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Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.
Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.
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The local disposal guide
Bulk junk removal in Arlington Heights: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.
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The operator's published residential program carries unlimited bulky items on the ordinary weekly collection, naming furniture, a mattress and box spring, a lawn mower, a bicycle and a grill. The one caveat it publishes is that a piece its crew judges too big or too heavy may be left behind so that a special arrangement can be made.
A couch, dresser or chair sits inside the operator's unlimited bulky item list, so furniture is collected with the regular weekly refuse service instead of needing its own appointment. A piece the crew judges oversized or overweight is the exception and may need a special arrangement.
A mattress and box spring are named in the operator's unlimited bulky item list, so bedding goes out on the ordinary weekly collection rather than through a booked bulky pickup or a mattress-only program.
The village names refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water tanks, dehumidifiers and other white goods as collected once a week at no extra cost, on the condition that the household calls Groot to schedule the collection.
Illinois law keeps electronics out of the landfill stream, so a television or computer needs one of the published routes: a curbside electronic pickup booked with Groot, or a SWANCC one-day electronics event open to member community residents.
Up to one cubic yard of miscellaneous debris or construction material is collected every week at no additional charge, with published limits on how it has to be stacked, bundled and containerised. Anything beyond that, or an off-day pickup, needs a call to the operator and carries an extra charge.
Neither the village pages nor the operator's page names exercise equipment, so a machine has to be matched against the unlimited bulky item list and the oversized clause rather than assumed to be accepted.
The handoff matters
The village divides Arlington Heights into four quadrants so that refuse, recycling and landscape waste are all collected on the same day, with the operator working between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Everything has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. and the hauler will not come back for anything that was not out. Carts may not sit in the street, must be 10 feet from parkway trees and mailboxes and 4 feet from other carts, must come off the curb by 8 a.m. the day after collection, and may not be stored in the front yard. A holiday on a Saturday changes nothing, while a holiday on a Sunday or a weekday pushes the rest of that week back one day.
Village refuse, recycling and landscape waste page naming Groot as the contracted hauler, listing the four quadrant collection areas, the 35, 65 and 95 gallon Groot carts, the cart placement rules and the active military, senior and low income discount programsVillage collection schedule page with the 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. collection window, the four quadrant service days, the observed holidays and delay rules and the January Christmas tree collectionOperator residential page for Arlington Heights with the unlimited bulky item list naming furniture, mattress and box spring, the oversized and overweight warning, the one cubic yard weekly construction debris allowance and stacking limits, the tough items list, the curbside electronics collection for an additional fee and the landscape waste season and set-out rulesThis is the unusual part of the Arlington Heights program: the operator publishes unlimited bulky items on the regular residential service and names furniture such as a couch, dresser or chair, a mattress and box spring, a lawn mower, a bicycle and a grill. White goods are also named, covering refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water tanks and dehumidifiers, collected once a week at no extra cost when the household calls Groot on 800.244.1977 to schedule and keeps the unit off the curb until the evening before. Up to one cubic yard of construction material a week is collected at no additional charge as well. The counterweight to all of this is the operator's own warning that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew may be left behind, in which case a special arrangement and a special charge follow.
Operator residential page for Arlington Heights with the unlimited bulky item list naming furniture, mattress and box spring, the oversized and overweight warning, the one cubic yard weekly construction debris allowance and stacking limits, the tough items list, the curbside electronics collection for an additional fee and the landscape waste season and set-out rulesVillage recycling and collection of special items page with the free two-item curbside electronic pickup, the white goods collection at no extra cost, the Village Hall, Public Works, Senior Center and Police Station drop-offs, the rechargeable battery counter drop-off and the SWANCC programs for member residents onlyMaterials the cart service cannot take are handled through named programs rather than guesswork. Electronics cannot go into the landfill stream under Illinois law, so the village publishes a curbside electronic pickup booked with Groot and SWANCC runs one-day electronics and document destruction events for member community residents from April through October. Paint goes to a year-round PaintCare site at no charge, though PaintCare does not take aerosols, or to the village's own appointment-only latex paint event at the Public Works Building on 222 N. Ridge Ave. Household chemicals go to a free Illinois EPA one-day collection that needs pre-registration, or to SWANCC's at-home pickup, which serves Arlington Heights for a published fee paid in advance to Clean Harbors. Rechargeable batteries up to 12 pounds, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, holiday lights and plastic bags are taken at the counter drop-offs the village lists, and used tires go back to a retailer in exchange for new tires bought.
