Forest Park residents will get new 96-gallon garbage cans and 64-gallon recycling bins this month, after the village council approved a waste collection agreement with local company SBC Waste Solutions at its April 13 meeting.
The five-year contract with SBC Waste Solutions will begin May 1, but the company’s first pickup day for trash, recycling and yard waste will be Thursday, May 7 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for the whole village — including residences north of Madison, where Republic Services currently picks up on Fridays.
“It’s great to see that the service looks like it will remain relatively the same for residents,” Commissioner Jessica Voogd said at the council meeting…