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about the city's solid waste department

​The City picks up household garbage weekly and hauls to the local landfill.  Residents pay for this service with their monthly solid waste fee. To insure the citizens are receiving the best value, the City created a Solid Waste Enterprise Fund that holds the monies collected and limits their use to Solid Waste operations. Please see below for common issues and resolutions. 

For any billing questions please contact the Danville Sanitary District 217-442-3193

To schedule an extra collection or for solid/yard waste questions please call: 217-431-2288

schedule, maps and information

Solid Waste Collection Map

Type in your address to find your collection day or see the color red (Monday), light green (Tuesday), dark green (Wednesday), or purple (Thursday). 

Yard Waste Brochure 2019
Yard Waste Collection Calendar
Solid Waste Collection Map
​2019 Holiday Trash Schedule
Solid Waste and Yard Waste Rules and Regulations
​Solid Waste Brochure

Effective April, 1 2012 each residential property that has City of Danville solid waste service can have one free Minor Cleanup Collection and three free Large Item Cleanup Collections each calendar year. Any additional collections have  fees which must be paid prior to collection. All collections must be scheduled at least 2 working days in advance.  To schedule call 217-431-2288 or email the gatekeeper and we would be happy to help you. 

Informational Tags

Toters with yellow tags on them are placed by personnel as a friendly reminder that the toter is out of compliance with Solid Waste Rules. Below are some common Toter issues:

• Toter Lid Not Closed (An open Toter lid invites animals to make a meal out of your garbage and a mess around the Toter.)
• Garbage Not In Plastic Bags (Garbage just thrown in the Toter can fly out when picked up by the truck causing a mess. Garbage not in bags may also cause issues with odor.)

• Toter Placed Too Close to Objects (The automated truck arm needs at least 2 feet on either side of the Toter in order to pick the Toter up.  Objects would also include other Toters.)

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Purchasing a toter

To buy a toter you may call or visit either of the locations listed below.
    Robert E. Jones Municipal Building, 17 W. Main St.     217-431-2200          8 am-Noon & 1 -4:30 pm
    Public Works Facility, 1155 E. Voorhees Street                  217-431-2288         7:30 am-Noon & 1-4:00 pm
The large standard size toter (96 gallon) is $65 and the smaller toter (48 gallon) is $45.
After payment, we will deliver the toter to your house.  Once you start setting out your toter, we will pick it up

Common toter issues

• My toter was stolen:  Call 217-431-2250 and report the theft.  The City does not replace lost or stolen toters. In order to purchase a replacement toter call Public Works at 217-431-2288 or the City Finance department at 217-431-2200.
• Toters can be placed out after 4pm the night before pick up and must be removed by midnight on collection day.
• If your trash was missed make sure the following circumstances don't apply to you
  •  If there was a City holiday this week, your pick up will be delayed by one day.  See the City holidays on the calendar or the holiday trash schedule print out below. 
  •  If your garbage was not in a toter in trash bags with the lid closed, then a Cleanup collection probably should have been scheduled, see above
  • We start early, if you did not get your toter out by 7:00 am we may have missed you.  If you can wait one week, please do so.
• If we missed your toter, we are sorry.  Call 217-431-2288 or email the Solid Waste Department with your address information so we can correct the mistake.

want to attend a meeting?

​The Public Works Committee meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6 PM at the Robert E Jones Municipal Building at 17 W Main on the corner of Walnut and Main.  The council chambers are on the Lower Level.  Elevator and stairs are located on the Main Street entrance.  The Department of Public Works and Danville Mass Transit report to the Public Works Committee.  Can't attend? Click here to listen to meeting audio or read through meeting minutes.

Contact us

Carl Carpenter - Solid Waste Superintendent - 217.431.2287