Garbage and Recycling Collection

Garbage, recyclables and other refuse materials are picked up once per week. Landscape waste​ is collected from April 1 through November 30 only and separate fees apply for this service. To determine your pickup day, pleas​e visit the Community Portal.

Here are some important things to know about your garbage and recycling pickup:

• Village ordinance (Ch. 58 of the Glenview Municipal Code) requires all properties to have weekly refuse collection. Single-family detached homes and duplexes are required by ordinance to use the Village’s contracted refuse hauler.
• Materials can be set out at the curb after 7 p.m. the night before your pickup, and must be set out at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your pickup.
• Separate trucks will collect your garbage and recycling.
• If your pickup is missed, please contact Groot at (800) 244-1977 within 24 hours of the missed pickup.
• Material must be placed in your carts for collection – this helps ensure pickups are completed quickly, efficiently, and safely. 
• If you have small amounts of extra household garbage or recycling that doesn’t fit in the cart, place garbage bags or disposable containers of garbage, or tied bundles next to the cart, and place extra recyclables in paper bags or a cardboard box next to the cart. You can place up to one (1) cubic yard of construction debris out for collection each week. 
• All materials outside the cart – whether extra household garbage, recyclables, or construction debris – cannot exceed one (1) cubic yard in total.
• Material outside the cart cannot weigh more than 50 pounds per piece or container– if you have a bulky or heavy item for pickup, please contact Groot to schedule a bulk item pickup (a fee will apply).
• To dispose of white goods (such as appliances), please contact Groot to schedule pickup (a fee will apply). Remember, Illinois law prohibits disposing of electronics in landfills with your household refuse. For information about environmentally-friendly electronics recycling, please visit the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.
• You can recycle clear and colored glass containers, aluminum/steel/bi-metal cans, plastics (numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7), paper (including computer paper, newspapers, magazines, phone books, etc.), corrugated cardboard, and chipboard (such as cereal or tissue boxes). See details below.
• Hazardous waste cannot be set out for curbside collection. For information regarding safe disposal options, please visit the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.
• If you will be on vacation for more than 30 days, you can request a vacation stop of up to four months by contacting Groot. During this time, your garbage and recycling will not be collected, and your bill will be pro-rated by Groot.

Groot’s observed holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If the holiday fa​lls on a weekday or is observed on a weekday, collection will be delayed by one day following the holiday, and Friday collections will be delayed to Saturday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on Monday. If the holiday falls on Saturday, there is no change to the collection schedule.

The Village offers a hardship program for residents who cannot transport their garbage and recycling carts to and from the curb. Click here to fill out an application.

For additional information about the hardship program, please contact the Public Works Department at (847) 724-1700. 

Garbage and recyclables must be placed in Village-provided carts. The following cart options are available for both garbage and recycling:

• 95-gallon cart: 46” high x 28” wide x 33” deep
• 65-gallon cart: ​42” high x 26” wide x 28” deep
• 35-gallon cart: 39” high x 19.5” wide x 21.5” deep

Residents are billed directly by Groot for garbage and recycling on a quarterly basis. The fees listed below apply for all customers, regardless of cart sizes, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025​​.

Additional service information is outlined below:

You can recycle a variety of materials with your weekly curbside collection, including:

• Clear or colored glass containers
• Aluminum, steel, and bi-metal cans
• Paper, including newspapers, magazines, cups, phone books, computer paper, milk and juice aseptic cartons (such as orange juice) and other non-waxed papers
• Corrugated cardboard (cut into 2-foot by 2-foot pieces)
• Flattened chipboard (such as cereal, tissue or shoe boxes)

See this flyer for a complete list.

Item preparation leads to successful recycling – to ensure that your recyclables can be recycled after collection, please follow the following preparation tips:

The Village cooperates with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County to provide specialty recycling and disposal programs and events, including:

• Sharps, prescription and over-the-counter drugs (excluding controlled substances) collected the first Friday of each month at Village Hall.
• Household fluorescent lights (no tubes but ​including CFL), American flags and new sample-sized toiletries are collected daily at Village Hall.
• Periodic specialty recycling programs, such as residential document destruction, household electronics recycling, hosted by Glenview and/or nearby communities.

Looking to recycle other materials? Check out SWANCC's recycling directory for information on disposing things like paint, batteries, electronics and more.

Hazardous wastes of any kind cannot be set out for curbside collection with your weekly garbage and recycling. Hazardous wastes must be disposed of through a licensed waste disposal company.

Examples of hazardous wastes include oil-based paints, sludge, and chemicals. Latex paint is not considered hazardous waste, and it can be disposed with your regular weekly garbage collection. Simply dry out any remaining paint by opening the can in a well-ventilated area, and add shredded newspapers, kitty litter, or sawdust to the can. Once the paint has dried out, put the container in your regular garbage with the lid off, so the garbage hauler knows the can is empty.

For more information on disposal options and household chemical waste disposal centers, visit the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.

Multifamily residential properties with three or more attached units (such as townhomes) can voluntarily opt-in to the Village’s residential garbage and recycling contract, and receive the same rates charged to residents under the Village’s contract.

To opt in, properties must:

• Be able to have curbside collection for each individual unit;
• Have participation from all households within the multifamily development;
• Apply to the Village to participate in the program; and
• Pay the Village for Village refuse and recycling carts.

Participation in the multifamily collection program is optional, but may provide benefits to your development or homeowners association, including:

• Economies of scale. The Village’s contract incorporates 11,500 housing units, which helps keep costs down.
• A fixed cap on cost increases, as the Village negotiates multi-year contracts.
• The possibility of lower costs, depending on your current refuse and recycling fees.
• High-quality carts with lids and wheels for ease of handling.
• A cleaner Village. All of Groot’s trucks that provide service to Glenview run on compressed natural gas, which create 80 percent less pollution and make only a fraction of the noise of a standard diesel truck.

For more information, please review the multifamily collection program brochure or contact the Public Works Department at (847) 724-1700. To apply, please complete an application form and return it to the Village.