Mill Creek Trash & Recycling Service

Kane County's Recycling Program coordinates the waste/recycling/yard waste hauling contract for the Mill Creek Special Service Area.

As of November 2021, the company contracted by the County is LRS, Inc. (formerly Lakeshore Recycling). The contract will run at least through 2026. See more information about the services provided on the LRS Mill Creek webpage

To book or change service: Please call LRS directly at (844) 633-3577 or email Service@LRSrecycles.com

Pricing: All costs will increase by 2.5% each year during the initial five years of the contract. The price increase will occur on November 1st of each year. The pricing for Year 5 (starting November 1, 2025) will be as follows:

Sticker price: $3.04 each (a recycling tote is provided; all other materials require stickers)

Two tote program (trash and recycling totes; yard waste requires stickers): $18.49 per month

Three totes (trash, recycling and yard waste/organics totes; only extra bulk items or other additional waste requires stickers): $21.49/month

Did you know? Service includes food scrap ride-along with yard waste and two free electronic pick-ups per year! Learn more on the LRS Mill Creek webpage

Each Mill Creek address is entitled to one free home collection of Household Hazardous Waste per year. This program is administered by the County separate from LRS. For more information and to schedule, click here.

Introducing Recycle Coach for Mill Creek!

Kane County's Recycling Program, along with Illinois EPA, is excited to bring Recycle Coach to Mill Creek. Mill Creek residents can use the web widget below to check on their pick-up schedule and find the closest drop-off locations for various reusable and recyclable items. We strongly recommend that mobile device users download the Recycle Coach app using the links on the widget below - when completing set up in the app, please enter location as "Mill Creek, IL" not "Geneva."

Note on Mill Creek address formatting for Recycle Coach: you must type your house number exactly as it appears in our database to get your waste schedule. There are either 1 or 2 digits before the letter, depending on the address, and there are always 3 digits after the letter.

The following are valid street numbers: 1S083, 0N079, 39W007
The following are NOT valid street numbers: 1S83, 00N079, 0N79, 01S083, 39W07

For questions concerning waste service to Mill Creek or about Recycle Coach, please contact Kane County Recycling Coordinator at; 630-208-3841 or recycle@kanecountyil.gov

Recycling Guidelines

Food Scrap Compost Collection Program Brochure

Brush Collection (for limbs and branches) is a separate service outside of your curbside trash, recycling and organics collection. For dates and guidelines, please see the documents section of the main Mill Creek page.

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