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City collection Furniture goes out with the regular weekly refuse collection as a bulk item while it weighs under 50 pounds, and the Village guide names small tables, chairs and other small furniture as the examples. A heavy sofa, a loaded dresser or anything else over that line drops out of the free bulk route and has to be scheduled with Flood Brothers before it will be collected. No charge. Included in the quarterly refuse service the Village bills to each household, with no additional charge for bulky items under 50 pounds set out on the normal collection day; heavier pieces are billed by Flood Brothers under its special collection pricing instead.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are the first examples the Village guide gives for bulky items, so a bed goes out on the same weekly collection day as the rest of the refuse at no extra charge while it weighs under 50 pounds. A heavier mattress or a set left with the frame has to be arranged with the hauler in advance. No charge. Covered by the quarterly refuse service the Village bills, because the Village guide lists mattresses and box springs among the bulky items collected at no additional charge on the regular collection day when they weigh under 50 pounds.
City collection Appliances are white goods and sit outside the free bulk route. The Village guide names refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dishwashers, water heaters, washers and dryers, prices them per appliance, asks that doors come off refrigerators and freezers, and has the hauler remove refrigerant and recycle the unit after collection. $20 per appliance scheduled for white goods collection, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal rather than through the quarterly Village refuse bill. Residents call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours before the pickup, empty the appliance completely and remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer.
City collection Bulky items under 50 pounds are collected on the regular refuse day at no additional charge, and the Village guide names mattresses, box springs, small tables, chairs and other small furniture as examples. Anything heavier, or anything beyond what the cart holds, has to be arranged with the hauler, and tires and Christmas trees follow their own yearly and priced routes. No charge. Part of the quarterly refuse service the Village bills every household, which covers bulky items under 50 pounds on the normal collection day; pieces over 50 pounds, extra cart rentals and tires are billed separately by Flood Brothers Disposal.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Oak Lawn runs one weekly curbside collection for the whole village through Flood Brothers Disposal, which took over the route on October 1, 2025. Refuse, recycling and yard waste all go out the same day, and the Village bills the service quarterly while the hauler bills additional carts and special collections directly. The Village guide sets the bulky item line at 50 pounds: mattresses, box springs, small tables, chairs and other small furniture under that weight ride the regular refuse day at no extra charge. Anything heavier, plus appliances, televisions, electronics, tires and household chemicals, has to be scheduled with Flood Brothers ahead of time, and contractor debris is left to the contractor rather than the collection route.
Furniture goes out with the regular weekly refuse collection as a bulk item while it weighs under 50 pounds, and the Village guide names small tables, chairs and other small furniture as the examples. A heavy sofa, a loaded dresser or anything else over that line drops out of the free bulk route and has to be scheduled with Flood Brothers before it will be collected.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the quarterly refuse service the Village bills to each household, with no additional charge for bulky items under 50 pounds set out on the normal collection day; heavier pieces are billed by Flood Brothers under its special collection pricing instead.
When & how
Put the piece at the curb by 6 a.m. on your weekly collection day, and call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead if it weighs more than 50 pounds or if you are setting out several pieces at once.
Get it ready
Leave the item whole and reachable from the street, keep it out of the recycling cart, and make sure any bag or can you use for the rest of the load stays under 33 gallons and 50 pounds, because overloaded containers are left behind.
Mattresses and box springs are the first examples the Village guide gives for bulky items, so a bed goes out on the same weekly collection day as the rest of the refuse at no extra charge while it weighs under 50 pounds. A heavier mattress or a set left with the frame has to be arranged with the hauler in advance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Covered by the quarterly refuse service the Village bills, because the Village guide lists mattresses and box springs among the bulky items collected at no additional charge on the regular collection day when they weigh under 50 pounds.
When & how
Place the mattress and box spring at the curb by 6 a.m. on your refuse day, and call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead if either piece is over 50 pounds.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress flat and dry, wrap it if you want it protected from rain, and leave it where the truck arm can reach it rather than propped against a cart or buried under bags.
Appliances are white goods and sit outside the free bulk route. The Village guide names refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dishwashers, water heaters, washers and dryers, prices them per appliance, asks that doors come off refrigerators and freezers, and has the hauler remove refrigerant and recycle the unit after collection.
City cost & eligibility
$20 per appliance scheduled for white goods collection, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal rather than through the quarterly Village refuse bill. Residents call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours before the pickup, empty the appliance completely and remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer.
