Urban Forestry Planting 855 Trees in Fall 2024
Posted 10/23/2024
Urban Forestry’s fall planting season began on Monday, October 21, 2024. Our crews will be planting 855 trees from 25 different species along City of Madison streets this fall. …
Electric Truck Naming is Down to the Wire; Truck Name Vote Ends on October 21, 2024 at 4:00pm
Posted 10/17/2024
The public vote to choose the names for Madison’s and Wisconsin’s first electric trash collection vehicles is about to be unplugged. Make your choice for the names on the …
Brush Collection is Over for 2024
Posted 10/4/2024
Scheduled brush collection from the curb is over for 2024. You should not place any brush for collection out for pickup at this time. All neighborhoods have received all of …
Time to Vote for Your Electric Truck Names
Posted 10/3/2024
Over the last two weeks, 792 unique names for Wisconsin’s first fully electric collection vehicles were submitted to the Streets Division. There were many great names …
A Mammoth Achievement: Food Scraps Composting Goal Reached
Posted 10/3/2024
The City of Madison set an ambitious goal to compost 22,000 thousand pounds of food scraps at our farmers’ market drop-off sites this year. This is roughly the weight of two …
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Next Week
Posted 10/3/2024
The fall yard waste and leaves collection begins the week of October 6, 2024. All residents will receive three guaranteed collection opportunities. Not every neighborhood in …
Last Call for Your Electric Truck Name Ideas
Posted 9/27/2024
The City of Madison recently unveiled the first two fully electric trash collection vehicles in all of Wisconsin. Naturally, we must provide these two trucks with names . …
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Week of October 6, 2024
Posted 9/26/2024
The Streets Division’s fall yard waste and leaves collection begins the week of October 6, 2024. All residents will receive three collection opportunities this fall, weather …
Emerald Ash Borer Treatments Completed for 2024; Over 3,000 Trees Treated Again This Year
Posted 9/23/2024
The Urban Forestry section of the Streets Division has completed this year’s round of treatment of public ash trees against the invasive emerald ash borer. Public ash trees are …
Madison Adds Electric Collection Trucks to its Fleet
Posted 9/17/2024
The City of Madison Streets Division will be the first community in Wisconsin with an all-electric trash collection truck. As part of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's Climate …
Name Our Electric Collection Trucks
Posted 9/17/2024
The Streets Division now has Wisconsin’s first two electric trash collection trucks in Wisconsin. We are calling on you to help us choose names for our two new electric …
Brush Collection Ending Soon for 2024
Posted 8/27/2024
The Streets Division’s final curbside brush collection will soon get underway. The last date when you should set out brush depends on where you live. For some neighborhoods, …
No Streets Division Collections or Drop-off Sites on Labor Day, September 2, 2024
Posted 8/26/2024
The Streets Division will not perform trash, recycling, brush, or large item collection on Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The drop-off sites …
UPDATE: Sycamore Drop-off Site Closed on 8/15/24 Due to Gas Leak; Site to Reopen 8/16/24
Posted 8/15/2024
Update 8/15, 5:05pm: The Streets Division drop-off site at 4602 Sycamore Avenue will re-open for normal operating hours on Friday, August 16, 2024. For details regarding the …
Our Mammoth Mission for Food Scraps Composting: 22,000 Pounds in 2024
Posted 8/7/2024
Our three free food scraps drop-off sites at farmer’s market locations around Madison have passed 10,000 pounds collected for composting this year. This is great news and puts …
August Student Move Out Days Are Here
Posted 8/5/2024
Last week, the Streets Division published information about our operations for the student move out area that will be in place from today, August 5, 2024, until August 23, …
August Moving Days: How to Set Out Appliances, Furniture, & Other Large Items
Posted 8/2/2024
When placing large items out for pickup, follow these guidelines: Keep items away from obstructions like fire hydrants, utility poles, trees, and street signs Do not place …
August Moving Days: Daily Collections of Carts in Student Move Area
Posted 8/1/2024
Starting at 6:30 a.m. on Monday August 5, 2024 residents in the downtown moving days area can place trash and recycling collection carts out for daily pickup. The Streets …
August Moving Days: How to Recycle Televisions, Computers, and Other Electronics
Posted 7/31/2024
Electronics must be delivered to the Streets Division’s drop-off sites , or to a reputable private electronics recycler in the area . All electronics are accepted for free …
August Moving Days: How to Use the Large Item Work Order System during the Move Out
Posted 7/30/2024
Starting the week of August 4, 2024 and ending on Friday, August 23 2024, the large item work order rules are different for residents who live in the student move-out area . …
August Moving Days: Make a Plan and Donate Today
Posted 7/29/2024
The annual August Moving Days for downtown Madison will soon get underway. Thousands of Madison residents will be changing homes within the downtown moving days area and you …
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