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Lake Zurich trash pickup: cost and carts

Trash service in Lake Zurich costs about $30 a month ($364 a year) for the usual option (Unlimited Household Service (95-gallon refuse and 95-gallon recycling toters, weekly yard and food waste, two bulk item pickups)); by size, service runs $29 to $30 a month. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems. Billed by: Invoicing is handled directly by LRS..

Pay or manage it

CartA monthA year
Unlimited Household Service (95-gallon refuse and 95-gallon recycling toters, weekly yard and food waste, two bulk item pickups)$30.32$364
Limited Household Service (65-gallon refuse toter, 95-gallon or smaller recycling toter, no bulk item pickup)$29.04$348

Fees as of September 1, 2026; prices are for one refuse cart and one recycling cart.

Ways to pay less

  • Seniors 65+: lower garbage fee. LRS lists Unlimited Senior Household Service (65 +) at $27.29 a month and Limited Senior Household Service at $26.14. How: LRS staff can be reached at 847.381.9300.

Dates

WhenWhat
QuarterlyLRS mails garbage invoices quarterly, in December, March and June, for the three months of service listed on its page.

Sources

  1. Lake Zurich refuse & recycling

Checked October 30, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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