Refuse and Recycling
Fee Increase Effective May 1, 2021: Residents will see an increase to their refuse & recycling bill, which reflects the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County’s (SWANCC)’s increased fee as well as the Village’s contract with Waste Management. Effective May 1st, rates for the majority of Single-family units will increase by $1.50 for a new rate of $23.70, while multi-family units will increase by $1.15 for a new rate of $17.40. These rates are also shown in the table below.
Buffalo Grove offers refuse and recycling services through Waste Management. These services include At Your Door (AYD) Service, which allows residents to schedule a convenient pick-up for hazardous and difficult-to-recycle materials, such as electronics, televisions, paint, and chemicals.
To prevent contamination of recyclable items, Waste Management provides residents with a "Recycling 101 Guidelines" page so that residents know what and how to appropriately recycle items.
SWANCC offers informational videos on composting, recycling, managing medications & sharps, paint & household chemicals, and more! The videos are available for viewing here.
Buffalo Grove offers refuse and recycling services through Waste Management. These services include At Your Door (AYD) Service, which allows residents to schedule a convenient pick-up for hazardous and difficult-to-recycle materials, such as electronics, televisions, paint, and chemicals.
To prevent contamination of recyclable items, Waste Management provides residents with a "Recycling 101 Guidelines" page so that residents know what and how to appropriately recycle items.
SWANCC offers informational videos on composting, recycling, managing medications & sharps, paint & household chemicals, and more! The videos are available for viewing here.
| Pick-up Services | Effective May 1, 2021 Rates* | |
| Single Family Unit unlimited solid waste, recycling and yard waste with cart |
$24.80/month | |
| Single Family Unit (Most Common) unlimited solid waste, recycling and yard waste without cart |
$23.70/month | |
| Multifamily Unit/Central Container unlimited solid waste and recycling |
$17.40/month | |
| Additional Weekly Pickup | $5.04/month | |
| *Services provided by the Solid Waste Agency of Cook County (SWANCC), which are $6.15 per single family household, per month, and $5.05 per month for multi-family residents, are included in the above rates. Waste Management offers a price reduction of 10% for Senior Citizens. This discount does not apply to the SWANCC fee. |
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Refuse and Recycling
AYD Overview
How Do I Schedule a AYD Pick-up?
- Waste Management’s AYD Special Collection allows BG residents to schedule pick-up for hazardous and difficult-to-recycle materials, such as electronics, televisions and chemicals. View a full list of eligible and ineligible items.
- AYD Service is included in resident’s monthly refuse and recycling rates.
How Do I Schedule a AYD Pick-up?
- Contact WM to schedule. Contact Waste Management to request a home collection of your items and to schedule a pick-up. Have your list of unwanted materials ready. Please call 1-800-449-7587 (7:00am-7:00pm CT, Monday - Friday) or visit the At Your Door website.
- Get the kit in the mail. You will receive a kit in the mail. Open the collection kit and follow the instructions.
- Place out your materials. On your pick-up date place materials out before 7:00 am.
Enter your address below to find out when your pick up is!
To begin service, visit the Waste Management website to set up an account.
Pick-Up Schedule
Landscape waste is picked up on your recycling pick-up day from April 1 to December 15.
What can I put my waste in?
Landscape waste should be contained in 32 gallon special yard waste paper bags. Also acceptable are 32 gallon rigid, unlined waste containers marked with a large "x" (at least 12 inches in diameter so it can be seen from the truck).
What CAN be put out?
What CAN NOT be put out
Landscape waste is picked up on your recycling pick-up day from April 1 to December 15.
What can I put my waste in?
Landscape waste should be contained in 32 gallon special yard waste paper bags. Also acceptable are 32 gallon rigid, unlined waste containers marked with a large "x" (at least 12 inches in diameter so it can be seen from the truck).
What CAN be put out?
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Vegetative plants
- Brush and small trees
What CAN NOT be put out
- Indoor plants
- Flower arrangements
- Trees larger than 3.5 inches in diameter
- Dirt
- Stones
- Pine cones
- Sod
I have an oversized/bulk item I would like to get picked up, what do i do?
Residents can place out one oversized item per week per household for pick-up at no additional cost. Residential Units will be responsible to contact Waste Management and make arrangements to pick-up any additional overized items.
Residents can place out one oversized item per week per household for pick-up at no additional cost. Residential Units will be responsible to contact Waste Management and make arrangements to pick-up any additional overized items.
Refuse and recycling will not be picked up on the following holidays:
In the days following these holidays, pick-ups will take place one day later than usual through Saturday.
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas (December 25)
In the days following these holidays, pick-ups will take place one day later than usual through Saturday.
Residents can dispose their prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs in two ways:
1) Drop-off at Police Station. These items can be dropped off at the Buffalo Grove Police Station (46 Raupp Blvd, Buffalo Grove), which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This drop-off program is possible through the Village’s partnership with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC).
1) Drop-off at Police Station. These items can be dropped off at the Buffalo Grove Police Station (46 Raupp Blvd, Buffalo Grove), which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This drop-off program is possible through the Village’s partnership with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC).