Sanitation & Recycling

The Village of Mt. Zion has an exclusive franchise agreement with Waste Management to provide residential refuse, recycling and yard waste removal services. Every residential property within the village limits is required to have garbage collection service with Waste Management. The schedule for the monthly fee for service set by the agreement is below in the FAQs.  Included in the monthly fee is a 95-gallon refuse cart and a 65-gallon recycling cart.  Additional carts can be rented for an additional $3.50 per month.  If you do not have a cart for either refuse or recycling, please contact Waste Management at 1-800-796-9696.

Refuse, recycling and yard waste will be picked up once (1) weekly on Thursdays.  Residents are to place their refuse and recycling carts facing the curb (within 24 inches) every Thursday by 6:00 a.m. to ensure pick-up.  Yard waste is seasonal April 1 - November 30 and should be in bags or bundles neatly stacked at the curb.  You can also request a cart from Waste Management for an additional monthly fee.  Holiday weeks will push pick-up to Friday for all services. Observed holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.

Refuse and recycling must be placed in a Waste Management cart.  Refuse in bags or an unapproved container at the curb will no longer be picked up.

**Customers of Waste Management needing a special pick-up for large items are required to schedule a special pick-up by calling 1-800-796-9696 or by logging into the customer portal.  There is a small fee for large items.  Please do not place these items at the street until the night before the scheduled pick-up day.

Residential Hauler:

Waste Management - 1-800-796-9696

Licensed Commercial Haulers:

Waste Management - 1-800-796-9696

GFL Environmental - 217-935-5652

For questions specific to trash or recycling pick up, please call the garbage hauler company directly.