Plainfield Spring Cleanup Set For Next Month

PLAINFIELD, IL - The Village of Plainfield and Waste Management have announced there will be a Spring Cleanup special garbage pickup for residents during the week of April 12.

According to a release, the pickup will take place on residents’ regular garbage collection day and will include household refuse, bulk items (chairs, mattresses and couches) and white goods (refrigerators, washers, dryers and water heaters).

Residents are asked to have their items on the curb by 6 a.m. during their collection day, and materials must be properly packaged. Information about packaging is available on the village website.

Several materials are excluded from the pickup, these include: electronics, hazardous waste (paints, oils and solvents), tires, construction and demolition materials, concrete, rock, dirt, engines, large automotive parts and any oversized items that cannot be properly placed in a compactor truck.

Disposal of items like electronics and household hazardous waste can be done by contacting Waste Management’s At Your Door Special Collection by phone at 1-800-449-7587, email at atyourdoor@wm.com, or by visiting Waste Management’s website.

Also, the Village of Plainfield and Waste Management remind residents that yard waste collection resumes in April. All yard waste must be properly packaged in kraft waste bags, a Waste Management yard waste cart or tied in 4-foot bundles weighing 50-pounds or less. Mulch, sod, stumps, dirt, stones and brick/pavers are not accepted as yard waste.

Spring Cleanup, At Your Door Collection and yard waste collection are available to residents who are part of the Plainfield’s residential refuse collection program with Waste Management. For questions, contact the Village of Plainfield at 815-439-4250.