Scavenger service is provided exclusively by Allied Waste Services.  Residential refuse will be picked up once a week at the curb.  The cost of garbage removal is added to your water/sewer bill.  Starting December 1, 2011, Allied will provide all homeowners with a 96 gallon toter for trash pick-up (free of charge).  Smaller toters are available upon request by calling Allied directly.  Additional toters will be provided if necessary.  Toters for yard waste will also be available upon request (free of charge).  Contact Allied at (708) 385-8252 for details.  The ownership, delivery and the maintenance/replacement of the toters will be the responsibility of Allied.  By ordinance, no trash containers may be placed out for collection prior to 7:00 p.m. the evening prior to your designated pick-up day, and must be out prior to 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled day of collection.  Bulky items (furniture, appliance, etc.) will be picked up at no extra charge, although Allied does request a courtesy call when these items will be disposed of.  They will pick up one large item per week and can be reached at (708) 385-8252 (ask for Residential Dispatch).  If disposing of carpet, they ask it be cut into no longer than 4' sections, rolled and bound.  Please remember when disposing of refrigerators or freezers to remove the doors as a precautionary measure. 

Crete Garbage Pick-Up Schedule

Allied Waste has six general holidays scheduled off each year. These holidays are as follows: 


These are the only holidays that Allied Waste will not have production. If the holiday falls on a Sunday it is observed on Monday and all pick-up will be  one (1) day later for the week.  If the holiday falls on a weekday, that day is taken off and the remainder of the week following the holiday will be one (1) day later.

State legislation has been enacted which states that effective July 1, 1990, "NO PERSON MAY KNOWINGLY MIX LANDSCAPE WASTE WITH REGULAR GARBAGE THAT IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL IN A LANDFILL."  This legislation was adopted with the intention of recycling the volume of yard waste entering landfills.  Yard waste pick up is included in your monthly fee.  To provide village residents with a fair and equitable alternative for compliance with this legislation, each resident of Crete will have the following options:

1. Mow your yard frequently and do not collect yard waste for disposal.
2. Collect the yard waste and create a compost pile on your property to be used as mulch for flowers, trees, or gardens.
3. Place all yard waste in 30-gallon brown paper bio-degradable bags.  No stickers are required.  Yard waste bags can be found at local hardware and grocery stores.
4. Apply a "Yard Waste" sticker to your own 35-gallon container (with handles).  The stickers are available at Crete Village Hall at 524 W. Exchange Street or by calling Allied Waste at (708) 385-8252.  These stickers are used to identify yard waste containers and are available at no charge.
5. Contacting Allied Waste for a 96-gallon yard waste container (no charge).

Yard waste is provided from April 1st thru November 30th on your regular garbage pick-up day.  Yard waste in plastic bags is not acceptable and will not be picked up.  There is also a NO BURNING ordinance prohibiting the burning of leaves.  Recycling in Crete is on a voluntary basis and is conducted under the direction of the Crete Lions Club.