Campton Township

REFUSE (GARBAGE) COLLECTION

Campton Township residents may choose from three different options for residential household collection of refuse. In order to receive any other service offered with this program, you must select from one of the following three service options:

LIMITED SERVICE with 35-GALLON REFUSE CART: $14.50/MONTH

• Includes 35-gallon refuse cart
• Includes recycle cart (35, 65, 95-gallon options)
• Extra refuse container or bag placed outside LRS cart requires one (1) Service Sticker for each item
• Bulk Item – One (1) Service Sticker required for each item
• Construction Debris – One (1) Service Sticker for up to one (1) cubic yard or 80 pounds of debris. Additional construction debris is $15.00 per cubic yard. Contact LRS for an estimate and to schedule the collection
• White Goods/Appliances – Call LRS to schedule; prepayment of $25.00 required per item

LIMITED SERVICE with 65-GALLON REFUSE CART: $16.95/MONTH

• Includes 65-gallon refuse cart
• Includes recycle cart (35, 65, 95-gallon options)
• Extra refuse container or bag placed outside LRS cart requires one (1) Service Sticker for each item
• Bulk Item – One (1) Service Sticker required for each item
• Construction Debris – One (1) Service Sticker for up to one (1) cubic yard or 80 pounds. Additional $15 per cubic yard. Call LRS for estimate
• White Goods/Appliances – Call LRS to schedule; prepayment of $25.00 required per item

UNLIMITED SERVICE with 95-GALLON REFUSE CART: $19.95/MONTH

• Includes 95-refuse gallon cart
• Includes recycle cart (35, 65 or 95-gallon options)
• No charge for extra bags outside cart
• Bulk Items – Includes one (1) per week at no charge for each item. Additional bulk items require one (1) Service Sticker each
• Construction Debris – One (1) Service Sticker for up to one (1) cubic yard or 80 pounds; additional construction debris is $15 per cubic yard. Contact LRS for an estimate and to schedule the collection
• White Goods/Appliances– Includes one (1) item per week at no charge. Call LRS to schedule. Prepayment of $25 required for each additional item

Additional Refuse Guidelines

• Service begins at 6AM. All items must be placed out for collection by 6 AM on collection day.
• LRS Refuse Carts must be used for refuse materials. Personal containers are only used for additional refuse.
• LRS is prohibited from servicing non-LRS branded carts.
• Personal Containers used for additional refuse must meet the following requirements:
  • Containers must have two handles.
  • Refuse be contained, and fit inside the container, when full.
  • Containers may not exceed 34-gallons, or 50 pounds when full.
• Garbage Bags placed out loose for collection may not exceed 30 gallons, 50 pounds when full, and must be securely tied.
• Bulk Items are large items that don’t fit into your LRS Refuse Cart or Personal Container. Examples of bulk items include a table, chair, mattress, bed frame, box spring, fixture, large picture or frame, toy, or carpet rolls.
  • Unlimited Service plan (95-gallon) includes one (1) bulk item, per week, at no charge. Additional bulk items require one Service Sticker, at $3.00 each, per item.
  • Limited Service plan (65 or 35-gallon) receives collection of one (1) bulk item per week, with one (1) Service Sticker, at $3.00 each.
    • Bulk Items must be a manageable weight for a service driver to lift into bucket or truck, and must not require special equipment or handling.
    • Mattresses must be enclosed in a plastic mattress cover or be completely covered in plastic for health and safety reasons. Plastic Mattress Covers are available at hardware stores and other retail outlets like Walmart and Target.
• Latex Paint must be completely dried and should be placed in plastic garbage bag. To ensure latex paint is completely dried mix kitty litter, sawdust or oil absorb into the wet paint, and leave the lid off for 48 hours. Latex paint can lids may be recycled so long as the paint is completely dried.
• Construction Debris may be placed in LRS cart, personal container or secured in tied bundles not to exceed 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet high.
  • Limited Service plans require one (1) Service Sticker for up to one (1) cubic yard or 80 pounds of debris. Additional construction debris requires prepayment of $15.00 per cubic yard or 80 pounds.
  • Unlimited Service plan includes collection of one (1) cubic yard or 80 pounds of debris each week, at no charge. Additional construction debris requires prepayment of $15.00 per cubic yard or 80 pounds.
  • Carpet Rolls must be tied in rolls not to exceed 4 feet in length, or 18 inches in diameter.
• Special Collection is available for other items or materials not included in your regular service plan. Call LRS at 844.NEED.LRS to arrange for an estimate, prepay and schedule collection.

