MATTOON CITY-WIDE CLEANUP SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026

MATTOON CITY-WIDE CLEANUP
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026 MATTOON YARD WASTE FACILITY

The City of Mattoon will be conducting a Cleanup Day from 8 A.M. to 11 A.M. on Saturday, April 11,
2026. Roll-off dumpsters will be available at the Mattoon Yard Waste Facility at Shelby Avenue and
Logan Street.
The dumpsters are available for Mattoon residents only. A Driver’s License, or other proof of
residency, is required in order to dispose of material at the site. The site is open for
residential clean-up. The site will not be open to commercial contractors. The load size will be
limited to 1-ton trucks and trailers.

Residents may dispose of following materials ONLY at the City Yard Waste location:

General Waste – Rumpke Waste & Recycling will have dumpsters available at the Yard Waste Facility
for all waste. No Car Parts, Tires, Batteries, Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Liquid Wastes, Concrete,
Brick, Rock, Soil, or Ashes will be accepted.

Yard Waste – The Yard Waste Facility will be open for the disposal of leaves, limbs, grass
clippings, and other plant material. The Yard Waste Facility is open 7 days per week during
daylight hours.

Scrap Metal – Mervis Industries will have a dumpster available at the event for metals and
appliances.

Electronics – The City will collect electronic appliances at the event. The City will deliver the
electronics to Com2 for recycling.

Note: No Car Parts, Tires, Batteries, Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Liquid Wastes, Hazardous
Materials, Concrete, Brick, Rock, Soil, or Ashes will be accepted at this event on April 11, 2026.

Residents bringing debris to the event are asked to line up on Shelby Avenue, entering from the
west. The City will have personnel available to supervise traffic and unloading. Residents are
required to unload their own material. City personnel will be available to assist with heavy
material as needed.

The City of Mattoon will make special collection arrangements, on a case-by-case basis, for
senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. Those residents can call 235-5171, from
7 A.M. to 3 P.M., Monday through Friday to request collection. Special collection requests must be
called in by noon on Wednesday, April 8 to schedule a pickup. Special collections must be at the
curb for collection no later than 7 A.M. on Thursday, April 9.
Special collections are for items that will not fit in a regular weekly tote. No household trash
will be picked up.

David Clark
Public Works Director
City of Mattoon
217-235-5460