Haul Old Junk to Curb, and Village Will Whisk It Away

Got an old sofa collecting dust in the basement, a refrigerator that went on the fritz years ago, a moldy mattress taking up precious garage space?

If you can drag it to the curb, the village will make it go away. Just deposit the items you want to get rid of on your regular trash collection day during the week of April 11, and Waste Management will do the rest.

holds a spring cleanup week every year, and among the refuse and bulk items you can get rid of are chairs, mattresses, couches and other furniture pieces, as well as white goods, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers and water heaters. 

However, they will not collect hazardous waste (paints, oils and solvents), tires, construction and demolition materials, concrete, rock, dirt, engines or large automotive parts, and any oversized items that cannot be placed in a compactor type truck.

All items placed at the curb for collection must be normal residential refuse and must be packaged properly.  For additional information on proper packaging, please go to www.plainfield-il.org and click on Resident Information, Waste & Recycling. 

For more information, call 800-796-9696.