If you're sick, your recycling needs to go in the garbage.

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If you or a family member has COVID-19 symptoms, bag and toss your recyclables in the trash.

Groot makes additional changes collection procedures to slow the spread

If anybody in your home is showing symptoms

If anybody in your home is showing symptoms of COVID-19, including a cough, fever, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, do not throw your recyclable waste in the recycling bin. Bag your recyclables and throw them in the regular trash. This is to reduce the possibility of spreading illness to workers who hand-sort recyclables.

If everybody in your home is healthy

If everybody in your home is healthy, continue to recycle as usual.

Reminder...

Two weeks ago, Groot asked all residents using regular trash cans to begin bagging their trash.

If you use your own trash can, you must bag your trash, tie the bags, and put them in the trash can.

In many cases, haulers collecting trash cans must touch the can in order to toss the garbage into the truck. If a hauler sees loose garbage in your trash can, they will not touch the can.

If you use a Groot-issued toter cart, nothing has changed. Place your trash in your toter cart as usual. Haulers will collect your trash using the mechanical arm on the garbage truck, as usual.

No bulk items or trash/recycling outside the can

Until further notice, waste haulers will not collect bulk items, electronics, construction debris, or appliances, and they will not collect any trash left outside of a can or cart.

This includes items for recycling. Haulers will not collect any recycling that is left outside of your recycling cart.

Haulers will not return to collect any trash that is missed or not put at the curb on time.

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For even more updates
For additional information on Village of Oswego operations and resources for residents and businesses, visit the Village’s COVID-19 page. Residents can also follow the Village of Oswego on Facebook and Twitter for to-the-minute updates.

Village of Oswego

100 Parkers Mill Pl

Oswego, IL 60543-5104

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