Streets & Urban Forestry
Look up your Collection Schedule
Find your next trash, recycling, brush, and yard waste days.
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Trash and Recycling
Trash and recycling are following regular schedules.
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Yard Waste
Leaf & yard waste collection is over. Collection set to resume in spring 2026.
Get your set out dates on the yard waste website. You can take yard waste to a drop-off site, too.
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Food Scraps
Farmers' market food scraps drop-off resumes at four market locations in April 2026.
Use a Dane County Scraps Stop to drop off scraps in the winter.
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Large Items
Submit a work order to schedule your large item pickup.
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Brush
Brush collection resumes March 2026.
Drop-off Sites
Sycamore & South Point: On Winter Hours until April 11, 2026
Olin Ave Drop-off: Permanently Closed
More details about drop-off sites, visit the drop-off site page.
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Winter Information
Winter information hub, including Streets Division plowing information.
Updates
Collection Schedule
Get your 2026 collection schedule calendar.
Free Resources
We have many free resources available from paper copies of the Recyclopedia to word finds. We will mail out printed copies to you if you request them.
Online Recyclopedia
Need help disposing of something? Search here.
Recycle More. Recycle Right.
Be sure you are following recycling guidelines.
Large Item Changes for Big Properties
If your property has more than 8 units, you should use the company that provides dumpster service for your building or another private hauler for your large item pickup.
News Releases
- Meet 2026 Women in Construction Week Profile: Jamie Nichols posted
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Women in Construction Week 2026 Stories Ahead
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February 27, 2026 -
Drop-off Sites Closed Friday, January 23, 2026, Due to Extreme Cold
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January 21, 2026 -
Citywide Snowplowing Begins at Midnight
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January 16, 2026 -
No Trash & Recycling Collection or Drop-off Sites on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 19, 2026)
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January 13, 2026