I know many of you don’t live in Western Springs, but I wanted to let you know about this huge garbage day because believe it or not, people throw away tons of good stuff, especially for kids! Should I be embarrassed that I have looked through the garbage?! (Does it help that everyone does it?) I found a perfectly good Little Tikes picnic table one year… You can find cool furniture that someone didn’t want to refinish or a good fire pit that needed to be left behind before moving. Drive around and take a look. 
The Village of Western Springs will hold its annual Spring Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Unlimited amounts of household items including clothing, draperies, household goods, carpeting, books, furniture, scrap metals, appliances and white goods can be disposed of. No materials will be recycled.
All refuse should be placed on the parkway no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day. Those items not included in the pickup include household garbage, electronics, landscape waste, construction and demolition debris, liquids, tires, batteries, hazardous or medical waste or solid material such as bricks, concrete, asphalt, or sod. For more information, please contact Allied Waste at 708-345-7050.
