Village Will Begin Charging Residents Disposal Fee For Yard Waste

Starting next month, residents will have to purchase stickers in order to have their yard waste picked up.

Last month, village officials approved the $2.50 sticker which residents will need to place on each bag of yard waste and bundle of sticks left at the curb for Groot to pick up.

Michael Drey, Bolingbrook’s director of public works, said the fee is average.

“Several (municipalities) are over $3, and one is $1,” he said.

Per sticker, Downers Grove, Geneva and Woodridge charge $3.23, $3.18 and $3.24 respectively. Naperville charges $2.10 and Aurora is $2.60.

Non-compliance in Bolingbrook will be considered an ordinance violation, Drey said.

Kraft bags will be available at several local retailers. Drey said Groot is finalizing the list of locations.

There will still be pick up of stray tree branches and limbs that fall due to severe weather, Drey said.

“The village always picks that up as long as residents bring it to the parkway,” he said.

The ordinance goes into effect April 1.