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City collection Furniture, wrapped mattresses and rolled carpet are collected at the curb on the sticker system: one sticker for every 50 pounds, with the mattress wrapped and the carpet rolled and tied. $3.5 per sticker, with one sticker required for each 50 pounds of furniture, wrapped mattress or rolled carpet, so a piece weighing 100 pounds takes two stickers at $3.50 each. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, with the stickers bought from City Hall or one of the named local vendors.
City collection Large appliances are collected, but not on the sticker count alone: the pickup has to be scheduled in advance with Republic Services and the unit takes two stickers. $7 for two stickers at $3.50 each for one appliance, since the city requires two stickers per white goods item on top of the advance scheduling. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, with the pickup scheduled in advance through Republic Services on 708-345-7050.
City collection Trash is collected weekly in a city issued cart that the household chooses in 35, 65 or 95 gallon size, billed bi-monthly through the city. Recycling is included and collected weekly on the same day, and extra bags pay per sticker. $20.3 per month for the 65 gallon trash cart, with the 35 gallon cart at $16.15 and the 95 gallon cart at $28.30, each including a city administrative fee of $1.15 or $1.30, plus a $3.50 trash sticker for each extra item, a $3.50 yard waste sticker and a $20 cart exchange or replacement fee, with recycling included at no additional cost. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, which choose the cart size and are billed bi-monthly through the city. An optional garage door collection is offered by the hauler for trash only at $30 per month billed quarterly on top of the refuse charge.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Elmhurst collects trash, recycling and organics weekly in city issued carts, with the household choosing a cart size and paying through the city bill. Bulky material moves on a sticker system rather than a booked haul: furniture, a wrapped mattress or rolled carpet costs one sticker per 50 pounds, a large appliance needs two stickers and a call ahead to Republic Services, and construction debris is allowed up to one cubic yard before the job has to go through the hauler. Yard waste and food scraps share one organics program from April into December with two free bundles of brush a week, a rented cart for the winter weeks, and free leaf pickup on six dates in the autumn. Two kinds of material are firmly outside the curb: electronics are illegal at the curb at any time and go to the quarterly drop-off events at the Public Works Facility, where only televisions and monitors carry a fee, and paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous products go to the free DuPage County facility in Naperville, to a PaintCare retailer or to an approved battery drop-off.
Trash is collected weekly in a city issued cart that the household chooses in 35, 65 or 95 gallon size, billed bi-monthly through the city. Recycling is included and collected weekly on the same day, and extra bags pay per sticker.
City cost & eligibility
$20.3 per month for the 65 gallon trash cart, with the 35 gallon cart at $16.15 and the 95 gallon cart at $28.30, each including a city administrative fee of $1.15 or $1.30, plus a $3.50 trash sticker for each extra item, a $3.50 yard waste sticker and a $20 cart exchange or replacement fee, with recycling included at no additional cost. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, which choose the cart size and are billed bi-monthly through the city. An optional garage door collection is offered by the hauler for trash only at $30 per month billed quarterly on top of the refuse charge.
When & how
Collection runs weekly on the same weekday for the address, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Carts go out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and not before noon the day before, and come back in by noon the day after. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are observed, and a holiday on or before the service day delays collection by one day while a Saturday holiday leaves the schedule alone.
Get it ready
Keep the trash in the city cart, and for anything extra use one sticker per item beside the cart with the bag under 35 gallons, under 50 pounds and either securely tied or in a container with handles. Empty, clean and dry recyclables go loose in the recycling cart, with paper, flattened cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, metal cans, glass bottles and jars, cartons and bagged shredded paper accepted and plastic bags, food soiled material, electronics, batteries, clothing, foam, diapers, tools, scrap metal, construction waste, yard waste and medical waste refused.
Furniture, wrapped mattresses and rolled carpet are collected at the curb on the sticker system: one sticker for every 50 pounds, with the mattress wrapped and the carpet rolled and tied.
City cost & eligibility
$3.5 per sticker, with one sticker required for each 50 pounds of furniture, wrapped mattress or rolled carpet, so a piece weighing 100 pounds takes two stickers at $3.50 each. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, with the stickers bought from City Hall or one of the named local vendors.
