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City collection Furniture is a bulk item under Ordinance 2960 and is prohibited from the Pekin solid waste collection, so the City cart cannot be used for it. The City publishes no bulky item pickup, so a couch or other furniture has to go through a private removal service or another arrangement, and the department line on 309-477-2325 is the place to ask what the City will and will not accept at the curb.
City collection A mattress is named in the City's own definition of a prohibited bulk item, so it cannot go into the Pekin cart or be set out with the household garbage. The prohibition list names bulk items too large for the cart including furniture and mattresses, and the City publishes no mattress collection, so the disposal has to be arranged privately.
City collection Cooling appliances and water heaters belong to the appliance category the Pekin collection refuses, and water heaters are named on the refusal list. The City refuses appliances and water heaters outright and publishes no refrigerant handling rule, certification or cooling appliance charge, because no City collection route exists for them.
City collection Bulky items are prohibited from the Pekin collection, and the City publishes no bulky item pickup, so oversized loads are the household's own arrangement. The City code prohibits bulk items that are too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart and the City publishes no bulky collection service or bulky fee, so the only published routes for oversized material are a private removal company or another arrangement the household makes.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Pekin collects household garbage through its own Solid Waste Department, and the department is the sole provider of residential collection for single-family homes and buildings of four units or fewer. The service runs weekly, the City sells a 96-gallon cart for a one-time purchase and bills a monthly collection fee on the water and sewer bill, and the cart has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day. What the program does not take matters as much as what it does: since Ordinance 2960 took effect in April 2021, building and construction material, bulky items too large for the 96-gallon cart such as furniture and mattresses, household appliances and electronics, hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil and paint that is not completely dried are all prohibited from the solid waste collection, and tires, large batteries, appliances, water heaters, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals are refused outright. Carpet is the standing exception, accepted when it is rolled into bundles of no more than four feet and fifty pounds, and Christmas trees are the one tree the City allows. Yard waste is separated under Illinois law and collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and recycling is a voluntary curbside program that starts with a one-time purchase of a 64-gallon cart.
Furniture is a bulk item under Ordinance 2960 and is prohibited from the Pekin solid waste collection, so the City cart cannot be used for it.
City cost & eligibility
The City publishes no bulky item pickup, so a couch or other furniture has to go through a private removal service or another arrangement, and the department line on 309-477-2325 is the place to ask what the City will and will not accept at the curb.
When & how
Do not set furniture out with the household garbage. Ask the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 what the City will collect, and arrange the removal separately.
Get it ready
Keep the item out of the 96-gallon cart and out of the alley or street right of way, because the City code also prohibits dumping refuse in an alley, gutter, street or other public way.
A mattress is named in the City's own definition of a prohibited bulk item, so it cannot go into the Pekin cart or be set out with the household garbage.
City cost & eligibility
The prohibition list names bulk items too large for the cart including furniture and mattresses, and the City publishes no mattress collection, so the disposal has to be arranged privately.
When & how
Keep the mattress out of the curbside collection and arrange its disposal separately, using the department line on 309-477-2325 to confirm anything the City might accept.
Get it ready
Do not leave the mattress in an alley or on the parkway, because the code prohibits refuse in a public way, and do not break it down into the cart, because the prohibition covers the item itself rather than only its size.
Household appliances are prohibited from the Pekin collection, and appliances also appear on the City list of material that will not be accepted at all.
City cost & eligibility
The City lists household appliances among the prohibited material and separately states that appliances will not be accepted at all, and it publishes no appliance pickup or appliance sticker, so the household arranges the disposal itself.
When & how
Do not put an appliance out with the cart. Arrange private removal and call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 if the item needs to be confirmed.
Get it ready
Keep the appliance out of the cart and off the public way, and take anything that will be hauled separately off the curb promptly, since the code prohibits refuse left in an alley, gutter, street or other public way.
Cooling appliances and water heaters belong to the appliance category the Pekin collection refuses, and water heaters are named on the refusal list.
City cost & eligibility
The City refuses appliances and water heaters outright and publishes no refrigerant handling rule, certification or cooling appliance charge, because no City collection route exists for them.
When & how
Keep the appliance out of the curbside collection and arrange its disposal separately instead of booking anything with the City.
Get it ready
Empty a refrigerator or freezer before it leaves the property and let the receiving company handle the refrigerant, because the City publishes no cooling appliance service and sets no preparation rule for one.
Televisions are covered electronic devices under the Illinois law the City cites, cannot go in the garbage, and the City points residents to local drop-off places with published charges.
City cost & eligibility
The City prohibits electronics from the solid waste collection and cites Public Act 95-0959 on recycling or reusing electronic equipment, and it publishes no City television collection, so a set goes to one of the listed drop-off places instead.
When & how
Take the television to one of the drop-off places the City lists rather than setting it out for the garbage collection, and confirm the current terms with the location before travelling.
Get it ready
Keep the set out of the cart and out of the yard waste or recycling containers, and clear the household's own data from any device that stores it before a drop-off.
