Hoffman Estates buying back yard waste stickers

With Hoffman Estates eliminating yard waste stickers starting April 1, a sticker buy-back program is running at village hall.

Stickers may be returned to 1900 Hassell Road during normal business hours through June 30 and will be bought back at face value, based on the year they were originally purchased.

A recently extended contract with Groot allows residents to put out unlimited yard waste on their regular collection day from April through November. In addition to yard waste, residents using their own rigid plastic container or a Groot yard waste cart may include organic food scraps along for composting. Organic compost waste will not be accepted in paper landscape bags.

The extended contract with Groot calls for waste hauling rates to increase to $19.95 a month (with or without a refuse cart) for residential curb service and $6.65 a month for senior curb service.