Park Ridge bulk trash pickup
Up to bulk items/week free beside SBC carts (tables, chairs, mattresses*, bed frames, box springs*, fixtures, toys, large pictures/frames).
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | ≤4 ft length, ≤2 ft diameter, biodegradable twine, ≤50 lbs/bundle. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Private branches as yard waste: bundles ≤4 ft × ≤2 ft dia × ≤50 lbs, biodegradable twine. Parkway City tree branches: PW 847-318-5240. |
| Not allowed | Batteries not loose in refuse/recycle (IL 2026 battery stewardship — City Hall drop-off for common household batteries/lightbulbs/string lights/extension cords; laptop/car batteries and large fluorescents via SBC special pickup). |
| Curbside | Out by 7:00 a.m. collection day. Curbside refuse not before 3:00 p.m. day before (ORD 5-12-9). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Out by 7:00 a.m. collection day. Curbside refuse not before 3:00 p.m. day before (ORD 5-12-9).
Where
Curbside (parkway/driveway) or alley; wheels toward house; carts ≥2 ft apart from each other/obstacles; not in street.
Limits
Private branches as yard waste: bundles ≤4 ft × ≤2 ft dia × ≤50 lbs, biodegradable twine. Parkway City tree branches: PW 847-318-5240.
Not allowed
Batteries not loose in refuse/recycle (IL 2026 battery stewardship — City Hall drop-off for common household batteries/lightbulbs/string lights/extension cords; laptop/car batteries and large fluorescents via SBC special pickup).
Bags
Recyclables co-mingled; overflow paper bags OK. Yard waste brown bags or stickered carts.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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- Trash
- As of May 1, 2026, City contracts SBC Waste Solutions for single- and two-family dwellings (multifamily: call SBC). Weekly curb or alley on designated day (Refuse Collection Map; Mon–Fri). Standard (1) 95-gal garbage cart (swap to 35/65 within first 6 months free via SBC). Extra cart $85 one-time. Collection 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. All garbage in SBC wheeled cart.
- Recycling
- Weekly same day. Standard (1) 65-gal recycle cart (swap 35/95 in first 6 months). Extra $85. Co-mingled; overflow in paper bags beside cart. Plastic bags not recyclable.
- Bulk pickup
- Up to (2) bulk items/week free beside SBC carts (tables, chairs, mattresses*, bed frames, box springs*, fixtures, toys, large pictures/frames). *Mattress/box spring in plastic mattress cover. Special collection: SBC with photo. Appliances, household hazardous waste, and landfill-banned e-waste: schedule free via SBC. DIY construction in cart or beside cart ≤4 ft / ≤50 lbs (carpet rolled/tied); >1 cy concrete/lumber/sod/dirt = private haul.
- Curbside: when
- Out by 7:00 a.m. collection day. Curbside refuse not before 3:00 p.m. day before (ORD 5-12-9). Remove carts/uncollected refuse within 24 hours of collection day. SBC: alley or curb by 7 a.m.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside (parkway/driveway) or alley; wheels toward house; carts ≥2 ft apart from each other/obstacles; not in street.
- Curbside: limits
- Yard waste + food scrap season Apr 1–last full week of December. Yard waste cart ($85) or brown bags; prior-hauler carts need SBC + yard-waste stickers (PW). Food scraps only in cart (not brown bags). Private branches as yard waste: bundles ≤4 ft × ≤2 ft dia × ≤50 lbs, biodegradable twine. Parkway City tree branches: PW 847-318-5240. Christmas trees: City chips one week in January (typically early–mid); free of tinsel/lights/ornaments; parkway by 7:00 a.m. regular day — not alley.
- Curbside: brush
- ≤4 ft length, ≤2 ft diameter, biodegradable twine, ≤50 lbs/bundle.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Plastic bags in recycling. Leaves raked into street prohibited. Open burning prohibited. Batteries not loose in refuse/recycle (IL 2026 battery stewardship — City Hall drop-off for common household batteries/lightbulbs/string lights/extension cords; laptop/car batteries and large fluorescents via SBC special pickup).
- Curbside: bags
- Recyclables co-mingled; overflow paper bags OK. Yard waste brown bags or stickered carts.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ordinance cites for placement (5-12-7 / 5-12-9); dollar amounts not on refuse
- 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
Observed: New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. If holiday weekday on/before scheduled day → delay +1 day remainder of week; Sunday holiday observed Monday with +1 day all week.
- Hauler
- SBC Waste Solutions (from May 1, 2026)
- Contacts
- SBC 312-522-1115 / [email protected]; City Hall 847-318-5200; PW Service Center 847-318-5240
- Find your day
- City refuse page / map + SBC Park Ridge
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: parkridge.us 1, sbcwastesolutions.com, parkridge.us 2
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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