Garbage Collection

Garbage, Recycling, and Yard Waste

Garbage, recycling and yard waste is picked up by Waste Management on Fridays.

For service information and other community news, visit the Waste Management website. For more information, view the Brochure in English and Spanish

Waste Management: 847-623-3870 or 800-778-7652

Recycle Coach

Recycle Coach is another resource to help you make better disposal decisions, find your local waste and recycling info, and see your pick-up calendar.

Landscape Waste

Customers can have their Landscape Waste collected for a flat monthly rate that covers up to eight metal or plastic containers or biodegradable paper“ kraft” - type bags. Each container or bag can have capacity of 33 gallons. If you have more than eight containers or bags for collection, a Waste Sticker must be used for the extra containers. There is also the pay per bag sticker system. Landscape Waste can be collected without the monthly subscription but a Landscape Waste sticker must be affixed to any container placed at the curb for pickup.
Normal landscape waste pickup begins in April and ends in December.

Landscape waste stickers are available for purchase at the following locations:

Village Hall
11270 W Wadsworth Road, Beach Park

Ace Hardware
3232 N Lewis Avenue, Waukegan

*** Please Note - The last day for landscape waste pickup will be Friday, December 13, 2024. ***

Electronics Disposal

Beach Park residents may dispose of old electronics at Public Works 40185 Glendale Avenue, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Acceptable materials for electronics recycling include:

• Computers
• Computer Monitors
• Printers
• Fax Machines
• Scanners
• TV’s
• DVD players
• VCR’s

Please remove electronics from plastic packaging and boxes before bringing them to the collection site.

Clothing & Textile Collection Program

Clothing is now the fastest growing waste in the U.S. waste stream today.  85-90% of all these materials end up in landfills today, and we know the effects that landfills and their emissions have on the planet and climate.

By reusing or recycling old clothes, millions of pounds are kept out of the landfill and handled responsibly.  Since 2014, nearly 5 million pounds have been diverted from landfills through the collection container program.  Clothing is a light weigh item/material so 5 million pounds is something everyone should be proud, working together for our community.

Below are some notes regarding the clothing and textile collection program.  The Village of Beach Park has a collection box at the Public Works facility, 40185 Glendale Avenue, accessible Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Pillows, Cushions, Rugs and Fabric pieces or scraps are NOT accepted. Shoes cannot be taken through the Clothing & Textile Collection programs and dropped in those containers.  Shoes should be taken separately to a Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off location, which can be found at Reuse-A-Shoe Program | Lake County SWALCO, IL

Hard to Dispose Items

As members of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, the Village of Beach Park can take advantage of many of the programs offered, such as Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Clothing and Textile Collections, Pharmaceutical Collections and more. Visit the SWALCO Website to learn more! 

Interested in Composting? 

Watch this brief video for more information:  Do's and Don'ts of Food Composting