City of St. Charles sets spring cleanup dates

The City of St. Charles Spring Cleanup program is back again this year. Offered every two years, Spring Cleanup allows residents to place unwanted items at the curb for pickup.

Collection dates are April 28 for residents on the east side of the river and May 5 for the west side. This is a service for residents within St. Charles city limits only.

Advanced Disposal will pick up items which must be placed on the curb (not in the street) before 7 a.m. to ensure pickup. Once collection crews have passed through an area they will not come back. Also, please do not place items out more than 48 hours before the collection.

If you would like to keep containers used to hold items, mark them "Do not throw can away." They cannot be retrieved once collected.

Prohibited from Spring Clean Up (These items won't be collected):

• Electronics

• Large home appliances

• Loose batteries

• Household hazardous waste (paints, solvents, auto fluids, pesticides, etc.)

• Devices containing mercury (thermostats, thermometers, etc.)

• Fluorescent bulbs

• Liquids and gases

• Contractor construction debris (doors, windows, large amounts of lumber, masonry products, drywall, siding, roofing)

• Tires

• Yard waste (grass, leaves, brush, garden waste, rocks)

• Household refuse normally collected each week

Visit the Kane County Recycles website at www.countyofkane.org/Recycling for more information on how to properly dispose of unacceptable items.

For more information about Spring Cleanup, contact the Public Works Department at (630) 377-4405 or pw@stcharlesil.gov.