When & how
Set the item at the curb on the regular weekly collection day with the stickers attached, since bulky items ride the ordinary route rather than a booked collection.
Get it ready
Wrap a mattress before it goes out, roll and tie carpet so the roll is no longer than four feet and under 50 pounds, and count the weight to work out the stickers because the requirement is one per 50 pounds rather than one per piece.
Large appliances are collected, but not on the sticker count alone: the pickup has to be scheduled in advance with Republic Services and the unit takes two stickers.
City cost & eligibility
$7 for two stickers at $3.50 each for one appliance, since the city requires two stickers per white goods item on top of the advance scheduling. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, with the pickup scheduled in advance through Republic Services on 708-345-7050.
When & how
Call the hauler to schedule the appliance collection, then set the unit at the curb for the agreed day with two stickers attached.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost a refrigerator or freezer, remove or secure the doors and shelves, and keep the unit out of the recycling cart. Because the pickup has to be arranged in advance, a household should not put an appliance out with the ordinary cart and expect it to be taken.
A household job can put out up to one cubic yard of construction debris on a single sticker when it is bundled or containerized inside the size limits. Anything larger goes through the hauler for an estimate or a temporary dumpster.
City cost & eligibility
$3.5 for one $3.50 sticker for up to one cubic yard of construction debris bundled or containerized within the published limits, with larger volumes quoted by the hauler for an estimate or a temporary dumpster. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, where the material is bundled or containerized and no piece is longer than four feet, wider than two feet in diameter or heavier than 50 pounds.
When & how
Put the material out on the regular collection day within the one cubic yard allowance, or contact the hauler on 708-345-7050 before the work begins when the project will produce more.
Get it ready
Bundle or containerize the debris, keep every piece inside the four foot length, two foot diameter and 50 pound limits, and plan the larger loads with the hauler in advance rather than stacking material at the curb. The annual Spring Clean-Up is a separate program with its own dates and a wider allowance.
Yard waste and food scraps share one organics program that runs from April through the first full week of December on the regular collection day, with two bundles of brush a week collected free, and a winter program every other week for households that rent a cart.
City cost & eligibility
$3.5 for one $3.50 yard waste sticker per biodegradable bag or per personal container, with the rented organics cart at $12 per month plus a $20 delivery fee billed directly by the hauler. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account during the seasonal program, with the winter program requiring an organics cart rented from Republic Services and a household that uses its own container keeping it under 35 gallons, under 50 pounds and fitted with two handles.
When & how
Yard waste and food scraps go out on the regular collection day from April through the first full week of December, the winter program runs every other week from December through March on a day set by the hauler, and all yard waste pickup ends the week of December 4, 2026. Fall leaf pickup adds free collections on November 4, 5 and 6 and again on December 2, 3 and 4, 2026, and Christmas trees go out on the ordinary garbage day during the first two weeks of January.
Get it ready
Sticker each biodegradable bag and each personal container, bundle brush with twine or another biodegradable tie so it is under four feet long, four inches in diameter and under 50 pounds, and keep meat, bones, fish, plastic or foam, metal or glass, pet waste, rocks, sod, hay and packaging out of the organics. For the leaf collection, use clearly marked cans, cardboard boxes or kraft paper bags on the parkway, never plastic bags, and do not mix leaves with other yard waste or rake them into the street.
Electronics are banned from Illinois landfills and from the Elmhurst curb, and they are collected at quarterly drop-off events at the Public Works Facility. Almost everything is free, and only televisions and monitors carry a fee.
City cost & eligibility
From $25 per CRT, flat screen or projection television or monitor under a 21 inch screen, with a screen of 21 inches and over at $35.00 per unit, paid by cash or credit card with no checks and optionally in advance. Households bringing electronics to the city's quarterly events, where every other accepted item is free. Large and small appliances, business electronics, and hazardous or chemical waste are not accepted at the event.
When & how
The events run at the Public Works Facility, 985 S Riverside Drive, from 8 a.m. until noon on January 24, April 25, July 25 and October 24, 2026, in cooperation with DuPage County.
