Refuse and recycling carts at the curb
Streets & Urban Forestry

Trash & Recycling

Look up your Collection Schedule

Example: 100 Main St

Trash

Put your trash in the tan cart. We collect trash every week. See the trash guidelines for more details.

Recycling

Put your recycling in the green cart. We collect recycling every other week.

Recycling is required in Madison. Do not put recyclable items in the trash.  See the recycling guidelines for more details.

Holidays

We do not perform collections on City holidays. Our drop-off sites and offices are also closed.

Use the schedule lookup tool to get the collection schedule for your home to see how holidays affect your trash and recycling pickup.  

To see a list of the City holidays, go to the holiday page.

What do I do with...?

If you are trying to learn the right way to get rid something in your home, look it up in the Recyclopedia.

Type your item into the form to get your answer.

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The Recyclopedia doesn't have everything but it has a lot. If you are trying to find something and it isn't there, you can suggest we add that item to the answer list and please contact us so you can get the answer you need.

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