Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste

Hampton garbage and curbside recycling pickup is provided by Prairie Waste on every Monday except holidays. Recycling bins are available at the Village Hall at no charge.

Preparing Your Recyclables

In general, recyclables do not have to be sorted. Sorting is done at the landfill. Glass, plastic, aluminum and other metal cans can all be placed in your recycling bin. Only paper cannot be commingled with other recyclables.

Newspaper - Place newspaper inside a brown paper grocery bag and set the bag on top of your recycling container.

Plastic - The only plastic accepted for recycling is plastic containers. If you look at the bottom of plastic containers you will see a recycling logo that has a number inside and a letter below. Currently, we are only accepting plastic containers labeled #1 PETE and #2 HDPE. Rinse containers and throw the lids away. Crush plastic containers the best you can to reduce their volume in your bin.

Glass Bottles and Jars - Only clear, brown or green glass that contained a food or beverage can be recycled. You may leave the labels on glass containers, but rinse them thoroughly and throw away the lids. For the safety of the collection crews and sorters, broken glass will not be accepted.

Tin and Aluminum Cans - To recycle aluminum and steel cans, clean them thoroughly. Aluminum foil and pie pans are also acceptable. Just make sure all are clean and free of food before you put them in your bin.

Cardboard - Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and bundled in 2' x 2" bundles.

Garbage Limits

Each residence will be allowed three (3) 33-gallon cans or equivalent of garbage. Additional bags and cans will require a waste sticker to be attached. Additional bags or cans of garbage that do not have a sticker attached WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!
Stickers are $1.25 each and are available at the Village Hall and at Porter's Village Rx.

Garbage and recycling pickup day is every Monday. If a holiday falls on Monday, the garbage will be picked up the following Tuesday.

Househaold Hazardous Materials

Due to environmental regulations and health and safety concerns certain household hazardous waste items are not allowed to be landfilled. Some examples are batteries, brake fluid, epoxies and adhesives, fluorescent lamps and bulbs, gasoline, lawn chemicals, paint and thinners, and stains and varnish. For information on disposing of these items please visit the
Rock Island County Waste Management Association.

Yard Waste

Yard waste must be placed in paper bags, available at most hardware stores, and must have a yard waste sticker on the bag. Stickers are $2.00 each and available at the Village Hall, Porter's Village Rx, or Traveler's Mart. Yard Waste that does not have a sticker attached WILL NOT BE PICKED UP! Yard Waste is picked up on Mondays, April through November.

Appliances/White Goods

Appliances and white goods cannot be taken to the landfill. They are picked up free by calling 1-800-917-1969.

If you have any questions, PLEASE call Mike Toalson or Ruth Speer at 755-7165.