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Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.
You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.
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A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.
Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.
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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.
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You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.
Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.
Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.
Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Palatine: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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Groot provides the refuse and recycling carts, and a Palatine household sets both out weekly on its collection day with anything extra bagged beside or on the refuse cart.
Recycling goes in the green or yellow-lidded cart, and the operator lists cardboard, newspaper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and glass containers as the curbside materials.
Cardboard is on the operator's curbside recycling list, so it goes in the recycling cart rather than the refuse cart.
Any item too large to bag goes to the curb weekly at no additional charge, and an oversized item is scheduled with the operator at no charge.
Sofas and furniture are named on the bulky item list, so a couch goes to the curb on the regular collection day at no additional charge.
Mattresses and box springs are named on the bulky item list, so bedding goes to the curb with the weekly bulky collection.
Exercise equipment is named on the bulky item list, so a treadmill or weight machine goes out with the weekly bulky collection.
Large domestic appliances are collected as white goods on Wednesdays for a prepaid operator charge, and the bulky list covers the smaller items such as lawn mowers and snow blowers.
Bagged or bundled yard waste is collected weekly with no stickers during the season, with published weight and bundle limits.
A household project generates up to two cubic yards of refuse that goes out at no additional charge as long as it is prepared to the published rules and was not produced by a contractor.
Chemicals, batteries, bulbs, electronics and medication do not go in the carts, and the Village routes them through the regional agency drop-off programs.
The handoff matters
Set the black-lidded refuse cart and the green or yellow-lidded recycling cart at the curb on the address's collection day, with space between the two carts and clearance from trees, mailboxes and utility poles so the truck can reach them. Refuse that will not fit may be bagged beside or on top of the refuse cart, and the Village asks residents to keep the carts out of the street and to place material in the correct cart.
Village curbside service page with the carts, the yard waste season and the service contactsVillage refuse and recycling page with the white goods and electronics charges and the refuse cart rulesAn item too large to bag goes to the curb on the regular collection day at no additional charge, with sofas, furniture, mattresses and box springs, exercise equipment, grills, bicycles and lawn mowers all on the Village list. Keep the item where the truck can reach it and clear of the carts, trees, mailboxes and poles, remove the gas and propane tank from a snow blower, and call the operator when the item is over fifty pounds or longer than four feet so the pick-up is booked at no charge.
Village bulk items page with the weekly no charge collection and the oversized item procedureYard waste is bagged in two-ply brown paper bags or bundled, out at the curb by six thirty in the morning on the collection day, with no stickers required and no limit on quantity during the season. A bag or bundle cannot exceed sixty pounds, a branch or limb of four inches or less is secured with biodegradable cotton twine or rope and stays under sixty pounds, and a bundle cannot exceed four feet long or two feet in diameter. Logs, stumps and tree debris are not accepted, and a Christmas tree or wreath goes out on the regular collection day.
Village yard waste page with the season, the bag and bundle rules and the branch limitsDo it yourself remodeling material is collected at no additional charge up to two cubic yards, provided everything loose is bagged or bundled, no bag or bundle exceeds fifty pounds, and no bundle exceeds four feet long or two feet in diameter. Roll and tape rugs, carpeting and padding into rolls of four feet or less and under fifty pounds each. Refuse generated by a commercial contractor is not accepted at the curb.
Village construction and remodeling refuse page with the allowance and the do it yourself limitUse 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.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Palatine.
