Frequently Asked Questions

The garbage and recycling carts each include a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that allows the garbage/recycling/yard waste trucks to wirelessly "scan" your carts each time they are picked up and emptied into an LRS truck. The chips are tied to your account, which allows you to pay for just the weeks you set out garbage and recycling.

The City’s program only uses stickers for yard waste/leaves/organics, bulk items, excess garbage that won’t fit in your garbage cart, e-waste, and bulk items. All of these types of items use the same kind of sticker. There is no limit to the number of excess garbage bags that will be collected. Garbage mixed with yard waste/organics will not be collected.

Yes.

• Bulk items are items that are too large to fit into your plastic cart. 
  • Carpet rolls must be no longer than 4 feet in length and 18 inches in diameter, and require the garbage/organic stickers to be attached to each roll for collection. 
  • To dispose of your toilet, please separate the bowl from the tank and place the 5 required stickers on one of the pieces. LRS will remove both pieces. 
• White goods are appliances containing CFC, HCFC, PCBs, mercury switches, or other hazardous components (refrigerators, air conditions, humidifiers, etc.). All white goods will be collected by a separate truck at the end of the day.
  
  
• Do it yourself construction:The rate for pickup of do-it-yourself construction or demolition debris is $16.50 per one (1) cubic yard with a $23.00 pickup charge. 
  • Debris can be placed within a 35-gallon container or within stacks. 35-gallon containers cannot weigh more than 50 pounds.
  • Stacks must weigh less than 50 pounds, be no more than 4 feet in length, and up to 18 inches in diameter.
• Household hazardous waste (HHW) products are flammable, toxic, corrosive or reactive, and can pose a harmful threat or damage to the environment when disposed of improperly. Items such as paint, pesticides, poisons, cleaning solvents, tainted gasoline, used oil and other automotive fluids are considered to be hazardous waste and should not be included with your regular garbage for disposal. For more information regarding disposal, visit the DuPage County website.

No. Lakeshore will not accept stickers from previous garbage haulers. 

The City’s garbage and recycling program offers the ability to recycle food scraps in with your yard waste from the first full week of April through the second full week in December. Each container or biodegradable bag can be a maximum of 35 gallons in size and 50 pounds in weight and must have one garbage/yard waste sticker attached in order to be collected. Grass clippings, brush, leaves, plant material and weeds are considered yard waste. Food scraps include fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, breads, grains, pasta, cereal, meat, poultry and seafood. Yard waste or food scraps stacked on top of a container will not be collected.

Yes. Christmas trees will be recycled during the first two weeks after the holiday at no charge. During this free two-week collection period, make sure trees are free of all decorations and are not in plastic bags. After the two-week collection period, you will need to attach 1 garbage/organic sticker to a Christmas tree to have it collected.

The City uses a Pay-As-You-Throw program through LRS. LRS offers online payment options at www.lrsrecycles.com or call 773-685-8811.

• 7-Eleven, 625 Roosevelt Road
• Ace Hardware, 1705 Main Street
• Ace Hardware, 90 E. Loop Road
• Caputo’s, 550 E. North Avenue, Carol Stream
• City Hall, 303 W. Wesley Street
• DuPage Mini Mart, 238 Gables Boulevard
• Jewel, 2031 N. Main Street
• Jewel, 30 Danada Square West
• Jewel, 599 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn
• Mariano’s, 625 Main Street
• Pete’s Fresh Market, 151 Rice Lake Square
• Pete’s Fresh Market, 880 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn