In 2021, the City approved a 3-year contract extension with LRS (formerly Lakeshore Recycling Services) to provide garbage, recycling and yard waste removal services for Wheaton residents. The contract included price adjustments for the second and third years of the contract. Prices will increase 2% per pickup, which equates to a total of between $0.04 and $0.10 per pickup depending upon the type of service and cart size.
Starting Oct. 1, 2022, the new prices per pickup for garbage, recycling and yard waste will be as reflected under "Year 2":
| Garbage Cart Size: | Year 1
(10/1/21-9/30/22) | Year 2
(10/1/22-9/30/23) | Year 3
(10/1/23-9/30/24) |
| 35 gallons | $3.05 | $3.11 | $3.17 |
| 65 gallons | $4.30 | $4.39 | $4.47 |
| 95 gallons | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.31 |
| Recycling Cart Size: | Year 1
(10/1/21-9/30/22):
| Year 2
(10/1/22-9/30/23)
| Year 3
(10/1/23-9/30/24)
|
35 gallons
| $2.00 | $2.04 | $2.08 |
65 gallons
| $2.75 | $2.81 | $2.86 |
95 gallons
| $3.25 | $3.32 | $3.38 |
| Sticker-Based Collection (Yard stickers or stickers for other items) | Year 1
(10/1/21-9/30/22)
| Year 2
(10/1/22-9/30/23)
| Year 3
(10/1/23-9/30/24)
|
| Cost per sticker | $2.99 | $3.05 | $3.11 |
Read more information on the City's garbage, recycling and yard waste service.