evanston life Special edition from the Department of Public Works
What’s Inside Waste & Recycling
Infrastructure Projects
Street Cleaning
Bulk Trash
In 2014, the City completed the Arrington Lakefront Lagoon Renovation Project, making improvements to paving, masonry, and mechanical and electrical systems. The project was partially funded by a donation from the Arrington Foundation and an Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant. Printed on 30% recycled paper with seed-based ink.
spring 2015
Planned Infrastructure Improvement Projects in 2015 The City of Evanston has begun design and planning work for 2015 and beyond. This year, City staff will be talking with the community regarding a number of planned projects, including: • Streetscape improvements on Central St. • Construction of a bike path along Church St. and ETHS, from McCormick Blvd. to Dodge Ave.
• Construction of a protected bike lane along Dodge Ave., from Howard St. to Church St. • Church St. Boat Ramp renovations • Improvements to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center parking lot • Improvements to the Ladd Arboretum Multiuse Path See inside for a map of planned 2015 infrastructure improvement projects.
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Collections The City’s 2015 Recycling Fair will take place Saturday, July 11 from 9am to noon at ETHS, 1600 Dodge Ave. For more information, visit the City’s online calendar at cityofevanston.org, or call/text 847-448-4311.
Disposable Plastic Shopping Bags Beginning August 1, 2015, large Evanston retailers will no longer provide point-ofsale disposable plastic shopping bags to customers as the result of an ordinance passed by the Evanston City Council in 2014. Evanston’s shopping bag ordinance impacts stores larger than 10,000 square feet that are part of a chain or franchise. Impacted stores include: Aldi, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Cost Plus World Market, CVS, Food 4 Less, Gordon Food Service, The Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Marshalls, Office Depot, OfficeMax, PetSmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens and Whole Foods. Dine-in and take-out restaurants, as well as non-chain stores, are exempt.
The ordinance does not prohibit customers from using bags of any type brought to the store for their own use. Additionally, pointof-sale paper bags and plastic bags used to package products in-store, such as produce, are not affected. To help ease the transition away from disposable plastic shopping bags, the City is working to make reusable bags accessible to all Evanston residents. Beginning Earth Day, April 22, individuals and organizations will be able to drop off or pick up reusable bags at Evanston community centers as part of a new “Share-a-Bag” program. Plastic film and bags will also be able to be dropped off for recycling at the same locations. For more information, call/text 847-448-4311 or visit cityofevanston.org/bags.
Solid Waste Services For information regarding refuse and recycling collection services and fees, please visit cityofevanston.org/refuse or call/text 847-448-4311. Service
Provider
Truck Color
Contact
Residential Refuse Condo Refuse Commercial Refuse Residential Yard Waste Residential Recycling Condo Recycling Refuse Cans In Business Areas Refuse Cans In Parks
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800-244-1977 773-685-8811 800-244-1977 800-244-1977 3-1-1/847-448-4311 3-1-1/847-448-4311 3-1-1/847-448-4311 3-1-1/847-448-4311
For faster service, it is best to call the contract service providers directly. However, residents can call or text 847-448-4311 and the City will contact the contractor for you.
Yard Waste Collections The City’s weekly yard waste pick-ups begin on Wednesday, April 1 and continue on residents’ regular refuse collection day through December 3.
The City offers two options to dispose of yard waste: 1. Place yard waste in paper yard bags, such as 30-gallon kraft paper lawn waste bags. A yard waste sticker must be affixed to each lawn waste bag. Residents can buy yard waste stickers for $1.75 each at JewelOsco grocery stores, Lemoi Hardware, Harold’s Hardware, The Home Depot, the Levy Senior Center and the City Collector’s office. Plastic bags will not be collected.
2. F ill a 95-gallon yard waste cart (available for purchase). These reusable carts do not require the use of bags. To order a yard waste cart, complete the order form online at cityofevanston.org/yardwaste Residents can pay online or at the City Collector’s office. A cart costs $82.50 plus a $25 annual fee. Tree trimming bundles must be less than three feet in total diameter, with individual branches being less than four feet long and less than three inches in diameter. Bundles must be affixed with a yard waste sticker. Raking or blowing yard waste or leaves into the streets is illegal. Violators will be fined. Special pick-up fees for yard waste collection will be assessed after 48 hours for bags without stickers. Three bags will be charged $25. Each additional three bags will be charged $10.
Infrastructure Project Map The map below shows planned infrastructure improvement projects for 2015, including street resurfacing, alley paving, protected bike lane installation, water and sewer main replacement, and park and facility renovations.
This map is provided “as is� without warranties of any kind. See cityofevanston.org/mapsdisclaimers.html for more information.
