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General Rules & Regulaons

Residents:

 A current Lake Forest vehicle scker or Lake Forest resident beach permit must be displayed on the vehicle in order to 1381 Kennedy Road access the site. Driver’s licenses will not be used as proof of (Rte. 60) residency.

 Only one trip per day is allowed Summer Hours March 15 - November  Vehicles are to be operated in a safe and responsible 30 manner while on the site Saturdays: 8 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m.  All materials must be deposited in the appropriate Sundays: 9 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m. designated areas and as instructed by the aendant (Monday ‐ Friday, Closed)  Please keep children in your vehicle at all mes while

vising the Compost/Recycling Center Winter Hours December 1 - March 14 Saturdays: 8 a.m. ‐ 3 p.m. Not allowed on the site: (Sunday ‐ Friday, Closed)  Commercial contractors

 Dump trucks, rental trucks, box trucks Holiday Closures  Vehicles with permanent commercial markings or business  New Year’s Day logos  Easter  Vehicles larger than a standard pickup truck  Memorial Day  Vehicles with a capacity of more than 2 cubic yards  Fourth of July

 Labor Day

 Thanksgiving Day

 Christmas Day Non‐compliance with the established Rules & Regulaons of the facility may result in the assistance of the Lake Forest Police Department. All City employees are authorized to call a user’s aenon to these Rules & Regulaons.

1381 W. Kennedy Road • Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 • 847‐615‐4264 Recyclable Items Yard Waste

 Newspapers  Removal of compost material and wood chips is unlimited while the supply lasts  Phone Books  Removal of processed compost material is  Paper Shopping Bags limited to four (4) ‐ 30 galloon containers  Chip Board per resident per day  Magazines/Catalogs  Removal of compost material and wood  Office Paper chips must be by hand

 Cardboard Boxes (flat)  Compost material and wood chips are located on the paved drop‐off area only.  Junk Mail Material elsewhere is not available to  Aluminum/Tin Cans residents

 Glass Boles/Jars (brown, green, blue, clear)  All brush, leaves and grass must be placed in  Plasc Food/Beverage Containers (labeled the designated yard waste area

#1‐5 and #7). Items labeled #6 (including  Plasc bags and planng trays may not be Styrofoam) are not recyclable. discarded with yard waste Non‐Recyclable Items  Tree trunks, large branches, stumps and root balls larger than six inches in diameter  Window Glass/Mirrors are prohibited

 Packaging (Toys, Chairs, Buckets, etc.)  Sod and/or dirt are not considered yard waste material and are not acceptable  Unmarked Plasc Containers  Removal of processed compost material is  Glass, Plasc, Aluminum or Tin Items that limited to four 30‐gallon containers per are non‐household food and beverage items resident per day  Plasc Containers labeled #6 (including  Yard waste material must be clean and free Styrofoam) of metal, concrete, stones, garbage, plascs, etc.

2 “Junk Bins” Guidelines “Junk Bins” Items Allowed  No garbage or other organic waste is allowed Construcon Material

 Scavenging in the drop‐off bins is prohibited.  Bricks All materials deposited at the site become  Cinder Blocks and Concrete the property of The City of Lake Forest  Lumber  Household appliances containing CFCs such  Doors as air condioners, dehumidifiers,  Drywall/Wallboard refrigerators and freezers are not accepted  Floor Tiles  Residents are allowed one trip per day and can dispose of a maximum of 2 cubic yards  Wood Products of household material, unless prior approval  Glass Windows and Window Casements from the Public Works Department has been  Plywood/Paneling obtained in wring  Railroad Ties (3‐foot)  Please follow all instrucons provided by the aendant  Roof Shingles

 Please be paent; residents are served on a  Sod/Dirt first come, first served basis Household Material

 Furniture (including Lawn) “Junk Bins”  Lawn Decoraons Items Not Allowed  Plascs (Non‐household food containers)

 Televisions/Electronics  Appliances (CFCs)  Carpet and Padding  Asbestos  Clothing  Dead Animals Metals  Medical/Hazardous Waste  Appliances (no CFCs)  Food Waste  Metal Cabinets/Shelving/Bed Frames  Paints/Chemicals  Bikes, Lawn Mowers  Tires  Down Spouts/Guers/Plumbing/Electrical

Conduit/Pipes

 Tire Rims (no res) 3 Alternate Disposal Locaons

Residents who need to dispose of materials not accepted at this facility should make arrangements with the following suggested alternave disposal services or contact the Public Works Department, Monday ‐ Friday, 8 a.m. ‐ 4:30 p.m. at 847‐615‐4264 for further informaon.

Landfills Automotive Products Veolia Landfill Libertyville Auto Repair 791 Green Bay Road Libertyville, IL 60048 Zion, IL 60099 847‐367‐6260 847‐623‐3870 Tires Countryside Landfill National Tire & Battery (NTB) 31725 N. Route 83 184 S. Waukegan Road Grayslake, IL 60030 Deerfield, IL 60015 847‐223‐2722 847‐480‐8880 Household Chemical & Electronic Waste Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) 1311 N. Estes Street Gurnee, IL 60031 847‐336‐9340 www.swalco.org

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