Republic Services currently holds the residential contract for waste/recycling removal in the City of Peru. Contact Republic Services at 815-434-2035 for more information.
GARBAGE INFORMATION
Items Accepted: Kitchen waste, paper products, non-recyclable packaging, mixed paper and other odds and ends. All waste must be contained in provided cart. Items not accepted: are loose trash, dirt, stone, rocks, hazardous materials, liquids, yard waste mixed with garbage, large auto and truck parts, tires, televisions, computers and other electronics, kitchen and laundry supplies, paint, engine and machine oils.
Republic Services does not accept demolition materials, electronics or white goods, i.e. stove, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, etc. The City of Peru will conduct an appliance clean-up the third week of April.
Republic Services will pick up one bulk item per week.
Bulk item consists of a piece of furniture, mattress, carpeting (cut into 2ft lengths and tied). Special arrangements must be made for over dimensional or overweight items. Contact Republic Services at 815-434-2035 for more information.
MISSED COLLECTIONS
If Republic Services inadvertently missed your collection, please call 815-434-2035. They will do everything possible to get your waste collected within 24 hours of your telephone call.
REPUBLIC SERVICES HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
There will be no curbside garbage pick-up on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas Day. When your pick up falls on or after one of these holidays, your pick up will be one day late during that week.
RECYCLING INFORMATION
NEWSPAPER/MIXED PAPER-Anything that comes in the newspaper. Magazines/telephone books/catalogs/junk mail/envelopes. Brown paper grocery bags. Typing, computer printout paper, note paper. Frozen food trays and boxes. Chipboard, i.e. cereal boxes (liner removed). Gift boxes, small boxes (unwaxed), paper tubes. Corrugated boxes. (Please remove packing peanuts and all plastic materials from shipping boxes) Wet strength carrier stock. Office paper, school paper, annual reports. MLS books, NCR forms (Please remove plastic covers and steel binders from all office paper/files)
ALUMINUM CANS-Please rinse, and if possible, flatten aluminum foil and pie plates
TIN/STEEL and BI-METAL CANS-Cookie tins or other decorative food tins. Empty aerosol cans. Please remove labels. Please rinse, and if possible, flatten.
GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS-Clear, brown, green and blue. Please rinse. You do not need to remove labels.
PLASTICS-1 PET 2 HDPE 3 PVCV 4 LPDE 5 PP and 7 OTHER
WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTED INSIDE YOUR RECYCLING CONTAINER:
Plastic bags, sheets, film, Tarps, Motor oil, insecticide or herbicide containers, Styrofoam blocks, Packing peanuts, Expanded foam and clear polystyrene (#6 plastic), Food-covered items, Food waste, Waxed paper, Wax cardboard, Fabrics, Wood,Tissue paper, Carbon paper, Hard cover books, Paper towels, Paper plates, Pots and Pans, Wire, Toys, Greasy pizza boxes, Aluminum siding, Window glass or mirrors, Ceramics or Pyrex dishes, Light bulbs.
IF YOUR GARBAGE IS MISSED, CONTACT REPUBLIC SERVICES AT 815-434-2035.
YARD WASTE
Republic Services will pick up yard waste on Monday's beginning April 4th until November 21st. Please Note: Nothing shall be deposited in a yard waste bag other than leaves, grass clippings, small twigs, and clippings from small plants, bushes, flowers, and trees. Please have yard waste out by 6:00 a.m.
No dumping of yard waste bags at city landfill will be allowed. Note: The site is monitored by surveillance cameras.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
As of January 1, 2012, the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Public Act 97-287 prohibits the disposal of e-waste (electronics) into landfills.
