CDC Travel Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control recommend all travelers take steps to reduce the chance of catching and spreading Covid-19.

If you travel, take these steps to protect yourself & others from COVID-19 during your trip:

• Wash your hands often
• Avoid close contact with others
• Wear a mask in public
• Cover coughs and sneezes

Click here for more travel guidelines from the CDC. 
 
If you are traveling on an airplane, take steps to help prevent COVID-19. Avoid close contact with others, wear a mask, and wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.  Click here for more FAQs for travelers.
 
The COVID-19 Travel Planner is a centralized communication platform that travelers can search to find COVID-19 information for the state, local, territorial, and tribal communities they’re passing through and for their destinations. This information will help travelers make informed decisions, protect themselves, and reduce transmission before, during and after they travel.

Lakeshore Recycling FAQ

Lakeshore Recycling will take over as the Village's residential waste hauler in April.

Will my bill go up?
No. Monthly pricing is $7.77, same as under the current contract with Waste Management. The price is the same for all households no matter the size of the carts they choose. It will continued to be billed by the Village.

Can I sign up for backdoor service?
Yes. Backdoor service is available for garbage and recycling for $15 per month. This is billed separately by Lakeshore. To set up service, contact Lakeshore at 844.NEED.LRS or Service@LRSrecycles.com.

Can I change my cart size?
Yes. Click here or call 844.NEED.LRS to register a different cart size from Lakeshore. Default sizes are 95-gallon waste and recycling carts for single family homes and 65-gallon waste and recycling carts for most townhomes.

When will my new carts be delivered?
Carts will start being delivered the week of March 22. If you are traveling that week, please arrange with a neighbor or friend to bring your containers to the backyard or garage. Leave your Waste Management carts out after your last collection in March for them to come back and pick up.

Is my collection day changing?
Deerfield will now be serviced on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (see map above). Should your service day be changed, you will be notified of the new day by a sticker that will be placed on your cart, as well. On your regular collection day, have your carts out for service by 7 a.m.

What is the new compost program?
As part of the Village’s new contract with LRS, residents can place organic material and food waste out for weekly collection. Each single-family home will be delivered one 35-gallon cart to be used for organics (food waste/yard waste). This service is provided as part of your regular monthly charges and will be collected on the same day as your waste and recycling service. Yard waste included in the cart does not require a sticker.

How do I start composting?
To assist residents learn how to fully utilize their new 35-gallon curbside composting container, the Village will have compost toolkits available to residents on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last. The toolkit will include a free 2-gallon kitchen compost pail, sample compostable liner bags (BPI Certified) and compost educational materials and tips. To receive your free compost toolkit, please email Communications Coordinator David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at  dfitzgerald@deerfield.il.us with your name and contact information.

What do I do with my old Waste Management Stickers?
The Village will announce special hours of operation starting the first week of April for residents to swap out their old yard waste stickers for new Lakeshore Recycling yard waste stickers. Any yard waste in your compost cart does not require a sticker.

You can learn more about the new contract here.