Electronics are prohibited from the Pekin collection and the City points residents to retail drop-off places that charge by the item.
City cost & eligibility
The City prohibits household electronics in the collection and lists electronics on the material that will not be accepted at all, so the route runs through the drop-off places the City names rather than through the City service.
When & how
Use a listed drop-off place and pay the item charge there, then confirm the current acceptance list with that location, because the retained City extract is truncated after the first location.
Get it ready
Keep electronic items out of the garbage, the recycling cart and the yard waste bags, and remove personal data before a device is dropped off.
Building and construction material is prohibited from the Pekin collection, with one standing exception for carpet that is rolled and within the size and weight limits.
City cost & eligibility
Ordinance 2960 prohibits building or construction material from the solid waste collection and the City publishes no construction debris pickup, so a renovation load has to go through a private arrangement.
When & how
Arrange the removal of construction and remodeling material separately, and only set out carpet when it meets the rolled bundle limits the City publishes.
Get it ready
Carpet is the exception: it is accepted when it is rolled into bundles of no more than four feet in length and no more than fifty pounds in weight. Keep lumber, drywall, tile and other building material out of the cart, do not leave it in the alley or on the street, and do not mix it with the household garbage.
Exercise equipment is not collected by the City and, as an item too large for the 96-gallon cart, it falls under the prohibited bulky material rule.
City cost & eligibility
The City does not name exercise equipment in the collection programme and does publish a prohibition on bulk items too large for the cart, so no City collection route exists and the disposal is arranged privately.
When & how
Keep the machine out of the curbside collection and arrange its removal separately, confirming any question on the Solid Waste Department line at 309-477-2325.
Get it ready
Do not break the machine down into the cart or leave it on the parkway, and keep it clear of the alley and street so it does not sit in a public way.
Bulky items are prohibited from the Pekin collection, and the City publishes no bulky item pickup, so oversized loads are the household's own arrangement.
City cost & eligibility
The City code prohibits bulk items that are too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart and the City publishes no bulky collection service or bulky fee, so the only published routes for oversized material are a private removal company or another arrangement the household makes.
When & how
Do not set oversized material out on the collection day. Ask the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 what the collection will accept and arrange the rest privately.
Get it ready
Keep everything inside the 96-gallon cart on the collection day, keep refused material off the parkway, alley and street, and never store combustible refuse where it can create a fire hazard, which the City code also prohibits.
Yard waste is separated from garbage under Illinois law and collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and it is covered by the same monthly collection fee as the garbage.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the City monthly garbage collection fee, which the code says covers yard waste and recycling as well as standard household garbage, for single-family homes and buildings of four units or fewer.
When & how
Put yard waste out for the weekly collection between April 7 and December 19, on the same collection day as the garbage, and expect the holiday shift rule to move the week one day later when a City-observed holiday falls in it.
Get it ready
Keep yard waste separate from the household garbage because Illinois law requires the separation, and remember that Christmas trees are the only trees the City accepts, and they may be set out for the regular garbage collection.
Tires are refused outright by the Pekin collection and the City publishes no tire drop-off, sticker or collection route.
City cost & eligibility
The City states that tires will not be accepted at all and lists no tire collection, no tire sticker and no drop-off, so the household has to find its own receiver and can call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 to ask what is currently accepted.
When & how
Keep tires off the curb on the collection day and out of any pile left in the alley or on the street, and arrange the disposal with a private receiver instead.
Get it ready
Do not put tires in the cart, next to the cart or in the yard waste, because the City refuses them outright and the same code prohibits refuse left in a public way.
Weekly collection with the cart at the curb by 6 a.m.
The Solid Waste Department collects solid waste curbside every week for single-family dwellings and duplexes, and the City is the sole provider of residential collection for homes and buildings of four units or fewer. All garbage goes to the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, the day itself is set by the address on the City collection map, and the 96-gallon cart is a one-time purchase made on the second floor of City Hall with delivery normally within one to two business days.
When Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a weekday, there is no garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup that day, that day's pickup moves to the following day and the rest of the week runs one day behind. If one of those holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday the collection week runs on its regular schedule even when City Hall is closed.
Since Ordinance 2960 took effect on April 19, 2021, the collection does not take building or construction material, bulk items too large for a 96-gallon cart including furniture and mattresses, household appliances and electronics, animal remains and animal waste that is not placed in a separate bag or container, hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil and other material that the disposal facility cannot accept, or paint cans unless the paint is completely dried. Tires, large batteries, appliances, water heaters, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals are refused outright, and the City code separately prohibits dumping refuse, grass, leaves or branches in an alley, gutter, street or other public way, storing combustible refuse so that it creates a fire hazard, or leaving refuse where the wind can scatter it.
