Trash & Recycling
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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 pick up trash on City holidays. If your trash day is on a City holiday, we will pick up your trash and recycling on the next weekday (Monday – Friday) in most situations.
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.
Recyclopedia
Trash & Recycling
- Report a missed collection
- How do I dispose of...?
- Drop-off sites
- Guidelines
- Cart Information
- Disabled Resident Cart Roll Out Assistance
- Move Out & Clean Outs
- Our Electric Truck Names
- Resource Recovery Special Charge
- Waste Reduction
- Demolition Permit Reuse and Recycling Plans