Garbage Collection

Garbage Rates (Effective January 1, 2023)

• Regular - $44.88 (2 months)
• Senior (62 or older) - $39.72 (2 months)

Service Details

Each resident will receive one 65-gallon wheeled cart for garbage and one 65-gallon wheeled cart for recyclables.

Groot Sanitation will take 1 large item or 1 bundle of construction material (not to exceed 4 feet in length, 2 feet in diameter or 50 pounds) or 1 additional bag or can (up to 32 gallons) of waste each week.

Additional refuse cans or bags outside of the cart must have 1 sticker. Additional bulk items above and beyond the 1 item will require 5 stickers. Tires with no rims will be collected and will require 5 stickers each.

Stickers will be $1 each and will be available at:

• City Hall
  17 E. Main Street
  Plano, IL 60545
• Groot Sanitation
  710 E. South Street
  Plano, IL 60545
• Corral Marathon Station
  1001 W. Route 34
  Plano, IL 60545
• Citgo Station
  101 Waubonsee Drive
  Plano, IL 60545

Yard Waste: (April 1 to November 30)

• Groot will pick up 2 bags or 1 bundle of brush per week at no charge. Additional bags or bundles will require 1 sticker.
• Bundles of brush must be tied with twine and are not to exceed 2 feet in diameter and 4 feet in length.
• There is a spring and fall cleanup for unlimited waste, large items, recycling, white goods, electronics and up to 4 tires (no rims).

Item Pick-Up Policy

Groot will pick up white goods and electronics for recycling. White goods and electronics will need to be placed curbside away from the normal waste and recycling.

Electronics weighing more than 3 pounds cannot be put into the collection cart or additional can or bag.

There will be a spring and fall cleanup for unlimited waste, large items, recycling, white goods, electronics and up to 4 tires (no rims).

Prescription drug removal will be coordinated with Kendall County Solid Waste.