Curbside Recycling Services
Springfield, IL
CDL-Licensed Drivers
90+ Years of Experience
Curbside Recycling Pickup Services
Most residential garbage service includes curbside recycling (some instances of recycling may not be an option; get in touch with us to find out if it is possible).
Recycled bins need be 18 gallons or less. bins provided at no additional fee at our recycling center. If you are interested in participating in curbside recycling, contact us so we can further assist you with this.
See the instructions given below regarding acceptable items for curbside recycling and how they should be sorted.
Our collectors start their day early. Please have your material ready for collection at 6AM.
Steps to Recycle Your Garbage
What To Recycle:
- Acceptable items for recycling bins are listed as follows:
- Clear and colored glass (jar and bottles only)
- Newspaper (clean and including inserts)
- Junk mail (window envelopes okay)
- Chipboard (small food boxes)
- #1 through #5 and #7 plastics (jugs, bottles, and bowls). Look on bottom of containers for numbers
- Tin cans (dog food, vegetable cans)
- Aluminum cans (soda and beer cans)
Rinse all containers, leave labels on, remove liners from food boxes and remove all lids. No plastic bags or styrofoam.
How to Recycle:
Methods to sort your recycling bins:
- Newspaper, junk mail, chipboard, and magazines can be placed together, loosely, in bottom of bin. Can include phone books
- #1 through #5 and #7 plastics, tin, and aluminum cans can be placed together in paper bag or another bin
- Clear and colored glass (bottles and jars only)
Place glass all together in paper bag or small container separate from other materials. Remove all lids. You may use another container of your own along with our recycle bins (may be a rubbermaid container or small tub, 18 Gallons or less.)
When To Recycle:
When to set out your recycling items:
- Have bins out on curb by 6:00 am or the night before
- We pick up rain or shine. Do not try to cover bin. We will pick up if the material gets wet
- Visit the contact page to see what holidays are observed
- Pickup will be one day late if the holidays fall on a weekday on or before your pickup day
If you have any problems with our pickup services, please call Lake Area Disposal & Recycling or visit our contact page for more contact options. Send us an email, and we will answer it by the next business day.