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West Chicago trash pickup: cost and carts

Trash service in West Chicago costs about $22 a month ($267 a year) for the usual option (35-gallon cart); by size, service runs $22 to $26 a month. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Groot Industries. Billed by: Residential units are billed quarterly through the City's service provider..

Pay or manage it

CartA monthA year
35-gallon cart$22.28$267
95-gallon cart$26.44$317

Standard service is a 35-gallon cart; a 95-gallon cart costs more each month. Recycling is collected on regular pickup days.

Changing your cart

Call Groot at (847) 429-7370 to arrange cart delivery.

Ways to pay less

  • Seniors 65+: discounted 35-gallon garbage cart. 35-Gallon cart (Senior Rate): $13.00 How: Bring your driver's license or State I.D. and your current property tax bill to City Hall for verification.

Sources

  1. West Chicago utilities (water, sewer, garbage)
  2. West Chicago garbage rates 2026

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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