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Where to get rid of yard waste near Elgin, IL

We found 12 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of Elgin, and 7 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 4 list yard waste as accepted; the closest is Wheeling Transfer Station - Northwest, about 23 miles away.

Nearest sites and what they say about yard waste

  • Groot · 19.8 mi · Cook County, IL
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • DeKalb County LF · 20.9 mi · DeKalb, IL
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Transfer station, DuPage County · 21.7 mi · DuPage County, IL
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Wheeling Transfer Station - Northwest · 22.5 mi · Cook County, IL Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Construction & demolition debris, municipal solid waste, yard/green waste”

  • Melrose Park Transfer Station · 24.3 mi · Cook County, IL Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Construction & demolition debris, municipal solid waste, yard waste/green waste”

  • Groot North Transfer Station · 24.5 mi · Round Lake Park, IL Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Countryside LF · 24.9 mi · Grayslake, IL Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Clean Out Station · 27.3 mi · Boone County, IL
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Greenwood Transfer Facility · 27.8 mi · Maywood, IL Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “General waste (MSW), recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastics, metal, glass), electronics, construction debris, yard waste/organic material”

  • Waste Management · 32.3 mi · Lake County, IL
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Evanston Transfer Station · 32.3 mi · Evanston, IL Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Chicago Metro Transfer Station - Laramie · 33.0 mi · Stickney, IL Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “MSW, C&D debris, yard waste”

Distances are straight-line from the center of Elgin. “Listed as accepted” means the site’s official page mentions it; we quote the exact wording. We never guess for sites we haven’t checked.

Don't want to haul it yourself? Get a junk removal quote

Junk removal crews load and dispose of it for you, usually priced by how much of the truck you fill.

Tip: get two or three quotes from local junk removal companies, and ask whether the price includes the dump fee and labor.

Bigger project? Estimate the dumpster size you need.

General tips for yard waste

A number of states ban yard trimmings from landfills, so many facilities send yard waste to a separate compost or mulch area, often at a lower price than trash, and sometimes free for residents. Loads usually must be free of trash, plastic bags, rocks and dirt.

Other options. Many cities collect yard waste curbside on a schedule, with limits on bundle size and branch length. Composting at home handles leaves and grass (see EPA's home composting guide). Some municipal mulch sites give away finished mulch.

Before you go. Ask about branch diameter or length limits, whether stumps cost extra, and whether paper bags are OK.

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