Last Chance to Take the Recycle Better Class in 2026
The City of Madison Streets Division has partnered again this year with Sustain Dane to offer the Recycle Better class.
Your last chance to take the class this year is coming up on July 23, 2026.
By taking this recycling workshop, you can help your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers learn the right way to recycle more.
Why take the Recycle Better class?
The class will teach you why it's important to recycle right, and it will give you the knowledge and confidence to help your community recycle better, too.
Once you're done with both class sessions, you can become a Certified Recycling Steward to share useful recycling knowledge that your family, friends, and neighbors would like to know, but maybe just don't know who to ask.
Class Details
Each online course has two 90-minute sessions.
The first session will be on July 23, 2026, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm with its concluding session on July 30 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
You must register first to attend the class.
More details can be found on the Sustain Dane registration webpage, or the Streets Division's website.
Sustain Dane charges a small tuition ($15) to attend. If cost is a burden, please contact Sam Wordette at Sustain Dane to ask about having the tuition waived.
Why does recycling right and the Recycling Better course matter?
We have seen fires here in Madison from things put into the recycling that do not belong.
When you place things into the recycling cart that do not belong, it raises the costs of the Resource Recovery Special Charge because the trash needs to be removed from the good recyclables.
And, the wrong items can even be dangerous to the people who work at the facilities, too.
How You Help
People like you can take the Recycle Better course to help your neighbors, co-workers, fellow congregants, and members of your online communities reach local recycling information.
This will help spread correct local recycling guidelines so more Madisonians learn the right thing to do with the waste we all generate daily.
Free Recycling Resources
City of Madison recycling information is free and readily available.
You can learn what you can put in the recycling cart at your home by visiting the Streets Division's recycling website.
There are many other free resources are available, too. There are magnets, paper guides, and even vinyl stickers all available to help you recycle the right way at your home. They are available for free by contacting the Streets Division.
Free copies of the Recyclopedia booklet are available at your Madison Public Library and the Streets Division offices.
Additional Information
For more information about the City of Madison Streets Division's recycling program, please visit our website.
For more information about Sustain Dane and the classes and services they provide, visit their page.