NOTICE:  EMERALD ASH BORER

                     
Have you heard of the Emerald Ash Borer?  EAB. is a devastating little bug that is taking over Ash Trees, follow the link below to find out what you can do and what you need to know if you suspect your trees are infested with EAB. Follow the link to find out more on this infestation and what we must all do to help get it under control.   Illinois Department of Agriculture Newsletter: http://www.agr.state.il.us/eab/data/200807295040.pdf

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Emerald Ash Borer Outreach

The Illinois Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources encourage land owners and
communities to join the Tree City USA program to assist in managing the EAB.  Please
visit www.IllinoisEAB.com for treatment and management options for both communities
and residents.  It is quickly becoming not a matter of if your tree will get EAB... but when.

WARNING

VILLAGE OF MACKINAW RESIDENTS WILL BE FINED FOR BURNING ANYTHING BESIDES DRY YARD WASTE!

Burning has become a concern in the Village.  The Village code prohibits burning of anything besides dry leaves, dry yard waste and dry tree limbs.  Burning may only be done between the hours of 9am and 5pm; all other burning is strictly prohibited in the Village.  No burning on Village streets or sidewalks. 

PROHIBITED ITEMS include ANY wet yard waste, garbage, newspapers, building materials, and the use of burn barrels.  Citations will be issued and fines levied against violators.  Please report all violations to Village office and Police Department immediately at 359-8914 or 359-5821. 

Thank you for your support,

Village President and Board of Trustees

Landscape Waste Collection Program 

Mackinaw’s Curbside Yard Waste Collection Program

The Village offers a free landscape waste collection program.  All yard waste including tree trimmings, landscape waste and leaves may be collected in 30 gallon, double sided, paper landscape bags only.  This program runs March through November. 

The Village will operate a landscape waste collection program commonly known as a “bag program” because bags are used for the disposal of your landscape waste.  Residents of Mackinaw will purchase paper landscape waste bags.  Residents place their landscape waste in these bags and set them out for collection. You will receive no bill for the service.  It is free-of-charge for Village residents only, sorry this does not include Heritage Lake residents. 

The curbside landscape waste collection program runs from March  to November, each year.  Landscape waste includes any and all accumulations of grass, leaves, branches, shrubs, vines, trees and other similar items generated by the maintenance of lawns and gardens. 

Collection Day and Time

Your landscape waste must be placed out at the curb by 6 AM on the day it is to be collected.  Pick-up will occur on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. 

Holiday collection schedule – In the event that your normal collection day falls on a major holiday (Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day etc.), your collection will be delayed by one day, following that holiday.

Containers and Preparation
 

Landscape Waste Container & Preparation – Mackinaw landscape waste bags must be 30-gallon, double-sided, paper bags, specially designed to hold landscape waste.  The landscape waste bags are sold at the Municipal Building, Mackinaw Hardware Store and other retail stores.  All landscape waste placed out for collection must be inside a landscape waste bag.  NO boxes, plastic bags, nor loose material will be picked up.  There can be NO garbage present in landscape waste bags set out for collection.  If garbage is present in the landscape bags, the bags will not be collected. 

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