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    (Refuse / Recycling Updates)
Refuse
  Allied Waste has been contracted by the City to pick up all refuse on a weekly basis. The City pays Allied on a monthly basis and bills end users.
 
  Brush Pick-Up
The refuse department picks up brush once a month (beginning on the first Wednesday of the month) from April through November.
 
  Landfill
The City of LeRoy owns a landfill that has been closed since the early 1980’s. The City is currently working with IEPA to close this facility and complete all required functions. This will include monitoring and cover over the actual site.
 
Recycling Updates
  We no longer accept the following plastic items:

  1. Pipes
  2. Bread Bags
  3. Sandwich Bags
  4. Margarine Tubs
  5. Styrofoam of any kind
  6. Straws

Please do not try to recycle the above items; it will cause us a surcharge or a grade reduction.

   
  City Recycling Services
The City of LeRoy is now able to provide around the clock recycling services to the residents, thanks to a grant the city received from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
The city recently purchased a roll off truck so we can transport the recycling containers to the Town of Normal. The Town of Normal has agreed to allow the city to drop off the recyclable materials at their distribution center. We have also purchased two recycle containers which will be placed at two different locations in town. The first location will be the LeRoy IGA (203 E. Cedar), and the second location will be the LeRoy Street Department (410 N. Hemlock), these containers will be accessible twenty four hours a day seven days a week. Providing twenty four hour recycling service to residents will make recycling much more convenient, we hope that residents take advantage of this new service.
There are many important things to know about recycling; most importantly residents should know what can be recycled. The city now accepts paper, plastic, metal, and glass. Below are both general and specific rules that residents should follow when recycling.
   
  Important things to keep in mind when recycling:
  1. All materials must be clean
  2. Boxes must be broken down
  3. Wash out all jars, bottles, and cans
  4. No plastic deli containers, bowls, or TV dinner trays will be accepted
  5. Throw away all caps and tops
  6. No need to peel (remove) labels
  7. If you store recyclables in plastic bags or boxes you must take the recyclables out of the bags or boxes before depositing them in the recycle containers.
    Please help us to be more efficient by following all the guidelines.
   
 

PAPER

Examples of what is acceptable

  1. Newspaper, including glossy and advertising
  2. Paperboard, including tissue, food mixes, cereal boxes, frozen food cartons, 12/24 pack beverage boxes
  3. Envelopes (including window envelopes)
  4. Junk mail
  5. Magazines
  6. Telephone books
  7. Computer paper
  8. School paper
  9. Gift wrap
  10. Paper egg cartons
    (All Materials Must Be Clean and Dry, Boxes Must Be Flattened, Do Not Recycle Stickers, Napkins, Tissues, Waxed Paper, or Any Wet or Food Stained Paper)
   
 

GLASS

Glass bottles and jars in clear, brown, green, or blue may be recycled. CLEAR, BROWN, GREEN, and BLUE refer to the color of the glass.
No bottle tops or caps, throw them away. All materials must be clean. Do not recycle broken glass, ceramics, Pyrex, tableware, windows, light bulbs, or mirrors
(GLASS BOTTLES & JARS ONLY)
   
 

PLASTIC

Examples: (All #1 through #7 small necked plastic containers may be recycled.)

  • Household cleaner bottles
  • Pop bottles
  • Salad dressing bottles
  • Ketchup/Mustard bottles
  • Syrup bottles
  • Milk/Water containers
  • Shampoo/Conditioner bottles
  • Detergent bottles
  • Similar materials
  • 6/12 pack ring carriers
    (No Deli Containers or Bowls, No TV dinner Trays, All Materials Must be Clean, ABSOLUTELY NO BOTTLE CAPS OR TOPS)

Examples of #1 - #7 plastic recyclables

  1. Soda bottles, peanut butter jars, vegetable oil jars
  2. Milk and water jugs, juice bottles, bleach bottles
  3. Detergent bottles, cleanser bottles, pipes
  4. 6-pack rings, bread bags, sandwich bags
  5. Margarine tubs and straws
  6. Styrofoam packing peanuts, egg cartons, foam cups
  7. Ketchup and syrup bottles
    (THE BOTTLE/CONTAINER WILL STATE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A #1 THROUGH #7 RECYCLABLE. SO, IF IN DOUBT CHECK THE CONTAINER)
   
 

METAL

Examples of metal items that can be recycled:

  1. Aluminum Cans
  2. Disposable Aluminum Trays and Pans
  3. Steel/Tin Cans
  4. Empty Aerosol Cans
    (ALL MATERIALS MUST BE CLEAN, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PEEL LABELS OFF OF CANS OR JARS, ABSOLUTELY NO LIDS OR CAPS, THROW ALL LIDS AND CAPS AWAY!!)

In order to make this new program a success it is important that everyone follows the recycling guidelines that have been established. If you have any questions about recycling please contact LeRoy City Hall at 309-962-3031. If you are in doubt whether or not an item is recyclable throw it away. IF IN DOUBT THROW IT OUT!!
   
  Other City Recycling Services
Every Friday the city provides bulk metal and appliance pick-up, call city hall 309-962-3031 to be put on the pick-up list.
Brush pick-up is provided to residents once every month between April and November. Chipping starts on the first Wednesday of the month and continues until completed.