Garbage and Recycling Pick Up in Munster, Indiana

Garbage and recycling pick up for all single family homes in Munster, Indiana is provided by Homewood Disposal. You can count on us each week to remove your household waste. We’ll dispose of your waste in a manner that safeguards our natural resources and the environment for the next generation. Residents can also use a full line of rental dumpsters for your temporary clean up projects.

Homewood Disposal is a family-owned company serving Chicagoland & NW Indiana since 1956. You might also know us as Star Disposal. We’ve been serving Munster businesses for many years and now we’re excited to serve the residents in Munster. We pride ourselves in serving your neighborhood with “the kind of service others only promise.”

Waste Services in Munster

Weekly Garbage Pick Up

•  Weekly pickup for town residents is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Use the map below to find out what day your home is serviced.

•  Customers are billed by the Town of Munster

• Each home has a green 96-gallon garbage cart at no additional cost.

• Additional carts are also available to rent.

• Garbage may also be placed in garbage bags or your own 32-gallon cans, weighing no more than 50 pounds each.

•  If you have a large amount of extra garbage from a clean up project that won’t fit in cans or bags, place it neatly at the curb in a manageable pile that one driver can handle.

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Recycling Pick Up

• Recyclables are collected every other week on your regular pick up day.

• ONLY recyclables should be placed in the green 96-gallon recycle carts with a yellow lid.

What Can I Recycle? >

• What should I do with Plastic Bags?

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Town Leaf Service

The Town of Munster provides fall leaf collection services with their leaf vacuum equipment. State law prohibits disposal of leaves in landfills, so leaves in bags will not be picked up by the Town or Homewood Disposal. Visit Town of Munster for more details.

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Additional Services in Your Neighborhood

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Large (Bulk) Waste Pick Up

Tossing a sofa, mattress or cabinet? The disposal of one large item each week is included with your service.

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Electronic  Waste Pick Up

Electronic waste cannot be placed in the garbage. An E-waste drop off is located at Munster Public Works, 508 Fisher Street.

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Disposal Tips for Unique Waste

Not sure what to do with paint, appliances or carpet? We have the answer to your unique disposal questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are six holidays each year that may affect your pick up: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If your pick up falls on one of these holidays or after one of these holidays, your pick up will be delayed one day for that week only. More Details >

Top Tips for Recycling:
1. Place clean and dry items in your recycling cart.
2. Do not place any type of plastic bag inside your recycling cart.
3. Do not place your recyclables inside of plastic bags, keep them loose.

Basic Recycling is Better Recycling
Cardboard, paper, cans, cartons, bottles, tubs and jugs are always recyclable. More details can be found on our recycling pages.

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  • Please have all material at the curb by 6am on your pick up day. It can help to place your material at the curb the night before your pick up.
  • How to place your cart(s) at the curb for efficient service Learn More >
  • Please place your garbage in bags before you put it in your cans or carts. This helps prevent materials from blowing out of the can and also reduces odor in your container.
  • All carts are owned by Homewood Disposal. Serial numbers have been recorded and designated to each address. In the event you move out of the home, the cart must remain at the original address. Please do not put your address on your cart.

Homewood Disposal started in 1956 serving just the towns of Homewood and Flossmoor, Illinois. Over the decades, we’ve expanded and we now provide residential, commercial, and industrial waste services in over 80 local communities throughout Chicagoland and NW Indiana.

Other local companies joined us, including Nuway Disposal, Star Disposal and Kankakee Disposal. You may still see those names on waste containers in the area. No matter which of our names you recognize, we operate under the same loyalty, integrity, and the same trusted teal color.

“My three year old son loves garbage trucks and usually watches from the window. Today we watched from the driveway and driver Ryan waved and talked to my son from the truck. It made his entire day. I can’t tell you how excited my son was!”
Tinley Park Resident

“Driver Mark has outstanding character, sons were outside selling lemonade and plants and the driver encouraged their business, true professionalism.”

Mokena Resident
“I just wanted to inform the company on how nice, pleasant, and respectful the workers are that pick my garbage up. They go above and beyond to accommodate us ladies that have some health challenges.”
University Park Resident

“Working with Homewood Disposal over the many years has been a pleasure. They always meet our needs and really seem to care about their customers. I always recommend Homewood Disposal Services to our new franchise owners!”

Joe Aurelio, Aurelio's Pizza

“Our driver is amazing and always goes above and beyond. Happened to be looking out the window, and saw him get out of his truck to move the neighbor’s cans away from a car so he can dump them. He also picked up loose garbage that was scattered on the ground.”

Homewood Resident
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Additional Services

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Temporary Dumpsters

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Weekly Service for Businesses

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