Get it ready
Never put electronics at the curb, because the city says it is illegal to do so at any time including during the Spring Clean-Up, and keep batteries out of the pile so they are not crushed. Wipe personal data before handover, and check the accepted list first: computers, laptops, servers, monitors, televisions, printers, scanners, fax machines, players, consoles, cable boxes, keyboards, mice, phones, tablets, cables and adapters are taken, while appliances and business equipment are refused.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Paint, chemicals, gasoline and cleaning solvents cannot go in the trash. They go to the free DuPage County facility in Naperville, paint also goes through PaintCare retailers, and batteries go to approved drop-off locations.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Households using the DuPage County facility at no charge, the PaintCare retail program for up to 5 gallons of leftover latex or oil based paint and stain, or an approved battery drop-off location from the battery network.
When & how
The DuPage County facility at 156 Fort Hill Drive in Naperville is open on weekends from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. excluding holidays and answers on 630-420-6095.
Get it ready
Keep the products upright in their original containers with readable labels, and keep them out of the trash cart and out of the Spring Clean-Up pile, where fluids and hazardous or medical waste are refused. Hardened paint in cans with the lids off is a different case, because the Spring Clean-Up does take paint in that condition.
The city runs an annual Spring Clean-Up with a much larger allowance than the weekly program: appliances, bulk items, furniture, fixtures, hardened paint, carpet, construction debris up to two cubic yards and landscape timbers, on three Saturday dates in 2026.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Elmhurst households on the collection routes assigned to each clean-up date, with the material prepared as the city requires. Yard waste is not part of the clean-up but is still collected if it is properly prepared, stickered and set out on the regular day.
When & how
The 2026 dates are Saturday April 18 for Thursday collection addresses, Saturday April 25 for Friday collection addresses and Saturday May 2 for Wednesday collection addresses, with material set out no earlier than the day before and at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Put out appliances, bulk items, fixtures, furniture, hardened paint in cans with the lids off, carpet rolled to no more than five feet long and two feet in diameter, construction and demolition debris up to two cubic yards or the equivalent of eight 33 gallon cans, and landscape timbers no longer than three feet. Apart from furniture, large appliances and bulk items, keep everything in bags, cans or boxes under 50 pounds, and keep ammunition, boats, snowmobiles, bricks, concrete, cement, asphalt, car batteries, electronics, explosives, fluids, hazardous or medical waste, large automobile parts, radioactive material, riding lawnmowers, snowblowers and tires out of the pile entirely.
Tires, large automobile parts and vehicle batteries are refused in the regular bulk and white goods collection, so the hauler is the route for finding a disposal option.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that tires, large automobile parts and vehicle batteries are not accepted as part of the bulk or white goods pickup and directs residents to Republic Services on 708-345-7050 for disposal options, and the Spring Clean-Up refuses car batteries, tires and large automobile parts as well. The city points to the hauler rather than to a city drop-off, so the current option should be confirmed on 708-345-7050 before any of them is moved.
When & how
Call the hauler on 708-345-7050 to ask what option is available, since none of these items rides the weekly or clean-up collection.
Get it ready
Keep tires, vehicle batteries and large automobile parts out of the weekly pile and out of the Spring Clean-Up, and keep vehicle batteries away from the ordinary battery drop-offs unless the location accepts automotive batteries.
Carts go out by 6 a.m. on the collection day and never before noon the day before, and they come back in by noon the day after collection. Collection runs weekly on the same weekday for the address, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and a holiday falling on or before the service day delays collection by one day while a Saturday holiday leaves the schedule unchanged.
Bulky material rides the regular collection day rather than a booked haul, and the price is paid in stickers: one sticker for each 50 pounds of furniture, wrapped mattress or rolled carpet, two stickers for a large appliance, and one sticker for up to a cubic yard of construction debris that is bundled or containerized within the size limits. Appliances also need the pickup scheduled ahead with Republic Services, and a project that will produce more than a cubic yard should be planned with the hauler before the work starts.
