CITY OF WOODSTOCK

REFUSE, RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE SERVICES:

BAG SERVICE
All non-recyclable solid waste may be placed in MDC Environmental Services pre-paid 30-gallon plastic bags. These bags may be purchased at Jewel, Wistedʼs Supermarket and City Hall in Woodstock.

TOTE SERVICE
We also provide 95-gallon tote service. The service is billed on a quarterely basis. Please call our office at (815) 334-0014 to arrange for this service. All trash must be contained inside the tote with lid closed. Anything outside of tote (other than recycling) is an additional charge.

RECYCLING
We recycle on the same day as your refuse pickup. Recycling bins are available for Woodstock City residents at City Hall. Please call City Hall at (815) 338-4300 for information.

Recyclable items are as follows and need not be separated:

   
  • Newspaper and Inserts
  • Chipboard (Cereal Boxes, Pop Cases)
  • Clean, No Waxed Paper
  • Magazines, Catalogs, Telephone Books
  • Office Paper, Junk Mail, School Paper
  • Paper Grocery Bags
  • Corrugated Cardboard (cut down into 2 ft x 2 ft squares and bundled)
  • Plastic Items Coded 1-7
  • Glass Bottles & Jars (Clear, Green & Brown)
  • Metal (Aluminum & Tin Cans)

    • RINSE ALL JARS, BOTTLES AND CANS — REMOVE TOPS FROM PLASTIC AND GLASS

    ITEMS WE DO NOT RECYCLE: Tissue, aluminum foil, plastic bags, ceramic, china, light bulbs Styrofoam or 6-pack rings. If you have a question as to if an item is recyclable, please contact our office.

    HOLIDAY SERVICE
    No collection on New Yearʼs Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or whenever disposal facility is closed. If your pickup falls on or after these holidays, and the holiday falls within the workweek, collection will be 1 day later.

    KINDLY HAVE YOUR REFUSE AND RECYCLABLES AT THE CURB BY 6:00AM ON THE DAY OF PICKUP.

    YARD WASTE
    The City of Woodstock has instituted a curbside yard waste pickup program. Yard waste may be placed in 30-gallon Kraft (biodegradable) paper bags, bundles* or in open 30-gallon maximum garbage cans. Yard waste in plastic bags cannot be picked up. Each bag, bundle or can must be affixed with a yard waste sticker. These stickers are available at City Hall for $1.53 each.

    * Bundled tree branches must be no longer than 4 ft in length and no larger in diameter than a 30-gallon garbage can.