When & how
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead to book the appliance, then leave it at the curb on the day the hauler assigns.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance, pull the doors off a refrigerator or freezer, tape or tie loose cords and shelving, and keep it clear of the refuse cart so the truck can reach it.
Televisions and electronics are not part of the weekly cart. Flood Brothers runs a scheduled electronics pickup that covers up to ten items at a time with a single television allowed in that load, and the appointment has to be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
City cost & eligibility
$30 per scheduled electronics pickup covering up to ten items with one television permitted in the same load, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal. Residents call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead to schedule the pickup, and only one television set can be included in a single collection.
When & how
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead, keep the electronics together in one place at the curb, and remember that a second television needs its own scheduled pickup.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers, phones and drives, bag small accessories with the device they belong to, and keep televisions, computers and cords out of the recycling cart, since electronics do not belong in the blue or green carts.
Construction and demolition material is not part of the Village collection service. The Village states that neither the Village nor Flood Brothers is responsible for collecting debris generated by contractors and that removing it is the contractor's job, while a household with its own project or a large move out load can contract a special collection or a temporary container with Flood Brothers directly.
City cost & eligibility
There is no published rate, because this sits outside the quarterly refuse service. The Village guide lets residents contract individually with Flood Brothers for extra large items or large volumes such as construction or move out debris, and the hauler quotes prices and availability, so confirm the quote and the container plan before the work starts.
When & how
Arrange the collection with Flood Brothers, or with the contractor doing the job, before material is torn out rather than after it is piled at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep construction material out of the refuse, recycling and yard waste carts, containerize or bundle it the way the hauler asks, and hold the pile behind the curb so the parkway and sidewalk stay clear.
Exercise equipment is not named in the Village guide or on the hauler's Oak Lawn page, so the 50 pound bulky item line is what decides it. The guide's examples are mattresses, box springs, small tables, chairs and other small furniture, which fits a folding bench or a set of hand weights, while a treadmill, an elliptical or a weight rack goes over that line and has to be scheduled and priced by the hauler.
City cost & eligibility
Equipment over 50 pounds leaves the no additional charge bulk collection, and the Village guide says customers contact Flood Brothers to arrange the collection with charges that may apply. Because machines are not listed in either source, treat the fee and the collection day as something the hauler confirms, not a published rate.
When & how
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead before setting a machine out, and ask whether the pickup lands on your refuse day or a separately scheduled day.
Get it ready
Take the machine apart only as far as the hauler asks, keep the console, belt and frame parts together, tape loose cables, and never leave a treadmill or bench blocking the sidewalk or the alley.
Bulky items under 50 pounds are collected on the regular refuse day at no additional charge, and the Village guide names mattresses, box springs, small tables, chairs and other small furniture as examples. Anything heavier, or anything beyond what the cart holds, has to be arranged with the hauler, and tires and Christmas trees follow their own yearly and priced routes.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Part of the quarterly refuse service the Village bills every household, which covers bulky items under 50 pounds on the normal collection day; pieces over 50 pounds, extra cart rentals and tires are billed separately by Flood Brothers Disposal.
When & how
Set bulky items out by 6 a.m. on your weekly collection day, call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead for anything over 50 pounds, and put Christmas trees out during the first three weeks of January, when they are collected at no additional charge.
Get it ready
Keep extra refuse bagged or contained in a can no larger than 33 gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds, because overloaded containers are not collected, and never bundle tires or household chemicals into the bulky pile.
Tires are a separate priced item rather than part of the bulky load. The Village guide lists them alongside appliances, with the pickup booked through Flood Brothers in advance.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per tire, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal. Residents call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead to schedule the tire pickup.
When & how
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead and put the tires out on the day the hauler assigns rather than on the normal refuse day.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the refuse cart and the recycling cart, stack them so they cannot roll into the street, and leave rims and wheels on only if the hauler confirms.
Household chemicals never go into a cart. The Village guide routes paint, pesticides, poison, cleaning solvents, oil, gasoline and other automotive fluids to a scheduled Flood Brothers collection that is priced per item and booked at least 24 hours ahead.
City cost & eligibility
$7 per item scheduled for household hazardous waste collection, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal. Residents call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours in advance to schedule the household hazardous waste collection.
When & how
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead and keep the containers packed for the scheduled pickup instead of putting anything out on the normal refuse day.
Get it ready
Keep products in their original labeled containers, seal them, never mix chemicals together, and keep paint, solvents, oil and gasoline out of the refuse cart, the recycling cart and the bulky pile.
Out after 5 p.m. the night before, in before 6 a.m.