Yard waste is separated from garbage under the Illinois law the City cites and is collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and all of it is recycled. Recycling is a voluntary curbside programme: a household makes a one-time purchase of a 64-gallon roll-out cart, which is billed on the following month's water and sewer bill with no additional monthly charge, and only the owner of the property can be billed, so a tenant buys containers at the City. Christmas trees may go out with the regular garbage collection and are the only trees the City allows.
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.
The City collection account the household already pays
A household in a single-family home or a building of four units or fewer that is deciding what can go out with the weekly cart.
Cost & conditions
$27 for monthly garbage collection fee billed as a separate line on the wastewater bill, listed at 27 dollars from May 1, 2026 after 25 dollars from May 1, 2024 and 26 dollars from May 1, 2025, and rising to 28 dollars from May 1, 2027, with a one-time 60 dollar purchase for a 96-gallon cart. City of Pekin residential accounts for single-family homes and buildings of four units or fewer, where the City is the sole provider of solid waste collection.
Arrange it
Set the cart at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day shown on the City collection map, and call 309-477-2325 with questions about the route, the cart or the bill.
The fee covers household garbage, yard waste and recycling only, and the collection will not take construction material, bulky items such as furniture and mattresses, appliances, electronics, hazardous waste or paint that is not completely dried.
A household with a television, monitor, computer, printer or similar equipment that Illinois law keeps out of the landfill.
Cost & conditions
From $25 per television and per computer monitor at the drop-off places the City lists, with big screen televisions at 35 dollars each. Households bringing electronic equipment to one of the local drop-off places the City names, with the charge set by the location rather than by the City; the retained City extract is truncated after the first location, so confirm the list and the amount with the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325.
Arrange it
Deliver the equipment to a listed drop-off place and pay the charge there, and confirm with that location which items it currently accepts before making the trip.
The City publishes the locations as a convenience and sets no price itself, the amount is charged by the receiving location, and the retained City extract ends after the first location, so the number of participating places and what each one takes still have to be confirmed.
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.
Will the City pick up a couch or other furniture?+
No. Bulky items are defined as items too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart, including furniture and mattresses, and they are prohibited from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960. The City publishes no bulky item pickup, so a household arranges the removal itself and can call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 to check what the collection will accept.Official guidance
Can I put an appliance at the curb?+
No. Household appliances are in the list of material prohibited from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960, and the same page states plainly that appliances, water heaters, large batteries, tires, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals will not be accepted at all. A household arranges its own disposal and can call 309-477-2325 with questions.Official guidance
How do I dispose of a computer or printer?+
The City prohibits electronics from the solid waste collection and points residents to drop-off places for equipment such as televisions, computers and printers, with a published charge per television and monitor and a higher charge for big screens. The City extract retained for this packet is truncated after the first location, so confirm the list and the current charge with the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325.Official guidance
What happens to things too big for the cart?+
They are not collected. The City defines a bulk item as one too large to fit inside the 96-gallon cart and prohibits bulk items from the solid waste collection under Ordinance 2960, and the same page lists material that will not be accepted at all, including appliances, water heaters, electronics, tires, paint and hazardous chemicals. Households arrange the removal themselves and can call 309-477-2325 with questions.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Pekin?+
The City of Pekin Solid Waste Department does. The department has three divisions, garbage, recycling and yard waste, collects solid waste curbside every week for single-family dwellings and duplexes, and the City code makes it the sole provider of residential collection for homes and buildings of four units or fewer. The department can be reached on 309-477-2325.Official guidance
What will the City collection not take?+
Under Ordinance 2960 the collection refuses building and construction material, bulky items too large for a 96-gallon cart including furniture and mattresses, household appliances and electronics, hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil and paint that is not completely dried. Tires, large batteries, appliances, water heaters, electronics, paint and hazardous chemicals are refused outright, and carpet is the one standing exception when it is rolled into bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than fifty pounds.Official guidance
How does the cart and the bill work?+
A 96-gallon garbage cart is a one-time purchase of 60 dollars made on the second floor of City Hall at 111 South Capitol Street, and the cart is normally delivered to the curb within one to two business days. The collection fee is billed on the monthly wastewater bill as a separate line item, listed at 27 dollars a month from May 1, 2026 and rising to 28 dollars from May 1, 2027, and it covers garbage, recycling and yard waste together.Official guidance
When do yard waste and recycling run?+
Yard waste is separated from garbage under Illinois law and collected weekly from April 7 through December 19, and everything collected is recycled. Recycling is voluntary: a household buys a 64-gallon roll-out cart once for 40 dollars, billed on the following month's water and sewer bill, with no additional monthly charge, and only the property owner can be billed, so tenants buy containers at the City.Official guidance
How do I get rid of furniture, an appliance or a mattress?+
Not through the City collection. Bulk items are defined as anything too large for the 96-gallon cart and are prohibited, and appliances and electronics are refused as well. Pekin publishes no bulky item pickup, so the household arranges a private removal, and it can call the Solid Waste Department on 309-477-2325 to confirm anything the collection might still accept. Televisions, computers and printers go to the local drop-off places the City lists, with a charge per television or monitor.Official guidance
