Waste Management is celebrating America Recycles Day (November 15th)

November Spotlight: Celebrate America Recycles Day! ♻️

Did you know?

America Recycles Day (November 15) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. To honor this day, we’re asking residents to commit to Recycling Right, ensuring materials can be Repurposed.

The Core Problem: Tanglers and Contamination

WM is investing over $1.4 billion in building new and upgrading existing recycling facilities, leveraging advanced technology and AI to capture more material and increase efficiency. However, contamination still threatens this progress.

One of the single biggest issues at our recycling facilities is “tanglers”—items that wrap around equipment and cause shutdowns.

This America Recycles Day, please commit to these two core rules:

No Loose Plastic Bags: Plastic shopping bags, plastic film, and flexible packaging tangle in sorting equipment, creating safety risks and facility shutdowns.
No Bagged Recyclables: Recyclables placed inside a plastic bag often cannot be sorted and are sent straight to the landfill.

The Core Goal

Your community’s efforts to Recycle Right directly support our shared goal to enable more materials to be Repurposed. For more resources on contamination and the core rules, visit https://www.wm.com/us/en/recycle-right.

Thank you for doing your part to keep our communities thriving!

Fall Cleanup Reminder

Dear Residents,

It is this time of the year again. The leaves are covering our yards, curbs and streets. The Village is asking all residents to please remember to collect the leaves off the curbs and streets when you are clearing your yards of leaves. Please help the Village keep our storm water clear of leaves and working properly this fall and winter.

Leaves that are in storm drains can cause problems for your house and many others. Make sure to keep storm drains and streets clear of leaves. If leaves remain in the storm drains, this can cause street or potentially home flooding. This could also cause hydro-planing while driving.

Waste Management will be picking up yard waste through November 26th. All yard waste must be placed at the curb for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled waste pickup day for collection. Yard waste must be in biodegradable Kraft paper bags or rigid sided containers with handles specifically labeled “Yard Waste”. The containers cannot exceed 32-gallons in size and 50 pounds. Twigs and branches can be bundled with biodegradable twine or string in four foot long by two foot diameter bundles, tied and left at the curb for pick-up. Branches must be less than three inches in diameter.