Recycling Collection

A recycle cart and collection service is only offered with one of the three Refuse Collection and Base Service Options. There is no additional charge for one recycle cart and weekly collection service.

• You may select from a 35, 65, or 95-gallon recycle cart. Recyclables are collected on the same day of the week as the garbage and yard waste. There is no additional charge for recycle service.
• You are to use the LRS issued cart first for recycle materials.
• LRS offers additional recycle carts in various sizes for $3.00 per cart, per month.
• There is no limit to the amount of acceptable recycle items that can be placed out for collection, provided it’s properly prepared and containerized.

Acceptable Recyclables

Please be sure to properly prepare acceptable materials before placing them in your recycle cart using the guidelines found in “Additional Recycle Guidelines.”

PAPER

Remove metal clips and rings, notebook spirals, three-ring binders, and industrial size staples. Envelopes with cellophane windows are accepted.

• Newspaper and inserts​
• Magazines, catalogs, and phone books
• Office paper, notebooks, computer print outs, hanging file folders, pastel colored sticky notes (no fluorescent), glossy brochures, index cards, greeting cards, stationary, fax paper, manila folders and envelopes
• Junk mail
• Chipboard/paperboard – cereal, cracker, ​tissue, shoe, gift, and 6/12-pack boxes, paper towel tubes, and egg cartons
• Cardboard boxes must be flattened and cut
• Brown paper grocery bags
• Paperback books (no hardcover books)

STEEL/TIN CANS

• Empty and Rinse, Labels may be left on
• Food cans and lids
• Metal paint cans and lids (must be empty and dry, some dried paint residue is fine)
• Metal lids are recyclable

CARTONS

• Empty, Rinse, Do not crush or flatten, Leave caps and tabs on
• Food and Drink Cartons
• Milk, Soup,​ and Juice

ALUMINUM CANS AND FOIL

• Empty, Rinse, Do not crush or flatten
• Aluminum cans
• Aluminum foil (ball clean foil to 2 inches or larger, no flat foil or small balled up foil)
• Pie plates & trays

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS

• Empty, Rinse, Labels are ok to leave on
• All glass colors are accepted

PLASTIC CONTAINERS

• Leave plastic screw top caps on empty bottles and jars
• Empty and rinse; lables may be left on
• Bottles include: Water, soda, juice, laundry detergent, soap/shampoo,​health and beauty products and cleaners
• Tubs include: Coffee, tofu, cottage cheese, yogurt, margarine tubs, fruit or lettuce
• Jugs include: Milk and juice
• Jars include: Mayo, Peanut butter

Additional Recycle Guidelines

• Service begins at 6AM. All items must be placed out for collection by 6 AM on collection day.
• LRS Recycle Carts must be used for recyclable materials. Personal containers are only used for additional recyclables. LRS offers additional recycle carts in various sizes for $3.00 per cart, per month.
• LRS is prohibited from servicing non-LRS branded carts.
• Personal Containers used for additional recycle must meet the following requirements:
  • Containers must have two handles or a grip
  • Recyclable materials must be contained inside the container and not exceeding capacity.
  • Recycle containers are required to have a lid.
  • Personal Containers may not exceed 34-gallons or 50 pounds when full.

Alkaline, Lithium or NiCad batteries are no longer accepted with recyclables!

• Lithium or Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) batteries are not disposable or recyclable with any of the weekly services offered. Visit: org/locator/ to find local retail stores that accept them. Refer to your local options offered with Kane County for properly disposing of household hazardous waste.
• Alkaline batteries may be placed in the regular garbage. Please cover the battery portals with tape before placing in garbage.

Yard Waste and Organics Collection

• You may choose between Non-Subscription Yard Waste and Organics Program or Subscription Yard Waste and Organics Program. Organic Food Scraps may be mixed in with either (sticker or subscription) yard waste during the yard waste season.
• Yard waste Season is April 1st through December 15th of each year; collected on the same day of the week as garbage and recycling.
• There is no limit to the amount of yard waste that may be placed out for collection provided it’s properly prepared and paid for in accordance with the program option selected.
• Organic Food Scrap may be mixed with yard waste and includes: bread, cereal, coffee grounds, dairy, egg shells, eggs, fruits, grain, pasta shells, and vegetables.

NON-SUBSCRIPTION YARD WASTE AND ORGANICS PROGRAM

• Non-Subscription Yard Waste and Organics Program requires one (1) Service Sticker for each properly prepared container, bag, or brush bundle.

