360
Permit
$25-$75 typical
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
$25-$75 typical
Max days
Variable
Authority
City Bloomington Dumpster/Traffic Control Permit; The Hub - Government Center 115 E Washington St Ste 103 M-F 8-4:30; PW 309-434-2220; Code Ch 21 Refuse, Article III — service for SF + ≤6 units MF only.
Portal
cityblm.org / normal.org
Processing
3-5 business days
Special rules
**City of Bloomington Dumpster/Traffic Control Permit** for ROW. **The Hub - Government Center 115 E. Washington Street Suite 103** (M-F 8am-4:30pm). **Public Works 309-434-2220**. **Per Code Ch 21 Refuse Article III**: service for **single-family + multi-family ≤6 units only** (>6 units NOT collected). **Carts placed in parkway/driveway no earlier than 2pm prior day, no later than 6am day of pickup; removed by 9am**. **Recycling every other week**. **NO collection of White/Green/Blue Ash brush from April 30-Sept 1 during Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in McLean County**. **Citizen Convenience Center 402 S. East Street** (closed Jan 1-March 31 + holidays). **Per IEPA + IL Clean Construction Act, City does NOT collect contaminated broken concrete/bricks/rock/stone/reclaimed asphalt** — CCDD ok per **35 Ill. Adm. Code 1100**. **Free Bulk Spring + Fall**. **Tree expert violation $50-$200 first / $200-$500 subsequent**. **Refrigerators/freezers** via **Norman Hicks 309-846-8020** OR **CCC FREE drop-off** (doors removed + no food). **HHW: hhwmclean.org**. **ADS/McLean County Landfill #2 2105 W. Oakland Avenue** (309-827-8631) Republic Services. McLean County (county seat). **Adjacent to Town of Normal — Bloomington-Normal MSA**. **Illinois State University Redbirds (MVC) + Illinois Wesleyan Titans (NCAA D3)**. **State Farm Insurance HQ + Country Financial HQ**. ~78,000 pop. **IEPA**.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Off-campus student housing.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Illinois bans: Yard waste (1990), lead-acid batteries (1990), whole tires (1994), white goods (1994), used oil (1996), 17 electronics (Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act, 415 ILCS 150/1, since 2012: TVs, computers, monitors, printers, etc.), mercury thermostats.
Common prohibited
All IL-banned items + hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against bloomingtonil.gov, ecode360.com Ch 21.
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