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Recycling
CURBSIDE RECYCLING SUBSCRITION PROGRAM

HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM?

Click here to complete the application form and submit completed application to:

City of Rock Island
Public Works Department
1309 Mill Street
Rock Island, IL 61201

Or you may contact the Public Works Department at 732-2200 or pubworksmail@rigov.org

WHEN WILL THE PROGRAM BEGIN?

  • April 29, 2008

WHAT IS THE COST?

  • $36 per year per subscriber. Program years end on March 31st.

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED?

  • Plastics #1-7 (milk jugs, detergent, shampoo & liter bottles, food containers, etc.)
  • Tin cans and aluminum cans
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Chipboard or boxboard
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Mixed office paper
  • Phonebooks/textbooks
  • Brown paper bags

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS?

Glass, aerosol cans, liquids, appliances, ashes, building materials or scraps, ceramic plates and cups, clothing, electronics, furniture, garbage, paint cans, plastic bags, Styrofoam, tires, toys, windows and mirrors, or yard waste.

DETAILS

  • Any Rock Island citizen or business may join the program.
  • Each subscriber will receive one 48 gallon recycling cart.
  • All recyclables will be placed in one cart.
  • The recycling carts will be emptied every two weeks.
  • Once your subscription has been processed, you will receive a recycling cart plus specific information about the curbside recycling collection schedule and setout locations.
  • Subscribers may join the program anytime during the year.
  • Click here for the Curbside Recycling route map
  • Click here for the Curbside Recycling collection schedule

Click here to complete the application form and submit completed application to:

City of Rock Island
Public Works Department
1309 Mill Street
Rock Island, IL 61201

Or you may contact the Public Works Department at 732-2200 or pubworksmail@rigov.org

      

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