicapped persons will be provided a smaller refuse cart.
Additional refuse carts can be provided upon request for an additional
fee. ARC will directly bill residents for the provision of additional refuse
carts beyond the one 95-gallon refuse cart and one 65-gallon recycling
cart. Garbage carts must be placed in alleyways so as not to disrupt
traffic. Garbage is picked up weekly and recycling is picked up every
other week.
MATERIALS TO BE REMOVED
Regular house garbage to include all paper, magazines, bottles, cans,
etc.; also included are couches, chairs, tables, box springs, mattresses
and other misc. furniture; household appliances including dishwashers,
stoves, refrigerators, hot water tanks and washing and drying machines.
MATERIALS NOT INCLUDED
Dirt, sod, rocks, bricks, concrete or car parts; building materials
including roofing, lumber, drywall, ceiling and floor tiles, etc.;
contractors material including furnaces, central air units, carpeting; also
any flammable, toxic or hazardous materials.
TOXIC/HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVAL
Special pickup is required. Contact Bosman/Arc for further information
at 708-456-0004.
PUBLIC NUISANCE/HEALTH HAZARDS NORRIDGE
GARBAGE/ MATERIALS TO BE REMOVED
Acceptable materials and their preparation:
The following items will be picked up by our scavenger service:
Garbage, general rubbish, small appliances, and not more than one
per week of the following: furniture, refrigerators, stoves, washing
machines, dryers, hot water tanks, mattresses, box springs and large
couches. NEVER LEAVE REFRIGERATORS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE
WITH THE DOORS ON.
MATERIALS NOT INCLUDED
Items that will NOT be picked up with the regular garbage included:
Whole trees, dirt, sod, rocks, bricks, concrete, rubber tires,
car parts, and building and remodeling materials such as lumber,
roofing, drywall, ceiling and floor tiles, carpeting, etc. Furnaces and
Derrick Jackson with Opportunity
Secure Data Destruction operates
a mobile shredder at Plaza Bank in
Norridge. The bank hosted the free
community shredding event, with
the mobile shredder being able to
destroy two tons of documents
per hour - C. Jason Brown
HARWOOD HEIGHTS-NORRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2010-2011 Community Guide
YARD WASTE SERVICE
Yard waste may be set out for pickup in either a paper yard waste bag
or in a 30-35 gallon container. Brush needs to be bundled not larger
than 50 pounds or longer than 4 feet in length. All grass clippings,
garden waste tree trimmings and leaves that are properly set out will be
taken on garbage day. Whole trees, stumps, sod, dirt, rocks and tree
limbs more than two feet in diameter will not be taken. All yard waste
produced by a landscape will not be taken. Yard waste service will be
available for 8 months: April 1 through the end of November.
WEED CONTROL
Grass and weeds of any kind exceeding eight inches in height is a
violation during the growing season. Grass not being maintained is
declared a nuisance, and the homeowner is subject to a fine.
SWEEPING LEAVES INTO GUTTERS PROHIBITED
No person shall sweep leaves or other yard waste materials into the
gutter for removal by the street sweeper. The sweeper operator will go
around such materials and the property owner shall be issued a ticket.
The property owner shall then pick up all materials and dispose of them
in a proper manner as required by law.
ANIMALS
As a matter of public health, no owner shall keep more than three dogs
or three cats or any combination thereof totaling three in any single
dwelling unit. Every owner of a cat or dog within the village shall
annually by the first of May purchase a license to register the dog or cat
(license fee $2 is for each animal). A current rabies tag number must
be provided.
central air conditioning units are also considered building materials and
will not be picked up with the regular garbage. A special pick-up for
such items may be arranged with our scavenger for a fee. You may call
them directly at 708-277-5370.
The Village of Norridge holds two “Clean Up Weeks” a year – one in the
spring and one in the fall.
ANIMAL LICENSE TAGS
All dogs and cats in the Village must have an animal license tag on their
collar at all times. The cost of each tag is $5.00 and you must bring in
proof of current rabies inoculation. Please remember that there is a
limit of no more than 3 dogs or cats or any combination thereof per
household.
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