Organics run to early December, leaves have their own dates
Yard waste and food scraps go out on the regular collection day from April through the first full week of December, with two bundles of brush a week taken free when they are tied and kept under the size limits, and each bag or personal container carrying a yard waste sticker. The winter program continues every other week for households that rent an organics cart. Free leaf collections run on November 4, 5 and 6 and again on December 2, 3 and 4, 2026, with leaves in marked cans, cardboard boxes or kraft paper bags on the parkway and never in plastic, and Christmas trees go out on the ordinary garbage day during the first two weeks of January.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Elmhurst Public Works with Republic Services as the contracted collector and DuPage County for electronics and household hazardous waste
Use the sticker system at the curb
A household with furniture, a mattress, rolled carpet, an appliance or a small amount of construction debris to clear.
Cost & conditions
$3.5 per sticker, with one sticker for each 50 pounds of furniture, a wrapped mattress or rolled carpet, two stickers for a large appliance and one sticker for up to one cubic yard of bundled or containerized construction debris. Elmhurst households on the city refuse account, with stickers bought from City Hall or a named local vendor and appliances scheduled in advance through Republic Services on 708-345-7050.
Arrange it
Buy the stickers, prepare the item as the city requires, and set it at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day.
Tires, large automobile parts and vehicle batteries are refused in the bulk and white goods collection, construction debris is capped at one cubic yard on the weekly route, and an appliance put out without the advance scheduling will not be collected.
City of Elmhurst Public Works with Republic Services as the contracted collector and DuPage County for electronics and household hazardous waste
Take electronics to the quarterly drop-off
A household with a television, computer, monitor, printer or a box of cables and small devices, plus clothing and textiles to hand in at the same time.
Cost & conditions
From $25 per CRT, flat screen or projection television or monitor under a 21 inch screen, with a screen of 21 inches and over at $35.00 per unit, paid by cash or credit card with no checks. Households bringing electronics to the city's quarterly events at the Public Works Facility, where every other accepted item is free and clothing and textiles are collected for reuse at the same time.
Arrange it
Drive to 985 S Riverside Drive between 8 a.m. and noon on one of the four 2026 dates, January 24, April 25, July 25 or October 24, with the electronics separated from batteries and the textiles dry and free of hangers.
Large and small appliances, business electronics and hazardous or chemical waste are refused at the event, and electronics cannot be put at the curb at any time, including during the Spring Clean-Up.
City of Elmhurst Public Works with Republic Services as the contracted collector and DuPage County for electronics and household hazardous waste
Rent an organics cart and extend the season
A household that produces more yard waste or food scraps than a sticker bag or a personal container holds, or that wants collection through the winter.
Cost & conditions
$12 per month for a rented organics cart in 35, 65 or 95 gallon size, plus a one time $20 delivery fee, billed directly by the hauler. Elmhurst households, who must contact Republic Services directly on 708-345-7050 to order the cart, with the winter program running every other week from December through March on a pre scheduled day.
Arrange it
Order the cart from the hauler, then set it out on the regular collection day during the season and on the scheduled winter day once the winter program begins.
The cart rental is billed by the hauler rather than the city, the winter schedule depends on program participation, and meat, bones, fish, plastic, foam, metal, glass, pet waste, rocks, sod, hay and packaging are refused in the organics stream.
City of Elmhurst Public Works with Republic Services as the contracted collector and DuPage County for electronics and household hazardous waste
Drop hazardous waste with DuPage County
A household clearing out paint, chemicals, gasoline, solvents or batteries.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Households using the DuPage County facility at no charge, the PaintCare program for up to 5 gallons of leftover latex or oil based paint and stain, or an approved battery drop-off location.
Arrange it
Take the material to 156 Fort Hill Drive in Naperville on a weekend between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., or use a PaintCare retailer or battery drop-off closer to home.
The facility is closed on holidays and only open on weekends, hazardous waste and fluids cannot go in the trash cart or the Spring Clean-Up pile, and hardened paint in cans with the lids off is the one paint case the clean-up does accept.
City public works yard hosting the quarterly electronics and textile drop-off
Elmhurst Public Works Facility
985 S Riverside Drive, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Computers, laptops, servers, monitors, televisions, printers, fax machines, scanners, VCR and DVD players, video game consoles, cable and converter boxes, satellite receivers, keyboards, mice, portable music players, holiday string lights, wire, cables, adapters, power supplies, cell phones, modems, tablets, phones and docking stations, together with dry clothing and textiles for reuse and recycling.