Two-sided Street Cleaning Schedule
April 1–Nov 30
For streets with parking on both sides
Primary Routes Bi-weekly Sweeps 4am–7am
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WEDNESDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 8, 22 May 6, 20 Jun 3, 17 Jul 1, 15, 29 Aug 12, 26 Sept 9, 23 Oct 7, 21 Nov 4, 18
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Residential Streets Tri-weekly Sweeps 9am–4pm No street sweeping on holidays
District 1 THURSDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 2, 23 May 14 Jun 4, 25 Jul 16 Aug 6, 27 Sept 17 Oct 8, 29 Nov 19
District 2 FRIDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 3, 24 May 15 Jun 5, 26 Jul 17 Aug 7, 28 Sept 18 Oct 9, 30 Nov 20
District 3B TUESDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 14 May 5, 26 Jun 16 Jul 7, 28 Aug 18 Sept 8, 29 Oct 20 Nov 10
THURSDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 9, 30 May 21 Jun 11 Jul 2, 23 Aug 13 Sept 3, 24 Oct 15 Nov 5
District 3A FRIDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 10 May 1, 22 Jun 12 Jul 24 Aug 14 Sept 4, 25 Oct 16 Nov 6
District 4A WEDNESDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 15 May 6, 27 Jun 17 Jul 8, 29 Aug 19 Sept 9, 30 Oct 21 Nov 11
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THURSDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 16 May 7, 28 Jun 18 Jul 9, 30 Aug 20 Sept 10 Oct 1, 22 Nov 12
TUESDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 21 May 12 Jun 2, 23 Jul 14 Aug 4, 25 Sept 15 Oct 6, 27 Nov 17
WEDNESDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 1, 22 May 13 Jun 3, 24 Jul 15 Aug 5, 26 Sept 16 Oct 7, 28 Nov 18
District 4B FRIDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 17 May 8, 29 Jun 19 Jul 10, 31 Aug 21 Sept 11 Oct 2, 23 Nov 13
TUESDAYS South & West Sides of Street April 7, 28 May 19 Jun 9, 30 Jul 21 Aug 11 Sept 1, 22 Oct 13 Nov 3, 24
WEDNESDAYS North & East Sides of Street April 8, 29 May 20 Jun 10 Jul 1, 22 Aug 12 Sept 2, 23 Oct 14 Nov 4, 25
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One-sided Street Sweeping Schedule (Mondays)
April 1–Nov 30
For streets with parking on one side only
One-sided Street Sweeping Schedule 9am–4pm 1st Monday Apr 6 May 4 June 1 July 6 Aug 3 Oct 5 Nov 2
2nd Monday Apr 13 May 11 June 8 July 13 Aug 10 Sept 14 Oct 12 Nov 9
No Street Sweeping on holidays
3rd Monday Apr 20 May 18 June 15 July 20 Aug 17 Sept 21 Oct 19 Nov 16
4th Monday Apr 27 June 22 July 27 Aug 24 Sept 28 Oct 26 Nov 23
This map is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. See cityofevanston.org/mapsdisclaimers.html for more information.
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2015 Earth Day & Arbor Day Clean-up On Saturday, April 25, individuals and organizations are invited to participate in a community-wide clean-up in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. To learn more, go to cityofevanston.org/earthday, or call/text 847-448-4311.
2015 Holiday Refuse Schedule May 25 Memorial Day
No collections will occur on Monday. All collections will occur one day later. Thursday collections and Friday condo collections will occur on Friday.
July 4 Independence Day
No collections will occur on Friday, July 3. Friday condo collections will occur one day earlier on Thursday.
Sept 7 Labor Day
No collections will occur on Monday. All collections will occur one day later. Thursday collections and Friday condo collections will occur on Friday.
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
No collections will occur on Thursday. Thursday trash and yardwaste collections will occur on Friday. Thursday and Friday recycling collections will occur on Saturday.
Dec 24-25 Christmas Eve & Day
No collections will occur on Thursday or Friday. All Thursday and Friday collections will occur on Saturday.
Dec 31 & Jan 1 New Year’s Eve & Day
Bulk Trash Pick-Up Schedules: Normal refuse pick-up day: Spring 2015
Bulk trash pick-up:
Wednesday Thursday Monday Tuesday
Friday, April 17 Friday, April 24 Friday, May 1 Friday, May 8
Fall 2015 Thursday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Friday, Oct 2 Friday, Oct 9 Friday, Oct 16 Friday, Oct 23
For more information, go to: cityofevanston.org/bulktrash
Friday condo collections will occur on Thursday. All other collections will occur as scheduled.
¿QUIERES CONSEGUIR ESTE DOCUMENTO EN ESPAÑOL? Adquiere uno en el Centro Cívico de Evanston, Robert Crown Centro de la Comunidad, o la Biblioteca Pública de Evanston. Para que lo envíen por correo, por favor llame o envíe un mensaje de texto al 847-448-4311. Tambien, puede descargarlo de cityofevanston.org/streetsweeping