Yard waste pickup in Joliet resumes Monday

Yard waste collection will resume Monday in Joliet.

Waste Management will pick up yard waste on regularly scheduled days for garbage and recycling collection, the city announced in a news release.

“Yard waste materials consist of grass and shrubbery cuttings, leaves, tree limbs, and other materials accumulated as the result of lawn care,” the release said.

Yard waste may be placed in 32-gallon refuse containers identified with a “YARD WASTE ONLY” sticker or 30-gallon disposable Kraft paper bags, which do not require the stickers. “YARD WASTE ONLY” stickers are available free of charge at the Information Desk at the Joliet Municipal Building, 150 W. Jefferson St. and at Joliet Jewel-Osco stores at 1401 W. Jefferson St., 1537 N. Larkin Avenue and 2480 Rt. 59.

Brush and branches can also be tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in length or weighing more than 50 pounds per bundle. No single piece within each bundle should exceed three inches in diameter. Unbundled brush will not be collected.

Old landscaping mulch, dirt, sod, rocks, and dog feces are considered garbage, not yard waste, and should be placed with regular garbage for disposal. Yard waste containers must contain only yard waste.

Yard waste toters are available from Waste Management.

For more information, call Waste Management at 815-280-7854.