Only open during the quarterly event windows, with large and small appliances, business electronics, hazardous or chemical waste, wet or dirty textiles, hangers and sharp objects refused, and televisions and monitors carrying a fee while everything else accepted is free.
8 a.m. until noon on the four event dates each year, being January 24, April 25, July 25 and October 24 in 2026
From $25 per CRT, flat screen or projection television or monitor under a 21 inch screen, with a screen of 21 inches and over at $35.00 per unit, paid by cash or credit card with no checks or in advance through the organizer. Households bringing accepted electronics, which are free apart from televisions and monitors, with a tax deductible receipt provided for the television and monitor fees.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How many stickers does a couch or mattress need in Elmhurst?+
One sticker for each 50 pounds. Furniture, mattresses and carpet all ride the regular collection day on that basis, the mattress has to be wrapped, and carpet has to be rolled and tied in a roll no longer than four feet and under 50 pounds. Stickers are sold at City Hall and at named local retailers, one for each 50 pounds of bulky material.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Elmhurst?+
Schedule the pickup in advance with Republic Services on 708-345-7050 and put the unit at the curb with two stickers, because white goods such as refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves and water heaters take two stickers each rather than the one per 50 pounds used for furniture. Empty and defrost the unit first, and keep it out of the recycling cart.Official guidance
When does Elmhurst collect yard waste?+
Yard waste and food scraps are collected on the regular collection day from April through the first full week of December, with two bundles of brush taken free each week when they are tied with twine and kept under four feet long, four inches in diameter and under 50 pounds. All yard waste pickup ends the week of December 4, 2026. A household can extend collection into the winter every other week by renting an organics cart from Republic Services at the published monthly rate plus a delivery fee for a new cart, and free leaf collections run on November 4, 5 and 6 and December 2, 3 and 4.Official guidance
Where do Elmhurst televisions and computers go?+
To the quarterly electronics drop-off at the Public Works Facility, 985 S Riverside Drive, open from 8 a.m. until noon on January 24, April 25, July 25 and October 24, 2026. Computers, laptops, servers, printers, scanners, phones, tablets, cables and similar items are free, while a CRT, flat screen or projection television or monitor carries a size-based charge, paid by cash or credit card. Electronics are illegal at the curb at any time, and appliances and business equipment are not accepted at the event.Official guidance
Who handles waste in Elmhurst?+
The City of Elmhurst runs the program and bills the trash cart on the bi-monthly city bill, with Republic Services as the contracted collector for carts, organics and scheduled appliance collections on 708-345-7050. Public Works answers on 630-530-3020, electronics events run with DuPage County at the Public Works Facility, and household hazardous waste goes to the county facility in Naperville.Official guidance
What does clearing a house cost in Elmhurst?+
Most of it is paid in stickers rather than a hauling fee: one sticker for each 50 pounds of furniture, a wrapped mattress or rolled carpet, two stickers for a large appliance that also has to be scheduled ahead, and one sticker for up to a cubic yard of bundled construction debris. Yard waste bags and personal containers take a yard waste sticker each, with a rented organics cart billed monthly by the hauler. Electronics are free at the quarterly event apart from televisions and monitors, which carry a size-based charge, and hazardous waste is free at the county facility. Dropcurb prices a booking separately with the total shown before payment.Official guidance
What does the Elmhurst Spring Clean-Up take?+
The clean-up is a separate annual collection with a bigger allowance than the weekly route: appliances, bulk items, fixtures, furniture, hardened paint in cans with the lids off, carpet rolled to no more than five feet by two feet, construction and demolition debris up to two cubic yards, and landscape timbers under three feet. Electronics, tires, car batteries, fluids, hazardous waste, concrete, bricks and riding lawnmowers are refused. In 2026 it runs on Saturday April 18 for Thursday collection addresses, Saturday April 25 for Friday addresses and Saturday May 2 for Wednesday addresses.Official guidance
