Garbage & Recycling

The Village of Burr Ridge contracts with Groot Industries for its refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection needs. If any resident has questions or concerns about their service with Groot, please contact Village Hall, and staff will work on your behalf to correct any issues. Please see the Groot website for more information on the refuse disposal service. 

Groot will be implementing rate increases on August 1, 2022. Please review the Groot chart with rate increases (PDF) 

Description	Current Rate	New Rate Effective August 1, 2022
Single-Family General	$18.59 per month	$19.05 per month
Single-Family Senior Discount	$17.76 per month	$18.20 per month
Top of Drive Service	$27.43 per month	$23.12 per month
Back Door Refuse Service	$37.20 per month	$38.13 per month
Collection of White Goods	$27.60 per month	$28.29 per month

The Senior Discount program is only available on the Basic Service Plan. It does not apply to Top of Drive or Back Door service.

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Where: Brown Building located in Public Works parking lot
Location: 451 Commerce Street, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Televisions and monitors must be paid for in cash (no change given) or prepaid through the e-Works website. A receipt for prepaid items must be displayed to staff before they will accept a television or monitor. The cost is $25 per TV/monitor with a screen smaller than 21" and $35 per TV/monitor with a screen that is 21" or larger.

ACCEPTED:	NOT ACCEPTED:
Adaptors Ballasts (fluorescent tubes & bulbs must be removed from the fixture) Blenders Cable Receivers Cameras CD Players Cell Phones Christmas Lights Circuit Boards Coffee Pots (not the glass part) Computers (CPUs, Laptops, Tablet PCs, computer batteries) Computer Drives Cords & Cables Humidifiers (NO dehumidifiers will be accepted) Digital Converter Boxes Digital Video Disc (DVD) Players Digital Video Disc (DVD) Recorders Docking Stations Fans (metal fans only) Fax Machines Hard Drives Holiday Light Strings Keyboards Laptops Mainframes Mice Microwaves Modems Monitors* PDA Organizers Phones Portable Digital Music Players Power Supplies Printers Projectors Satellite Receivers Scanners Small Scale Servers Speakers (no large wood speakers) Stereos Tablets Toasters TVs/Televisions* Vacuums (no cloth bags) Video Cassette Recorders (VCRs) Video Game Consoles Wires	DVDs Video and audio cassettes Large home appliances/white goods i.e., stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, large stereo speakers (extra-large wooden-box speakers) Batteries Hazardous waste (Mercury-containing devices, thermostats, thermometers, smoke detectors, liquids and gases, fluorescent tubes, and lightbulbs.)
*Tax-deductible fee applies for all televisions and monitors: $25 per TV/monitor with screens smaller than 21 inches $35 per TV/monitor with screens 21 inches and larger eWorks Electronic Services Inc. will accept cash or credit card payments at the drop-off (no checks), or you can prepay at http://recycling.eworksesi.org. You will receive a tax-deductible receipt at the time of drop-off.