Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for Joliet, IL
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for Joliet residents — from official city and county sources.
- Weekly collection on an assigned day (verify your day with Waste Management at 815-280-7854). Collection is delayed one day in holiday weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
- Contact Waste Management to arrange bulk item pickup; the city publishes no fixed bulk schedule
- City of Joliet — Waste Management (contracted hauler)
At a glance: Joliet
- Trash day
- Weekly collection on an assigned day (verify your day with Waste Management at 815-280-7854). Collection is delayed one day in holiday weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact Waste Management to arrange bulk item pickup; the city publishes no fixed bulk schedule
- Hazardous waste
- No permanent city facility. Waste Management's At Your Door Special Collection picks up electronics, paint and household hazardous items from your home; the program is free for City of Joliet residents who pay for garbage service on their municipal water bill (call 800-449-7587 for item and program eligibility).
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Weekly collection on an assigned day (verify your day with Waste Management at 815-280-7854). Collection is delayed one day in holiday weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
No public dump published by Joliet — use a neighboring county facility or a private transfer station.
Household hazardous waste
No permanent city facility. Waste Management's At Your Door Special Collection picks up electronics, paint and household hazardous items from your home; the program is free for City of Joliet residents who pay for garbage service on their municipal water bill (call 800-449-7587 for item and program eligibility).
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling, March through early December (last week of 2025 season: Dec 1-5). Use brown paper yard waste bags or clearly labeled 32-gallon containers; free YARD WASTE ONLY labels at Joliet City Hall and Jewel-Osco stores. Brush/branches cut to 4-foot lengths, bundled with string/twine, max 50 lbs per bundle.
The City of Joliet publishes no detailed bulk item rules, item limits, or fees on its official site; contact Waste Management for specifics. No resident-facing landfill or transfer-station list published. Joliet lies in Will and Kendall counties.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in Joliet, IL?
- Weekly collection on an assigned day (verify your day with Waste Management at 815-280-7854). Collection is delayed one day in holiday weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
- When is bulk pickup in Joliet, IL?
- Contact Waste Management to arrange bulk item pickup; the city publishes no fixed bulk schedule Call Waste Management at 815-280-7854 for bulk item pickup information
- What items are accepted for bulk pickup in Joliet?
- furniture (couch, chair), mattresses
- Where do I take hazardous waste in Joliet?
- No permanent city facility. Waste Management's At Your Door Special Collection picks up electronics, paint and household hazardous items from your home; the program is free for City of Joliet residents who pay for garbage service on their municipal water bill (call 800-449-7587 for item and program eligibility).
- Yard waste in Joliet: Weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling, March through early December (last week of 2025 season: Dec 1-5). Use brown paper yard waste bags or clearly labeled 32-gallon containers; free YARD WASTE ONLY labels at Joliet City Hall and Jewel-Osco stores. Brush/branches cut to 4-foot lengths, bundled with string/twine, max 50 lbs per bundle.
- Weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling, March through early December (last week of 2025 season: Dec 1-5). Use brown paper yard waste bags or clearly labeled 32-gallon containers; free YARD WASTE ONLY labels at Joliet City Hall and Jewel-Osco stores. Brush/branches cut to 4-foot lengths, bundled with string/twine, max 50 lbs per bundle.