Service Alert: LRS Contract Extended through 2031 (pricing below)
In 2022, Kane County worked with Blackberry Township officials to extend coverage under the terms of County's waste hauling contract for the Mill Creek Special Service Area to all unincorporated residential addresses within Blackberry Township. This change was facilitated by a ballot measure passed by Township voters in June of 2022. LRS, the contracted service provider for Mill Creek, began providing service to all residential addresses in unincorporated Blackberry Township in November of 2022. LRS Contract was renewed for both Mill Creek and Blackberry Township in October 2026.
To request service, please call LRS directly at (844) 633-3577 or email
Service@LRSrecycles.com . Please also see the
LRS website for unincorporated Blackberry Township.
Pricing
Current Year (through Oct. 31, 2026):
Stickers: $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 tote program (trash, recycling and yard waste/organics totes; only extra bulk items or other additional waste requires stickers): $21.49 per month
Renewal Year 1 (Nov. 1, 2026 - Oct. 31, 2027):
Stickers: $4.35 each (a recycling tote is provided; all other materials require stickers)
Two tote program (trash and recycling totes; yard waste requires stickers): $22.75 per month
Three tote program (trash, recycling and yard waste/organics totes; only extra bulk items or other additional waste requires stickers): $24.75 per month
Future Year Pricing:
Contract Year:
| Sticker Price (each)
| 2-cart Price (monthly)
| 3-cart Price (monthly)
|
11/1/27 - 10/31/28
| $4.55
| $23.66
| $25.74
|
11/1/28 - 10/31/29
| $4.76
| $24.61
| $26.77
|
11/1/29 - 10/31/30
| $4.97
| $25.59
| $27.84
|
11/1/30 - 10/31/31
| $5.19
| $26.61
| $28.95
|
Pricing Note: County staff are aware that the price increase for stickers is proportionally higher than that for cart programs under the renewal terms. Sticker programs are increasingly unpopular with waste hauling companies, with many refusing to offer them at all. At least two municipalities have eliminated their sticker programs in Kane County over the last couple of years. The County was able to work with LRS to continue the flexible sticker program, but at an increased rate. The sticker price is competitive with other municipalities in Kane County that do still offer stickers (e.g., City of Geneva, City of St. Charles).
Program Notes
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.