SUBSCRIPTION YARD WASTE AND ORGANICS PROGRAM

• Includes one (1) 95-gallon LRS Yard Waste and Organics Cart and weekly service.
• Additional 95-gallon LRS Yard Waste and Organics Carts are available for $3.00 each per month, prepaid in advance of the season.
• Three (3) approved bags, bundles or personal containers are included at no charge.
• Each additional bag, bundle or personal container in excess of three (3) per week will require one (1) Service Sticker.
• Program cost is $145.00, prepaid each year.

Additional Yard Waste and Organics Guidelines

• Service begins at 6AM. All items must be placed out for collection by 6 AM on collection day.
• LRS is prohibited from servicing non-LRS branded carts.
• Personal Containers used for yard waste must meet the following requirements:
  • Containers must have two handles or a grip
  • Yard Waste and Organic materials must be contained inside the container and not exceeding capacity.
  • Personal Containers may not exceed 34-gallons or 50 pounds when full.
• Yard Waste bags are to be a minimum of 2-ply, biodegradable paper, not to exceed 30 gallons or 50 pounds when full.
• Yard Waste Brush Bundles or Limbs may not exceed 4 inches long, 2 feet in diameter, and may not contain limbs greater than 4 inches in diameter.
• Yard Waste Bundles must be tied with biodegradable twine or string.
• Stumps or root balls should be bagged and thrown into regular garbage. For extra-large stumps or root balls, contact LRS for a special collection, or a local landscape company.
• Christmas Tree Collection will occur the first two (2) FULL weeks of January at no charge. Trees longer than 7’ must be cut in half. Trees must be completely free of all decorations and may not be in plastic bags.

Service Stickers

• Service Stickers are used for Refuse, Yard Waste and Organics and Bulk Items.
• Beginning April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2025, the Service Sticker rate is $3.00 each.
• Service Stickers will be made available beginning mid-March and should be used for collection as of Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Stickers – Sold at the following locations:

• Jewel – 2073 Prairie Street – St. Charles
• Jewel – 800 N Main St. – St. Charles
• Jewel – 375 Randall Rd – South Elgin
• Meijer – 855 S. Randall Rd – St. Charles
• Caputos Fresh Market – 622 Randall Rd – South Elgin

Electronic Waste

Electronic Waste (E-Waste) includes the following landfill banned electronics:

ACCEPTED E-WASTE

• Cable Receivers
• Cellular Phones
• Computers (desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet)
• Digital Converter Boxes
• Digital Video Disc Players
• Digital Video Disc Recorders
• Electronic Keyboards
• Electronic Mice
• Facsimile Machines
• Portable Digital Music Players
• Printers
• Satellite Receivers
• Scanners
• Small Scale Servers
• TV’s and Monitors
• Videocassette Recorders
• Video Game Consoles

E-Waste Annual Home Collection Event

LRS is providing Campton Township an Annual Electronic Waste Home Collection on your regular collection day. Event dates will be announced in advance every year on this web page.

• First Annual Campton Township E-Waste Home Collection will be held June 22-26, 2020 on your regular collection day.
• There is no charge for LRS Campton Township residential customers.

Requests must be submitted before Thursday, June 18, 2020. Submit your request through our online E-Waste Home Collection Request Web Portal or by calling LRS Customer Service at 844.633.3577.

Campton Township residents may use our local drop off at DC Recycling Systems located at 8 S. Hartness Place in Cortland, IL.

• Up to seven (7) E-Waste items will be accepted per drop off.
• Items must be residential grade electronics to be accepted.
• Charges apply for TV’s and Monitors.
• All other accepted e-waste items may be dropped off at no charge for Campton Township residents.
• Call LRS Customer Service to confirm current rates for TV’s and Monitors, and to schedule drop off time.

Billing and Invoice Options

• LRS bills in advance on a quarterly basis every January, April, July and October.
• Invoices will be sent to your SERVICE ADDRESS, unless you provide LRS with a different mailing address.
  • Paperless Billing is available by registering online at: https://www.lrsrecycles.com/pay-bill/.
  • Pay your bill or select Auto-Pay online at: https://etowerweb.amcsgroup.com/lakeshore/.
  • Mail Payment: LAKESHORE RECYCLING SYSTEMS, PO BOX 554892, DETROIT, MI 48255-4892
• Call LRS Customer Service for assistance with paperless billing, paying your bill or registering for auto-pay at 844.633.3577.