Recycling Bin
Do recycle:
- Legal Pad Paper
- Letterhead
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Cardboard
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Cans
- Plastic Soup Containers
- Bi-Metal Cans
- Plastic Water/Soda/Juice bottles
- Liquid Detergent Bottles
- Microwave Trays
- Milk Jugs
- Plastics #1-5 & #7
- Glass
- Bond Paper
- (white/colored)
- Computer Paper
- Calculator Tape
- Envelopes
- Junk Mail
Don’t recycle:
- Food or beverage waste
- Candy & snack wrappers
- Non-paper packing materials
- Plastic strapping
- Rubber bands
- Stickers or labels
- Plastic, latex, or rubber gloves
- K-cups
- Plastics #6
- Styrofoam
- Plastic grocery bags
- Paper coffee cups and lids
- Tissues and napkins
- Shrink wrap & food packaging
Waste Bin
Dos:
- Food or beverage waste
- Non-paper packing materials
- Plastic, latex, or rubber gloves
- Plastics #6
- Styrofoam
- Plastic grocery bags
- Paper coffee cups and lids
- Tissues and napkins
- Shrink wrap & food packaging
Don’ts:
- Electronics
- Cables/ chargers
- Batteries
- Light bulbs
- Non-empty aerosol cans
- Paint
- Fire & carbon monoxide detectors
- Motor oils, lighter fluid, kerosene, & other flammables
- Clothing
- Unused/ expired prescription drugs
- Tires
- Construction debris
Yard Waste Bin
Dos:
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Branches
- Brush
- Clippings from shrubbery
- Garden waste
Don’ts:
- Excessive Dirt
- Rocks
- Gravel
E-Waste
The Village of Bridgeview Community Services and Public Works Departments will be collecting all E-waste for disposal. Call the Village Hall at 708-594-2525 to coordinate the pickup from your home and somebody will be there within 24 hours to pick it up. Acceptable items include personal computers, keyboards, printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, CD players, laser disc players, CB and two-way radios, telephones and cell phones, paper shredders, laptops, monitors, computer mice, radios, DVDs and CDs, video games, answering and fax machines, scanners, adding machines, and microwave ovens. No hazardous waste, light bulbs, or glass is accepted. Bring only residentially generated items. No business electronic waste allowed. Delete personal information from hard drives. Please call the Bridgeview Village Hall for more information: 708-594-2525
Bulk Items
- Disassembled swing-sets and playground equipment; metal and wood; in pieces weighing less than 50 lbs. each and in segments no more than 4 feet in length and 2 feet in diameter.
- Carpet rolls up to 4 feet in length, 2 feet in diameter and up to lbs. pounds in weight; not to exceed 50 lbs. in weight.
- Do it yourself home improvement materials (wood; drywall; paneling) provided that individual items are no longer than 4 feet in length, 2 feet in width and up to 50 lbs. This needs to be bundled and tied up for easy collection. Loose material will not be collected.
- Bulk amounts of general household waste needs to be easy to collect, and easy to dispose of. General loose material left at the curb without the proper bundling will be left for the proper preparation.