Community Corner
Place Garbage And Recycling Carts On Parkways, Not In Streets
Prior to new garbage and recycling changes starting in 2018, Joliet officials are offering a few helpful reminders this week.
JOLIET, IL -- Officials are reminding residents this week to place their garbage and recycling carts in the parkway — not in the street — and to avoid parking any vehicles in front of them.
Placing garbage and related refuse carts in the streets presents a hazard for snow plows, emergency vehicles and other traffic, they said.
"This is especially important when the city has a snow event," a community notice said. "If the carts are placed on the roadway, the snowplows may hit them."
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Once the carts are empty, residents are asked to place them in their garages, backyards, or on the sides of their homes. All carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on residents' assigned pickup days in order to be collected.
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