When getting ready to clean out garages, attics and basements, there are a few things residents need to remember.

Although city crews will remove bulky items, they will not collect the following: appliances, household hazardous waste, more than five tires, construction material, paint, waste oil or other hazardous liquids and more than four cubic yards of brush. Place your unwanted items at your collection point on your scheduled pick up day.

Other Options For Getting Rid of Large Items & Amounts

Ald. Puente says there are several ways to avoid any cost:
• Spread out the amount for pickup on regular garbage collection days.
• Reserve a large dumpster for neighborhood weekend cleanups (May to Oct. only).
• Use the city’s Self-Help Centers.

Bulky materials can be taken to the Self Help Centers at 6660 N. Industrial Rd or 3879 W. Lincoln Ave. The city collects household hazardous wastes each Friday and Saturday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the city’s permanent collection station at the Self-Help Center at 3879 W. Lincoln Ave.

Large roll-off dumpsters can be reserved from the Sanitation Division for weekend neighborhood cleanups (May to October only). If you’d like to volunteer or organize your neighborhood cleanup, please contact Ald. Puente’s office for information on reserving a dumpster for your cleanup date or call DPW at 286-CITY (2489).