Highway Department

Highway Commissioner Mark Gernigan

The Highway Department Office-618-259-2490

Brush Pickup

Township residents may call between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday to the Highway Department at 618-259-2490 to schedule pickup for paper bags of yard waste and limbs on Thursdays and Fridays. Then residents are to place the paper bags of yard waste at the curb in front of their residence.

Dumpster Use-location is at the WRT Highway Department

1010 8th St in Cottage Hills

The 8thDump hours: on Mondays 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

and Fridays 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Street Dump is open for the residential areas that Wood River Township services: Forest Homes, Cottage Hills, Kendall Hill and Rosewood Heights residents only. (no contractors please) Please bring a utility bill and your driver's license for proof of residency with you. Residents may drop off items that the State of Illinois allows at dump sites, lumber needs to be no longer than 4 feet and bundled. Items not acceptable in Illinois Dump sites are:

Car batteries
Motor oil
Tires
Liquid waste (e.g., non-dried paint, household cleaners)
Untreated medical waste
Cathode ray tube (CRT) screens (tube monitors and TVs)
Products containing mercury
Yard waste
Computers
Nickel-cadmium (NiCad, or rechargeable) batteries
No electronics, no EPA regulated items.