Crestwood Residental Garbage Disappears, and No Bill Appears

* It is believed in good faith that the following content can be found in the October 2008 (Number 378) edition of The Crestwood Adviser and is for general reference and/or research purposes only.  For further information regarding the information listed here, please contact The Village of Crestwood in Crestwood, Illinois. *

If you're a new resident, or one who has enjoyed the service for years, you may wonder who pays the bill for our garbage pick-up service.  It's been free to single-family homeowners for the past 39 years and also free to condominium and townhouse owners since they have been introduced into the Village of Crestwood.

The village picks up the tab at a cast of more than a half-million dollars a year.  The weekly service has always been excellent and permits residents to discard a variety of items from grass clippings and bundled branches to tables and sofas.

The one exception is building materials, and even those are accepted during our annual Clean-Up Day in May.

If you're not aware, it should be noted that garbage pick-up rates have risen dramatically over the years because of diminished land-fill capacities and higher fuel costs to transport refuse to a dump site.  Following are what residents in other communities are paying for their household garbage pick-up.

Bedford Park    Resident responsible
Blue Island    $19.95 monthly
Bridgeview    $16.16 monthly
Burbank    $17.13 monthly
Calumet Park    $10 monthly
Chicago Ridge    $4 monthly
Country Club Hills    $19.77 monthly
Crestwood    No charge
Dixmoor    $25 monthly
Evergreen Park    $14.38 monthly
Flossmoor    Resident responsible
Hometown    Resident responsible
Joliet    $21 monthly
Markham    $15 monthly
Matteson    $14.50 monthly
Midlothian    $13.79 monthly
Oak Forest    Resident responsible
Oak Lawn    $19.95 monthly
Olympia Fields    Resident responsible
Orland Hills    Resident responsible
Orland Park    $17.15 monthly
Palos Hts.    $20.72 mo.w/o can  $17.72 mo.
Palos Hills    Resident responsible
Palos Park    $15.39 monthly
Robbins    $14 monthly
South Holland    $19 monthly
Tinley Park    Resident responsible
Worth    Resident responsible

Now you know what you're missing.  We say that with tongue-in-cheek, but these numbers are fact and need to be recognized.  While on the subject, remember not to put your cans and refuse out before 6 p.m. the day before collection, and remove the cans before 6 p.m. on collection day.

Yard waste should be separated from regular waste, and branches must be tied and manageable in four-foot bundles.

We've all heard that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but our residents can say they enjoy free garbage pickup in Crestwood.