Crystal Lake bulk trash pickup
One/week free; additional $25/item prepaid. White goods $35.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | ≤4 ft × ≤2 ft diameter; limbs ≤2 in; ≤50 lbs; biodegradable twine. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Yard waste first full week Apr; kraft/personal ≤35 gal / ≤50 lbs; brush ≤4 ft × 2 ft / limbs ≤2 in; optional yard waste tote $3/mo. |
| Not allowed | Plastic-bagged recyclables; e-waste in trash; shredded paper in recycle. |
| Curbside | By 6:00 a.m. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 6:00 a.m.
Where
Curbside.
Limits
Yard waste first full week Apr; kraft/personal ≤35 gal / ≤50 lbs; brush ≤4 ft × 2 ft / limbs ≤2 in; optional yard waste tote $3/mo.
Not allowed
Plastic-bagged recyclables; e-waste in trash; shredded paper in recycle.
Bags
Extras rigid ≤35 gal; yard waste kraft.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Crystal Lake: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City exclusive Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) 844-633-3577. Weekly by map; out by 6:00 a.m. Default 95-gal refuse (65/35 options); extras ≤35 gal / ≤50 lbs two-handle. Base rate includes refuse/recycle/yard waste + one bulk/week ($23.50/mo single-family; senior $21.15). Quarterly Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) billing.
- Recycling
- 65-gal cart included; unlimited properly contained; no plastic bags; extras marked RECYCLE.
- Bulk pickup
- One/week free; additional $25/item prepaid. White goods $35. Special $25/cy. Mattress plastic-covered. >50 lbs special.
- Curbside: when
- By 6:00 a.m.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside.
- Curbside: limits
- yard waste first full week Apr–second full week Dec; kraft/personal ≤35 gal / ≤50 lbs; brush ≤4 ft × 2 ft / limbs ≤2 in; optional yard waste tote $3/mo; organics OK. Christmas trees first three weeks January free. Bi-annual e-waste curb ≤5 items / 1 TV; free electronics drop-off rates table. Household hazardous waste paint fees per City table.
- Curbside: brush
- ≤4 ft × ≤2 ft diameter; limbs ≤2 in; ≤50 lbs; biodegradable twine.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Plastic-bagged recyclables; e-waste in trash; shredded paper in recycle.
- Curbside: bags
- Extras rigid ≤35 gal; yard waste kraft.
- 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
City 2026: on/after holiday → +1 week (Fri→Sat). New Year's Day Thu 1/1; Memorial Day Mon 5/25; Jul 4 Fri → no delay; Labor Day Mon 9/7; Thanksgiving Thu 11/26; Christmas Fri 12/25 → +1 week after.
- Hauler
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) (Lakeshore Recycling Systems)
- Contacts
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) 844-633-3577; City 815-459-2020
- Find your day
- City Garbage/Recycling/yard waste + Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) Crystal Lake
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: Not yet confirmed
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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