Kenosha, WI
City of Kenosha Department of Public Works.
Waukegan, IL
Waukegan, IL trash pickup by address.
Enter a Waukegan, IL street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Waukegan Public Works Department.
Setting out in Waukegan Containers should be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the night preceding collection.
Verified schedule
Waukegan collection days, read from City of Waukegan Public Works Department.
Trash / garbage: Friday.
Recycling: Friday.
Yard waste: Friday, Oct 30; Friday, Nov 6; Friday, Nov 13; Friday, Nov 20.
Friday is what one Waukegan address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Waukegan.
Containers should be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the night preceding collection.
Place your cart within two feet of the curb or street in front of your home, with the lid hinge facing your house.
Containers may go to the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the night before, and must be back off the curb by 6 p.m. on the evening of collection.
Place the cart within two feet of the curb in a clear area, away from cars, mailboxes, light posts, bushes and anything else on the parkway.
One bulk item a week is taken alongside the regular cart at no extra arrangement.
Read from the official Waukegan guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Waukegan days differ by address.
Pickup days in Waukegan depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Waukegan Public Works Department and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Waukegan assigns collection days.
Waukegan publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of Waukegan Public Works Department) through the Recycle Coach service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Waukegan on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Waukegan's pickup days.
Local source
City of Waukegan Public Works Department sets Waukegan's collection days.
City of Waukegan Public Works Department publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Waukegan; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Waukegan Public Works Department, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Waukegan Public Works Department in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Waukegan: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Waukegan are Kenosha, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling and Glenview. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Buffalo Grove, IL
Village of Buffalo Grove (collection by WM).
Wheeling, IL
Village of Wheeling Public Works Department.
Glenview, IL
Village of Glenview.
Palatine, IL
Village of Palatine Environmental Health.
Arlington Heights, IL
Village of Arlington Heights.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Waukegan, IL?
It depends on your street. City of Waukegan Public Works Department sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Waukegan?
City of Waukegan Public Works Department publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Waukegan.
Local source
Verify with City of Waukegan Public Works Department.
The Waukegan address result links City of Waukegan Public Works Department directly.
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- Waukegan, IL
- Local source
- City of Waukegan Public Works Department
- Schedule
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Waukegan
- trash
- recycling
- yard
Waukegan schedule lookup