Berkeley bulk trash pickup
One free bulk item/week no sticker (mattresses/box springs in plastic covers; furniture; toys; grills; vacuums per Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)).
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Bundles ≤4 ft; branches ≤4 in dia; ≤50 lbs; biodegradable twine (Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)). Village yard page: brush bundles 4 ft / ≤50 lbs. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Kraft bags or marked yard waste cans ≤33 gal / ≤50 lbs; no plastic bags; no rocks/sod/hay bales/landscape timbers. |
| Not allowed | Tires, auto parts/batteries, toxic/radioactive/medical waste, flammables, unhardened paint, e-waste in regular stream (Village “Items Not Picked-up” list). Pizza boxes/Styrofoam/sharps/etc. Not in recycling. |
| Curbside | Out no earlier than 7:00 p.m. day before; no later than 6:00 a.m. Thursday; remove carts by 7:00 p.m. collection day (Village). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Out no earlier than 7:00 p.m. day before; no later than 6:00 a.m. Thursday; remove carts by 7:00 p.m. collection day (Village).
Where
Parkway/curb.
Limits
Kraft bags or marked yard waste cans ≤33 gal / ≤50 lbs; no plastic bags; no rocks/sod/hay bales/landscape timbers.
Not allowed
Tires, auto parts/batteries, toxic/radioactive/medical waste, flammables, unhardened paint, e-waste in regular stream (Village “Items Not Picked-up” list). Pizza boxes/Styrofoam/sharps/etc. Not in recycling.
Bags
Yard waste Kraft or labeled cans — not plastic. Recyclables in cart.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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- Trash
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) (ex-Roy Strom). Weekly Thursday. Unlimited household garbage in Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) 95- or 65-gal cart. Extra resident containers ≤33 gal / ≤50 lbs with two handles. Rate $24.41/mo as of 7/1/25 (Village); additional cart $3.00/mo. No stickers for unlimited program per Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)/Village contract summary.
- Recycling
- Weekly Thursday, unlimited in Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) recycle cart. Accepted list on Village refuse page (rinsed cans/glass/plastics 1–7, paper, chipboard, etc.).
- Bulk pickup
- One free bulk item/week no sticker (mattresses/box springs in plastic covers; furniture; toys; grills; vacuums per Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)). One appliance/week free — call Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) 48 hours ahead (washer/dryer/fridge/stove/microwave). Special pickup / roll-offs for >1 cy, carpet, major cleanouts: Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS). 2026 e-waste home collection Thu Apr 16 (Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS); up to 7 items — register).
- Curbside: when
- Out no earlier than 7:00 p.m. day before; no later than 6:00 a.m. Thursday; remove carts by 7:00 p.m. collection day (Village).
- Curbside: where
- Parkway/curb.
- Curbside: limits
- Yard waste Apr 1–Nov 30 (Village) / through second pickup in December (Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)). Kraft bags or marked yard waste cans ≤33 gal / ≤50 lbs; no plastic bags; no rocks/sod/hay bales/landscape timbers. Christmas trees free in January on regular day.
- Curbside: brush
- Bundles ≤4 ft; branches ≤4 in dia; ≤50 lbs; biodegradable twine (Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)). Village yard page: brush bundles 4 ft / ≤50 lbs.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Tires, auto parts/batteries, toxic/radioactive/medical waste, flammables, unhardened paint, e-waste in regular stream (Village “Items Not Picked-up” list). Pizza boxes/Styrofoam/sharps/etc. Not in recycling.
- Curbside: bags
- Yard waste Kraft or labeled cans — not plastic. Recyclables in cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS): New Year’s, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Holiday on/before pickup day → +1 day. Village yard-waste page: same six holidays; if holiday Mon–Thu, yard waste Friday that week.
- Hauler
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)
- Contacts
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) 844-633-3577; Village 708-449-8840
- Find your day
- Village Refuse & Recycling (Thursday) + Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) Berkeley
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: berkeley.il.us 1, lrsrecycles.com, berkeley.il.us 2
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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