City of Chicago Refuse and Recycling Holiday Schedule

17th Ward Alderman
Published: May 24, 2017

Please note these important changes to the refuse and recycling schedule due to the Monday, May 29 Memorial Day holiday.

All city-collected refuse will be serviced Tuesday through Friday next week. Residents should ensure all black refuse carts are accessible throughout the week of collection, not solely on their regular day of collection.

Additionally, residents should be advised of potential changes to Blue Cart Recycling collection based on their service provider.

(1) The Department of Streets and Sanitation (Zones 2 and 4) will collect recycling Tuesday through Friday. Residents should ensure all Blue Recycling Carts are accessible throughout the week of collection.

(2) Privately-provided Blue Recycling Cart Service will be collected Tuesday through Saturday. With all collections being moved one day, for example, Monday collection will be moved to Tuesday. Residents with private-service should continue to put out Blue Recycling Carts throughout the week, according to their typical schedule.

Sims (Zone 5) will collect Tuesday through Saturday with all collections being moved one day; for example, Friday collections will be moved to Saturday.
Waste Management (Zones 1, 3 and 6) will collect Tuesday through Saturday with all collections being moved one day; for example, Friday collections will be moved to Saturday.