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Free food scraps recycling drop-off begins at all three Streets Division drop-off sites starting on June 1, 2026.When at a Streets Division drop-off site, look for the orange food scraps carts. Place your coffee grounds, eggshells, and appropriate…

Free food scraps recycling drop-off begins at the Capitol View Farmers' Market on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.Look for the free food scraps drop-off tent to compost your coffee grounds, eggshells, and appropriate vegetable and fruit scraps. At…

Do not set out yard waste and leaves for curbside collection again this spring. There is no curbside pickup of yard waste and leaves during the summer months.

There will be no recycling, trash, brush, or large item collections performed by the City of Madison Streets Division on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. The Streets Division drop-off sites and offices will also…

Free food scraps recycling drop-off returns to the South Madison Farmers' Market for the 2026 season!The first date food scraps will be accepted is Tuesday, May 19, 2026.Look for the free food scraps drop-off to drop off your coffee grounds,…

Madison residents are encouraged to attend three Budget Engagement Sessions this June.

Every neighborhood has just one more spring yard waste set out date. This will be the final spring yard waste collection by the Streets Division for 2026. Curbside collection will return in the fall.When you should put out your yard waste for…

Free food scraps recycling drop-off returns to the Madison Eastside Farmers' Market for the 2026 season!The first date food scraps will be accepted is Tuesday, April 28, 2026.Look for the free food scraps drop-off to drop off your coffee…

The City of Madison Streets Division has partnered again with Sustain Dane to offer the Recycle Better class.The first class begins on May 6, 2026.By taking the recycling workshop, you can help your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers learn…

The City of Madison reminds residents that another significant storm is forecast for this afternoon, continuing into this evening.

The recent severe storms in Madison caused considerable damage to many homes and vehicles this week.

Due to traffic considerations for the Midwest Horse Fair at the Alliant Energy Center, the Streets Division's drop-off site at 1504 Quann-Olin Parkway will temporarily switch its entrance.Where is the Temporary Quann-Olin Drop-off Site Entrance for…

Possible risks include large hail, flash flooding, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

Due to the severe weather forecast for this evening (4/14/26), the Streets Division drop-off sites will close at 2:30pm today. We apologize for the inconvenience. Drop-off sites will re-open for normal hours on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Urban Forestry's annual spring planting season begins on Monday, April 13, 2026.Crews will be planting approximately 1,400 trees along City of Madison streets. There will be 35 different tree species planted. When selecting trees, Urban…

Free food scraps recycling drop-off at farmers' markets will be back once again this year, and with a new weight goal.First Market Opening: Westside Community Market on Saturday, April 11, 2026The first market site to reopen will be the West…

The 2026 set-out date schedule for the Streets Division's springtime yard waste collection is now available on the yard waste website. You need to look up your home's yard waste set-out dates before you put out your bags of leaves or piles of…

Starting on Saturday, April 11, 2026, the Streets Division drop-off sites begin their summer hours.Also on Saturday, April 11, the drop-off site at 1504 Quann-Olin Parkway will open for the first time.Streets Division drop-off sites are for Madison…

The 2026 brush collection season is underway for some neighborhoods. When you should set out your brush for pickup depends on where you live.  Each neighborhood has different set-out dates. Check your set-out dates before you stack…

The 2026 set-out date schedule for the Streets Division's brush schedule pickup is now available on the brush collection website.You will need to look up your home's brush set-out dates before you stack tree limbs and branches out for pickup.Every…