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The new centrally located drop-off site for the Streets Division will open on April 11, 2026.The address of the new location is 1504 Quann-Olin Parkway.

The 2026 set-out date schedule for the Streets Division's brush schedule pickup is now available on the brush collection website.Learn the Set-Out Dates for Your NeighborhoodGo to our brush collection website and enter your address into the form.…

The 2026 set-out date schedule for the Streets Division's springtime yard waste collection is now available on the yard waste website. When do I put out yard waste for pickup?Go to our yard waste website.Enter your address into the form. You…

Starting on the evening of Sunday, March 8, 2026, the Streets Division will begin overnight sweeping operations in addition to the normal daytime street sweeping work.One shift of operators will be sweeping from 10pm to 6am when the weather allows.…

On a sunny winter day, echoes a big grinding sound cutting through sharp winds over desolate brown Yahara Golf Course greens.

The City of Madison is proud to join the nationally recognized Women in Construction Week, March 1-7, 2026.   

The Streets Division drop-off sites will be closed on Friday, January 23, 2026, due to the extreme cold weather forecast.We apologize for the inconvenience. The drop-off sites will reopen on Monday, January 26, 2026, for their normal posted…

Citywide snowplowing will begin at midnight, 12:00am January 17, 2026. The initial plowing pass takes approximately 12 to 14 hours to complete.Additional details about the plowing operation is available on the Snow Plowing Update for this…

There will be no trash, recycling, large item pickup by the Streets Division on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday.The drop-off sites and Streets Division offices will also be closed.

The Streets Division provides two rounds of curbside collection for Christmas trees.The Rules for Christmas Tree CollectionIf you do not follow the below, your tree will not be collected from the curb:

There will be no Streets Division collections performed on both Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day holidays.The drop-off sites and offices will also be closed on these…

The City of Madison Common Council will host a focused discussion titled “Love Our Lakes: City Strategies to Maintain and Improve Lake Health.” This conversation will highlight both ongoing and future initiatives to protect, restore, and enhance the…

The Streets Division drop-off sites at 4602 Sycamore Avenue and 402 South Point Road are now on winter hours.The winter hours began on Friday, December 5, 2025. The last day for winter hours is Friday, April 10, 2026.  Expanded hours return on…

The City of Madison is proud to present a new set of trading cards featuring our named snowplowing fleet. The cards are available for free at any Madison Public Library location and from the Streets Division offices while supplies last.

The Streets Division drop-off sites are changing to winter hours soon.The final day for expanded hours at the South Point and Sycamore drop-off sites is Thursday, December 4, 2025.The South Point and Sycamore sites begin winter hours on Friday,…

The declared snow emergency continues tonight (1:00am to 7:00am, 12/1/25). Our crews will continue to plow the roads overnight.More information about the snowplowing response can be found on the Snow Plowing Update.

Guaranteed curbside leaf collection has been suspended for the season.The next curbside leaf pickup residents can expect will be the spring of 2026.  Springtime yard waste set out dates for your home will be posted to our website early next…

The City of Madison has declared the first Snow Emergency of the season. This officially activates alternate side parking enforcement until March 15, 2026.

All Streets Division drop-off sites will be closed on Saturday, November 29, 2025, and Sunday, November 30, 2025.The drop-off sites will be closed due to the significant snowstorm expected on November 29, 2025 and cleanup efforts to follow on…

There will be no Streets Division collections will be performed on Thursday, November 27, 2025 and Friday, November 28, 2025.The closures are in observance of Thanksgiving (11/27) and Ho-Chunk Day (11/28). The drop-off sites and offices will…