Refuse, recycling and yard waste are collected on the same day, once a week, Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., and the Village guide asks for material at the curb after 5 p.m. the day before but before 6 a.m. on the collection day. Your collection time may differ from the previous hauler's, so the curb window matters. Six holidays delay the rest of that week by one day: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Anything that does not fit the refuse cart has to be bagged or placed in a container no larger than 33 gallons and no heavier than 50 pounds, and containers must be watertight, non-corrodible, and fitted with handles and a lid. Overloaded bags are not collected, and recycling belongs in the green cart only, because material left in other containers is treated as refuse. A household that regularly runs over can rent an additional cart from Flood Brothers, and yard waste runs the first full week of April through the end of the second week in December with a three cart limit.
Appliances, electronics, tires and chemicals are all booked ahead
None of the priced or restricted items ride the normal refuse day. Appliances, electronics and televisions, tires and household hazardous waste are all scheduled with Flood Brothers at least 24 hours in advance, and each one is billed by the hauler rather than through the quarterly Village bill. Bulk items heavier than 50 pounds join that list, so plan the call to the hauler before the evening the material is supposed to leave the curb.
Use 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.
A household with a piece of furniture or a machine over 50 pounds, a mattress set heavier than the bulk line, or a large volume of material that the weekly truck will not take.
Cost & conditions
The Village guide says residents can contract individually with Flood Brothers for extra large items and large volumes such as construction or move out debris, and that the hauler sets prices and availability. Nothing is published, so the quote is the number that matters.
Arrange it
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead, describe the item or the volume, and ask whether it goes on the refuse day or a separately scheduled day.
This is a private contract with the hauler rather than part of the quarterly Village refuse service, and it does not cover debris a contractor generates on a job, which stays the contractor's responsibility.
A household that routinely fills one cart and is still leaving bagged refuse at the curb every week.
Cost & conditions
$35 per additional refuse or recycling cart, per year, billed directly by Flood Brothers Disposal. Available to Village residential customers who want more than the one refuse cart and one recycling cart the household receives, requested through the hauler.
Arrange it
Ask Flood Brothers for an additional 96 gallon refuse or recycling cart; the Village administers the quarterly hauling bill while extra carts are billed by the hauler.
A second cart adds weekly capacity but does not change the item rules, so appliances, electronics, tires and household chemicals still need their own scheduled pickups.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get rid of a couch in Oak Lawn?+
Set it out on your normal refuse day as a bulk item if it weighs under 50 pounds, because the Village guide collects bulky items under that weight at no additional charge. A heavier couch or sectional has to be scheduled with Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead, and the hauler quotes that collection.Official guidance
How do I dispose of a mattress in Oak Lawn?+
Put it at the curb on your regular refuse day. Mattresses and box springs are named in the Village guide as bulky items that are collected at no additional charge under 50 pounds, and a heavier piece needs a call to Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead.Official guidance
How do I schedule an appliance pickup in Oak Lawn?+
Call Flood Brothers at least 24 hours before the pickup. Appliances are collected as white goods on a scheduled route rather than with the weekly cart, the fee is billed by the hauler, and the unit has to be empty with refrigerator and freezer doors removed.Official guidance
What do I do with a television in Oak Lawn?+
Book a scheduled electronics pickup with Flood Brothers at least 24 hours ahead. One television can be included in that load, which also covers up to ten electronic items, and a second television would need its own appointment.Official guidance
What counts as a bulky item in Oak Lawn?+
The Village guide treats items under 50 pounds as bulky items that go out on the regular collection day at no additional charge, naming mattresses, box springs, small tables, chairs and other small furniture. Anything heavier is arranged with Flood Brothers and may carry a charge.Official guidance
Who picks up trash in Oak Lawn?+
Flood Brothers Disposal hauls residential refuse, recycling and yard waste for the whole village under the contract that started October 1, 2025, replacing Republic Services. The Village bills the quarterly hauling service and Flood Brothers bills additional carts, appliances, electronics, tires and special collections directly, with questions handled on the hauler's Oak Lawn line.Official guidance
What happens to a bulky item that weighs more than 50 pounds?+
It leaves the no additional charge bulk route. The Village guide collects bulky items under 50 pounds on the regular refuse day, and for anything heavier it has the household contact Flood Brothers to arrange the collection, with charges that may apply and no published rate.Official guidance
Does a holiday change my Oak Lawn pickup day?+
Yes. If New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas falls on a weekday or a Sunday, the rest of that week's collection shifts one day later, and Friday customers are served on Saturday instead.Official guidance
