Palatine, IL Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Palatine, Illinois — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in Palatine, IL is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Palatine services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by zone. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Palatine Groot zone 041 (Monday) | Monday | Curbside garbage zone (Groot, village contract). |
| Palatine Groot zone 041 (Tuesday) | Tuesday | Curbside garbage zone (Groot, village contract). |
| Palatine Groot zone 041 (Wednesday) | Wednesday | Curbside garbage zone (Groot, village contract). |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Groot (village contract) |
Common questions
The things Palatine residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Palatine, IL?
Weekly Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday by village zone (6 zones mapped by Palatine GIS; Groot is the contracted provider).
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Palatine's 6-zone garbage schedule layer (2026 AGOL item).
- License review: AGOL-hosted village item accepted as public source; prior GIS Consortium restriction applied to a different redistribution endpoint.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Palatine township: 109,502; prior estimate 64869).
- Sources re-verified 2026-10-20 against the village's garbage-zone layer (complete): six Groot service zones with collection days Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3) - now shown as a zone table with the village's refuse page as lookup.
Population 109,502 · Sources: Village of Palatine IL Garbage_POLY FS - L5 (owner Admin_Palatine_IL;…, Village of Palatine Refuse & Recycling (URL carried in layer WEBLINK …, services2.arcgis.com · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.