Brush Program
2024 Brush Pick Up Dates
April 8-12
May 6-10
September 9-13
October 7-11
Addison Township offers a brush program as a service to residents in the unincorporated areas. The Township has not been directed by DuPage County to offer these services and the Township is not reimbursed by the County for the cost of supplying these services. Therefore, we ask for you cooperation in following the guidelines.
We have a brush chipper designed to chip those limbs and branches that do not qualify as YARD WASTE. Our equipment is not designed to grind small twigs and evergreen trimmings. Your garbage service will take yard waste and roots for nominal cost. IF IT CAN BE PUT INTO A BAG, THEN IT IS YARD WASTE.
IT IS EXREMELY IMPORTANT for the homeowners to follow the guidelines issued by the Highway Department in the spring of each year. These guidelines are for the protection of our equipment and in the interests of worker safety also helping to expedite the program.
Branch & Brush Pick-Up Program Guidelines
In the interest of worker safety and protection of equipment, the following guidelines must be followed:
- Only the trimmings from trees, bushes, and shrubs (other than evergreens) will be picked up.
- Logs, stumps, thorn bushes, grass clippings, flowers, weeds, plants, lumber, or anything in bags and/or containers will not be picked up.
- Any brush or trees which have been cut by contractors will not be picked up. Removal should be the contractor’s obligation.
- Branches and brush to be picked up MUST be placed on the parkway no later than 7:00 a.m. on Monday morning of the scheduled pick-up week. (Your pick-up will occur sometime between 7:00 a.m. Monday and 3:00 p.m. Friday.)
- Branches must be cut in the maximum lengths of four (4) feet.
- Only branches with a four (4) inch or less diameter will be picked up.
- Branches must be bundled. Bundles must not be more than twelve (12) inches in diameter and must be tied with a light string.
- A pick-up shall be limited to twelve (12) bundles.
- Large roots and dirt must be removed from all bushes.
- Small branches and twigs of less than two 92) feet in length should be disposed of with your tard waste.
- No foreign matter (nails, wire, construction materials, etc.) shall be placed in the branches/brush to be picked up.
- Special pick-up services will be available following major storms on an “as needed” basis.