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
Carts provided by Groot, the Village's collection operator. Refuse carts have black lids and recycling carts have green or yellow lids, and the carts come in thirty five, sixty five and ninety five gallon sizes. A household that wants a different size contacts Groot directly, and a size exchange carries a published fee paid in advance.Official guidance
Bag it and place the bags next to or on top of the refuse cart, because the Village allows bagged refuse outside the cart. Keep it in the correct cart stream, and note that anything too large to bag is a bulky item, which goes out weekly at no additional charge.Official guidance
The operator lists cardboard, newspaper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and glass containers for its residential recycling program, which is the collection Palatine uses. Material that should not go in the cart, such as batteries, bulbs, electronics and chemicals, goes through the regional agency drop-off programs the Village publishes instead.Official guidance
Cardboard goes in the recycling cart, because the operator that collects for the Village lists cardboard among the materials its residential recycling program recycles, along with newspaper, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and glass containers. Break the boxes down so the lid can close, and keep cardboard out of the refuse cart.Official guidance
A bulk item that is too large to be bagged goes to the curb weekly for collection at no additional charge, on the address's regular collection day. The Village lists barbecue grills, bicycles, exercise equipment, furniture, lawn mowers, mattresses and box springs, snow blowers and sofas as examples.Official guidance
Contact the operator and schedule the pick-up, which the Village states carries no additional charge. An item is treated as oversized when it is greater than fifty pounds or longer than four feet, so a large sofa or a heavy appliance should be booked rather than left at the curb unannounced.Official guidance
Yes. Sofas and furniture are on the Village bulky item list, and a bulk item goes to the curb weekly at no additional charge. If the couch is longer than four feet or heavier than fifty pounds, contact the operator to schedule the pick-up, which the Village also lists at no additional charge.Official guidance
Yes. Mattresses and box springs are on the Village bulky item list, and a bulky item goes to the curb weekly at no additional charge on the regular collection day. If the set is longer than four feet or heavier than fifty pounds, call the operator to schedule the pick-up.Official guidance
Yes. Exercise equipment is named on the Village bulky item list, so a treadmill or weight machine goes to the curb on the regular collection day at no additional charge. A machine over fifty pounds or longer than four feet should be scheduled with the operator, which the Village also lists at no additional charge.Official guidance
A refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, stove, washer, dryer or another large domestic appliance is collected as white goods on a Wednesday, arranged with the operator in advance and paid for in advance at the published per item charge. A lawn mower or snow blower is different: it goes out with the weekly bulky collection at no additional charge, with the gas and propane tank removed.Official guidance
The Village says the bagged and bundled yard waste program resumes the week of March 30, 2026, and its curbside page describes the season as running from the first full week of April through the second full week of December. Material goes out weekly with no stickers required, as part of the regular refuse and recycling collection.Official guidance
Bag it in two-ply brown paper yard waste bags or bundle it, keep every bag or bundle at sixty pounds or less, and secure a branch or limb of four inches in diameter or less with biodegradable cotton twine or rope. A bundle cannot exceed four feet long or two feet in diameter, and logs and tree stumps are refused. Put it at the curb by six thirty in the morning on the collection day.Official guidance
Up to two cubic yards of refuse is collected at no additional charge, but only from a do it yourself project, because the Village refuses refuse generated by commercial contractors. Loose material has to be bagged or bundled, a bag or bundle cannot exceed fifty pounds, a bundle cannot exceed four feet long or two feet in diameter, and rugs, carpeting and padding have to be rolled and taped at four feet or less and under fifty pounds per roll.Official guidance
They do not go in the carts. The Village routes special material through the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, which runs community drop-off programs for batteries, compact fluorescent bulbs, electronics, holiday lights, mercury thermometers and medication and sharps, plus document destruction events. The agency number is 847-724-9205, and the Village says to check the agency site for locations and drop-off details.Official guidance
Groot collects all residential refuse and recycling for the Village of Palatine under contract, and the Village says residents must use the carts Groot provides. The Village Environmental Health Division answers program questions on (847) 359-9042, while cart size changes and the white goods and electronics arrangements go directly to Groot on (800) 244-1977.Official guidance
A new single-family, townhome or two-flat resident contacts the Village Utility Billing office on (847) 359-9082 to set up the account for service, because the Village bills refuse collection on the utility account. A household moving in or out arranges the extra collection with the Environmental Health Division on (847) 359-9042.Official guidance
The Village publishes a holiday collection schedule and lists only the holidays that change the route. In 2026 those are Memorial Day and Labor Day, when all collections run one day later, while Independence Day and Christmas bring no change. A holiday that is not listed leaves collection on the regular schedule.Official guidance
Yes. The refuse and recycling carts come in thirty five, sixty five and ninety five gallon sizes, and a household that wants a different size contacts Groot on (800) 244-1977. The Village states that a cart size exchange carries a fee payable in advance to Groot.Official guidance
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