Village recycling and collection of special items page with the free two-item curbside electronic pickup, the white goods collection at no extra cost, the Village Hall, Public Works, Senior Center and Police Station drop-offs, the rechargeable battery counter drop-off and the SWANCC programs for member residents onlySWANCC one-day events page describing the seasonal electronics recycling and document destruction events from April through October that are open to residents of member communities and listed on the agency calendarPaintCare Illinois page describing the year-round paint drop-off sites, the statement that there is no charge for dropping off paint, the accepted architectural coating products, the refusal of aerosols and the fee added to new paint purchases by container sizeVillage news item for the free latex paint collection event at the Public Works Building, listing the appointment requirement, the residents-only rule, the acceptance of latex paint and aerosol cans, the refusal of oil based paint and the 15 gallon allowance at no costIllinois EPA household hazardous waste collections page with the Fall 2026 one-day collection rules, the 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. event hours, the pre-registration requirement and the long-term collection site list including Naperville, Rockford, Chicago at Goose Island, Gurnee and Wood RiverSWANCC chemicals and household hazardous waste page stating that Illinois EPA collections are free to all Illinois residents, and describing the fee based Clean Harbors at-home pickup open to Arlington Heights with the 81 dollar advance payment, the 2026 pickup dates and the ten day registration windowIllinois EPA used tires page with the retailer obligation to accept used tires in a quantity equal to the number of new tires purchased, the required posted notice, the 2.50 dollar per tire user fee collected from retail customers and the separate disposal charge a retailer may assessUse a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
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Before you book
Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Arlington Heights.
A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.
No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.
Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.
Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.
On the household's normal collection day, because the operator publishes unlimited bulky items as part of the weekly residential program rather than as a booked pickup. The village divides town into four quadrants, so the day depends on the address, and everything has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. A piece the crew judges too big or too heavy may be left so a special arrangement can be made.Official guidance
Put it out with the regular weekly collection. The operator's Arlington Heights page lists furniture such as a couch, dresser or chair under unlimited bulky items, and the village has refuse, recycling and landscape waste collected on the same day in each quadrant. A couch that is too large or too heavy for the crew may be left so a special arrangement can be made.Official guidance
Put it out with the regular weekly collection, because the operator names mattress and box spring in its unlimited bulky item list for Arlington Heights. The village asks that everything be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the quadrant collection day, and a piece that is too heavy for the crew may need a special arrangement.Official guidance
Call Groot on 800.244.1977 and schedule it. The village lists refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water tanks and dehumidifiers as white goods collected once a week at no extra cost, as long as the household books the collection and keeps the item off the curb until the evening before the scheduled day.Official guidance
Call Groot on 1-800-734-6400 to book a curbside electronic pickup, because Illinois law prohibits mixing electronics with regular landfill waste and the village publishes an at-the-curb electronic collection of up to two items a week. SWANCC also runs one-day electronics recycling events for member community residents from April through October, with dates on the agency calendar.Official guidance
Up to one cubic yard a week, yes. The operator states that a cubic yard of miscellaneous debris or construction material is collected each week at no additional charge, provided it is stacked no longer than 4 feet, no more than 2 feet in diameter, carpeting is rolled and taped, and stone, concrete and dirt sit only in containers under 45 pounds. More than a cubic yard needs a call to Groot and additional charges apply.Official guidance
Call first. Exercise equipment is not named in the operator's bulky item list or on the village pages, and the operator warns that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew may be left behind so a special arrangement can be made. Confirm the weight and the collection with Groot on 847-734-6400 before setting a treadmill or weight machine out.Official guidance
Groot Recycling & Waste Services, under a contract with the village. The village splits town into four quadrants so refuse, recycling and landscape waste are collected on the same day, supplies 35, 65 or 95 gallon carts, and publishes senior, active military and low income discount programs. Anything not at the curb by 7 a.m. is not collected that day.Official guidance
Carts may not go in the street, must sit 10 feet from parkway trees and mailboxes and 4 feet from other carts, must come off the curb by 8 a.m. the day after collection, and may not be stored in the front yard. Refuse that will not fit in the cart may be set in bags or disposable containers beside it, recycling is unlimited in the supplied cart, and recyclables should not be bagged.Official guidance
The two published pages disagree, so it has to be confirmed with Groot on 1-800-734-6400. The village states that residents may have up to two electronic items picked up from the curb each week for no additional fee, while the operator's own Arlington Heights page states that curbside electronics collection comes for an additional fee.Official guidance
The operator states that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew to handle without special equipment may be left at the curb, and that a special arrangement can then be made with special charges. That is the main thing to confirm before an unusually heavy item goes out, and the same clause applies to exercise machines that are not named anywhere in the published program.Official guidance
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