The Campton Township Highway District has announced that the Brush Pickup Program would be resumed in October 2006. For details and dates, click <here>

Please note that the pickup of brush by Waste Management continues to be suspended. For details click <here>

Instructions for Highway District's Brush Pick-up Program

The Campton Township Highway District offers brush pick-up as a service to residents in the unincorporated areas of the Township. The Township has not been instructed by Kane County to provide this service and the Township is not reimbursed by the County for the cost of supplying this service to its residents. Therefore, we ask for your cooperation in following the guidelines. If you do not meet the following guidelines your brush may be “red tagged” and the problem will be indicated on the tag. If you make the proper corrections your brush will be picked up the following pick.

The Campton Township Brush Removal Program is for the homeowner’s convenience. We have a brush chipper designed to chip those limbs and branches that do not qualify as yard waste. Our equipment is not designed to grind small twigs and evergreen trimmings. Your garbage service will take yard waste and roots for nominal cost. IF IT CAN BE PUT INTO A BAG, THEN IT IS YARD WASTE.

WHEN: Brush pick-up begins according to our announced brush pick-up schedule. It takes approximately two weeks to pick up the Township. Pick-up will be done over a two-week period, weather permitting. Areas in the township on the North side of IL Route 64 will be handled the first week, and areas South of IL Route 64 will be handled the second week. Inclement weather will delay progress for each day, work cannot be done. Any other pick-ups will be subject to the highway commissioner’s discretion.

WHAT: Brush is hereby defined as trimmings from bushes or shrubs, as well as tree branches from trimming and/or pruning trees. Not considered to be brush are logs, root balls (not dirt), stumps, grass clippings, flowers, weeds, plants, leaves, lumber or anything in plastic bags or other such containers. This brush pick-up program is for the sole use of the residents of unincorporated Campton Township, and shall not be used by contractors and/or residents clearing lots for homes, private roads, entrances or more open space. Cutting down a tree is not considered to be trimming or pruning and the Township will not remove the debris.

GUIDELINES: Brush should be placed on the edge of the road by the Saturday before the scheduled Monday pick-up in the area. Do not “hide” thorny tree branches inside piles. If you have thorny brush, it must be bundled and tied with string or twine and placed in a separate pile. Small pencil-sized twigs, as well, should be bundled with twine or string. No bundle should exceed eighty (80) pounds in weight. Place these next to the larger piles next to the road and our crews will take them. They need special care; they can cause injury.

A "Good" Pile

This is an example of a good pile. The branches are sorted by size and bundled into groups for easy pick-up. Please try to bundle your small brush like this example.

All brush must be cut in lengths up to (8) feet and no larger than 18 inches in diameter. ALL BRUSH MUST BE PLACED WITH CUT ENDS FACING THE ROAD PILED NEATLY AND SHOULD NOT BE TIED OR WIRED TOGETHER. PILES SHOULD BE SPACED FOUR FEET APART.

The “Beaver Dam” mistake

This looks like it could be a beaver dam when actually it is a brush pile that does not fit the guidelines. Remember to neatly organize the brush with the cut ends facing the road and space them far enough apart for easy handling.

STORM DAMAGE: One week after a severe storm the Township will start brush pick-up to remove debris. A severe storm is defined as a storm producing enough damage that the Township road crews need to clear roads and Rights-of-Ways of trees/branches for traffic. Please follow the brush pick-up guidelines. Should a tree come down during a storm on private property it is the responsibility of the homeowner for its proper disposal.

WOOD CHIPS: As a result of brush pick-up wood chips are available for your use. Placing wood chips around trees and bushes is an excellent landscaping tool. Nutrients are provided, soil stays moist longer, there is less lawn to mow and homeowners do not scar trunks and stems. We cannot guarantee the quality of wood chips; however, homeowners in the past tell us our wood chips are good material. The delivery of the wood chips is on a first come, first serve basis. After the completion of a brush pick-up, wood chips will not be available until the next scheduled brush pick-up. At the present time there is no charge for this service. To be placed on the chip list call the Highway District office at (630) 365-9300 prior to scheduled brush pick-ups. Otherwise there is no need to call the Highway District Office. All residents need to do is to have their brush at the edge of the road before scheduled pick-ups.