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Posted on Oct 4, 2024:
Brush Collection is Over for 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 their scheduled …
Brush Collection is Over for 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 their scheduled …
Posted on Oct 3, 2024:
Time to Vote for Your Electric Truck Names
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 submitted and a group of …
Time to Vote for Your Electric Truck Names
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 submitted and a group of …
Posted on Oct 3, 2024:
A Mammoth Achievement: Food Scraps Composting Goal Reached
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 adult mammoths. We …
A Mammoth Achievement: Food Scraps Composting Goal Reached
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 adult mammoths. We …
Posted on Oct 3, 2024:
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Next Week
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 Madison has the same …
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Next Week
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 Madison has the same …
Posted on Sep 27, 2024:
Last Call for Your Electric Truck Name Ideas
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 . The opportunity to …
Last Call for Your Electric Truck Name Ideas
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 . The opportunity to …
Posted on Sep 26, 2024:
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Week of October 6, 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 permitting. The exact …
Fall Leaves and Yard Waste Collection Begins Week of October 6, 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 permitting. The exact …
Posted on Sep 23, 2024:
Emerald Ash Borer Treatments Completed for 2024; Over 3,000 Trees Treated Again This Year
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 treated once every …
Emerald Ash Borer Treatments Completed for 2024; Over 3,000 Trees Treated Again This Year
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 treated once every …
Posted on Sep 17, 2024:
Madison Adds Electric Collection Trucks to its Fleet
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 Forward Agenda, two of …
Madison Adds Electric Collection Trucks to its Fleet
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 Forward Agenda, two of …
Posted on Sep 17, 2024:
Name Our Electric Collection Trucks
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 vehicles. The names should …
Name Our Electric Collection Trucks
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 vehicles. The names should …
Posted on Aug 27, 2024:
Brush Collection Ending Soon for 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, the last set out …
Brush Collection Ending Soon for 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, the last set out …
Posted on Aug 26, 2024:
No Streets Division Collections or Drop-off Sites on Labor Day, September 2, 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 will also be closed. …
No Streets Division Collections or Drop-off Sites on Labor Day, September 2, 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 will also be closed. …
Posted on Aug 15, 2024:
UPDATE: Sycamore Drop-off Site Closed on 8/15/24 Due to Gas Leak; Site to Reopen 8/16/24
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 Madison Fire …
UPDATE: Sycamore Drop-off Site Closed on 8/15/24 Due to Gas Leak; Site to Reopen 8/16/24
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 Madison Fire …
Posted on Aug 7, 2024:
Our Mammoth Mission for Food Scraps Composting: 22,000 Pounds in 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 us ahead of last …
Our Mammoth Mission for Food Scraps Composting: 22,000 Pounds in 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 us ahead of last …
Posted on Aug 5, 2024:
August Student Move Out Days Are Here
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, 2024 . Here is a …
August Student Move Out Days Are Here
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, 2024 . Here is a …
Posted on Aug 2, 2024:
August Moving Days: How to Set Out Appliances, Furniture, & Other Large Items
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 items under overhead …
August Moving Days: How to Set Out Appliances, Furniture, & Other Large Items
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 items under overhead …
Posted on Aug 1, 2024:
August Moving Days: Daily Collections of Carts in Student Move Area
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 Division will have crews …
August Moving Days: Daily Collections of Carts in Student Move Area
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 Division will have crews …
Posted on Jul 31, 2024:
August Moving Days: How to Recycle Televisions, Computers, and Other Electronics
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 from City of Madison …
August Moving Days: How to Recycle Televisions, Computers, and Other Electronics
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 from City of Madison …
Posted on Jul 30, 2024:
August Moving Days: How to Use the Large Item Work Order System during the Move Out
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 . Curbside Pickup for …
August Moving Days: How to Use the Large Item Work Order System during the Move Out
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 . Curbside Pickup for …
Posted on Jul 29, 2024:
August Moving Days: Make a Plan and Donate Today
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 will need to decide …
August Moving Days: Make a Plan and Donate Today
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 will need to decide …
