Seasonal Services
Branch Pickup
2024 BRANCH PICK-UP DATES
- March 4-8
- April 1-5
- May 6-10
- June 3-7
- July 8-12
- Aug 5-9
- September 9-13
- October 7-11
Branch Pick-up is a service that allows residents to dispose of tree branches that fall throughout the year and as a result of minor trimming of your trees. If you remove a tree on your property, you must make arrangements for a private service to remove tree waste. The service typically begins the first week of March and ends in September, weather permitting. Branches will be picked up and run through the Village chipper truck on a regular basis. See the Hillside Happenings each month for pick-up dates. Removal of an entire tree by a resident/ contractor will not be handled by the Village.
Please keep in mind, our Public Works Department documents each street, with the date and time it was completed so they will not return once they have completed a street.
NOTE: Small branches or twigs can be cut up at anytime and placed into your green yard waste cart for Flood Brothers to pick-up on your garbage day.
GUIDELINES FOR BRANCH PICK UP
- Place branches on the Parkway the Sunday before “Pick-Up Week” begins.
- Entire trees will NOT be removed. Residents must make arrangements with a hauling service to remove debris when cutting down a tree.
- Branch piles are NOT to exceed 8’ long by 5’ high by 5’ wide.
- Logs 5’ or more in diameter must be cut into lengths of 2’ or less, stacked and will be picked up separately.
- Bush roots must be removed and will be picked up separately.
- PLEASE DO NOT MIX YARD WASTE WITH BRANCHES.
Please call Public Works at (708) 202-3434 with any questions.
Yard Waste Program
Grass clippings, brush, leaves, and other yard waste will be picked up from the beginning of April through the end of November each year. Yard Waste will be disposed of in a wheeled teal green cart. Residents may dispose of all yard waste items free of charge. The wheeled cart may be used for any yard waste materials such as grass clippings, leaves, plant materials and by-products, weeds, small branches, corn stalks, vines and the like. Residents may continue to utilize additional garbage cans (32 gallons or less) clearly marked “YARD WASTE”or biodegradable Kraft paper bags if they chose not to receive a wheeled cart or if their yard waste quantity exceeds the cart capacity.
Leaf Collection
Residents can dispose of leaves in the 95-gallon Wheeled Yard Waste Cart. Additional homeowner garbage cans clearly marked “YARD WASTE” (32 gallons or less) or biodegradable Kraft paper bags can be utilized if the quantity of your yard waste exceeds the capacity of the cart supplied.
Snow Removal
Parking is not permitted on any public street within the Village when snow accumulation reaches three inches (3”) or more until snow removal operations are completed. However, plows are out salting even if the snow is less than 3 inches.
SNOW REMOVAL GUIDELINES
- Please do not place refuse or recycling carts or cans in the street.
- Please do not park in the street when snow is forecasted. Streets are not cleaned properly when cars are in the way.
- Do not shovel or blow snow into or across any public street or sidewalk. Icy patches and frozen blocks of ice can form, which are a danger to pedestrians and can cause accidents.
- Shovel your sidewalk so school children, neighbors and mail carriers can walk safely but please always keep snow on your own property and parkway.
- When shoveling, please clear snow from around fire hydrants and storm sewers.
Street Sweeping
Street Sweeping begins the first week of March and goes on twice a month until it begins to snow. We encourage residents to please try and keep cars off the street during designated street-sweeping days.