2019 Spring

Yard Waste Program and Compost Availability:

We will begin our annual yard waste collection for the unincorporated areas on April 1, 2019 and will continue thru Thanksgiving week, November 26, 2019.  In late March and weather permitting, we will deliver 56 yard waste stickers to each household in the unincorporated area.  Incorporated residents will need to check their Village’s or City’s vendor for their individual service dates.  These stickers are to be used on your purchased yard waste bags for the following items: grass clippings, leaves and garden debris, however dirt or sod is not prohibited.  Please do not put more than 40 pounds of material into the bags as they become too heavy to lift into our refuse truck.  If you have small brush or branches, please tie them with twine in bundles 4 ft. or less in length and 2 ft. or less in diameter.  By doing so, they will be more manageable for disposal.  Additionally, for your gardening use, we will continue to have free compost which was last year’s yard waste and is offered for anyone to pick-up at the Road District Garage and Town Hall locations.

Tire Amnesty:

In an effort to reduce roadside trash and prevent violators from “fly dumping” their unwanted tires, Palatine Township Road District will continue their Tire Amnesty Program.  Unwanted tires left out in the open or thrown into the roadside ditch create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, flooding and maintenance concerns, not to mention an unsightly landscape.  In response, we created a Tire Amnesty Program which has become a well-attended and anticipated event.  Early each Spring, on selected Saturdays, anyone living in Palatine Township can drop off their used tires free of charge at our garage.  If you are a resident of Palatine Township, stop by and unload your old tires at the Road District Garage, located at: 530 N. Smith Street, Palatine.  Following Earth Day, the tire amnesty program will be from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday April 27, 2019 and Saturday May 4, 2019.  Tires from commercial vendors will be accepted.

Storm Events:

As we began writing these articles, we were coming out of a Wintry November with over 12 inches of snow and storm damage that rivals summer events.  After the storms pass, many homeowners struggle to find ways to get rid of their tree and brush damage.  As a complimentary service and like many other municipalities in our area, clean-up crews will be scheduled to collect storm damage from private properties after the storm passes and roadways have been cleared.  This will occur only thru the following week or two weeks.  If you live in the incorporated areas of Palatine, Inverness or Rolling Meadows, call your municipality as they will schedule a pick up based on the extent of damage.  If you experience a downed tree due to a storm event and live in the unincorporated area, please leave a message at 847.358.6336 requesting a pickup.  We will only collect storm damage if the debris has been placed with branch or cut side facing the edge of the street.  If you have small brush or branches, please tie them with twine in bundles 4 ft. or less in length and 2 ft. or less in diameter.  By doing so, they will be more manageable for disposal and we will be able to assist your neighbors more effectively and efficiently.