Leaf Pickup Bartlett IL: Free Bags Oct–Nov

By Bartlett Guide · Published October 25, 2026

Here is the detail most Bartlett yards miss: leaf pickup Bartlett IL runs on the Village's normal Tuesday Groot collection, and during October and November the Village's garbage service page says residents "can put leaves into generic bags and they do not need a sticker for them to be collected." That sticker normally costs $2 a bag. Yard waste season runs April through November, so there are five Tuesdays left to use the free window — October 27, then November 3, 10, 17, and 24. Rake this week, not in December.

How leaf pickup in Bartlett IL works, step by step

• Bag leaves only. The sticker-free rule covers leaves in generic bags. Grass clippings, garden material, yard rakings, and small twigs are regular yard waste and still need a sticker outside the leaf rule.
• Put bags out for Tuesday. Bartlett collection is on Tuesdays. Set bags at the curb — on the driveway or the grassy parkway, never in the street — no earlier than 6:00 p.m. Monday, and have everything out by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday to be sure of pickup.
• Bring empties back. Empty containers must be removed no later than 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, per the Village.
• Repeat through November. Yard waste collection runs April through November, so the last sticker-free leaf Tuesday — and the last yard waste pickup of the season — is November 24. After that, bagged leaves wait until spring.

Yard waste stickers in Bartlett IL: the $2 rule the rest of the year

Outside the October–November leaf window, generic yard waste bags need a Groot sticker, and the Village lists the price at $2.00 per sticker. Stickers are sold at Bartlett Village Hall (228 S. Main St), Ace Hardware, and Jewel. The Village's current Groot contract — extended for five years and running through December 31, 2029 — holds sticker prices at $2 for the life of the contract, and the 2026 single-family curbside rate is $23.05 a month. One money note for older households: residents age 65 and older get 10% off the monthly service rate — contact Groot at 847-429-7370 to set it up. More household money-savers are collected on our Bartlett seniors guide.

Brush pickup in Bartlett IL is a separate system

Do not mix branches into your leaf bags. Brush has its own two tracks:

• Groot weekly brush, April–November: brush must be bundled with degradable twine in bundles 2 feet by 2 feet by 4 feet long. That weekly bundled option is the reliable one for storm limbs and pruning piles.
• Trees "R" Us semi-annual brush: since 2021 the Village has also contracted a supplemental pickup once in spring and once in fall that does not require bundling. The Village posts each area's assigned week on its brush collection page — check there before you stack unbundled brush in the parkway, because a pile out on the wrong week just sits.

If the pile is bigger than a weekend project, our Bartlett landscapers guide compares local cleanup help — and if you are clearing the yard before guests arrive, Saturday's trick-or-treat hours guide has the 3:00–7:00 p.m. Halloween window to plan around.

A break from raking today: Pumpkins & Pancakes

Everything else on this week's calendar — trivia Tuesday, bingo Wednesday, and the Halloween-morning trunk-or-treat — is on the Bartlett events page, refreshed daily.

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