The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the City Wide Clean Up will be held the week of Monday, October 19, 2026. The City’s residential trash hauler, Sunrise Sanitation, will collect items on your REGULARLY scheduled TRASH DAY ONLY.
Acceptable items include furniture/large items: no more than (3) three items; chair/recliner; sofa; couch (each section of a sectional is a separate item); desk; table; bookshelf; dresser; mattress/boxspring (wrapped in plastic); patio furniture; cabinet (no longer than 4 ft. length); closet doors; non-glass doors; hutch; bed frames; area rugs (rolled and taped); barbecue grills; sink; toilet; ladder; file cabinet; outdoor plastic kids toys (no longer than 4 ft. in height and length); Old trash totes – put a note on it to be taken.
In addition to the limit of (3) items from above list, resident may have a 4 foot wide by 4 foot length by 2 foot high of bagged, bundled or boxed (bottom of box must be reinforced) items of acceptable household garbage or rubbish (minus mattresses which is defined under furniture above) defined in section 2.9 Garbage and 2.14 Rubbish of current contract.
CANNOT BURY YOUR CURRENT TRASH TOTES IN THE CLEAN UP PILE. PLEASE KEEP THEM SEPARATE.
Items that CANNOT be picked up include:
- White goods (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters, air conditioners, etc.)
- Household hazardous waste (gasoline, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, pool chemicals, paint thinner, paint, or chemical cans, etc.)
- Medical waste
- Mercury containing devices (thermostat, thermometers, etc.)
- Electronics (TV, VCR, stereo or computer equipment, )
- Yard waste and root balls
- Bricks, concrete, gravel, sod
- Batteries
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Tires
- Liquids and gases (propane tanks, fire extinguishers, etc.)
- Construction, remodeling debris (doors metal and with glass, windows, large amounts of lumber, masonry product, drywall, siding, roofing, etc.)
- Propane tanks and equipment
- Burnt material/ashes of any kind
- Railroad ties/landscape timbers
- Animals/carcasses
- Vehicle/parts
- Pools/spas
- Pool tables
- Solar panels
- Fencing
- Satellite dishes
- Bathtubs/showers
- Lawn mowers
- Piano
OR items(s) deemed by contractor and/or EPA to be acceptable/unacceptable.
The above guidelines will be strictly followed. No Exceptions.
Items of questionable or unknown content will be left at the discretion of the hauler, Sunrise Sanitation. If you have items that you are uncertain about, you can contact Sunrise directly at 618-740-1701 and they can advise. Also, if you have an excessive amount, you can contact them to make arrangements for an extra pick up and a fee determined by the hauler.
Absolutely no items can be taken which were not from a source within the City Limits.
All generated annual clean up material must come from the residential unit being services and the residential unit must be current on payment of sanitation services to the city. Businesses and residents outside of city limits are not included in this service provided.
Due to the excessive workload during this clean up, residents are asked not to park in front of pickup areas. Items that are not easily accessible will be left. Any item not picked up due to non-compliance with the above rules will become the responsibility of the property owner/tenant. Alternative sources of pickup can be found via internet search for trash haulers near Salem, Illinois.
