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SELF HELP SITE LOCATIONS

 

The City of Madison has two Self Help Sites which accept large items, recycling, refuse, rigid plastics, electronics, cooking oil and brush.

Before you put an item out for collection consider donating reusable items to a charity or give away or sell them at www.madisonstuffexchange.com.

The sites also accept yard waste from April through November.

Locations:

  • East: 4602 Sycamore Ave.
  • West: 1501 W. Badger Rd.

For information on the yard waste self help site at 402 South Point Rd. please go to: Yard Waste Self Help Sites

Hours of Operation:

    December 3 through March 27

       Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

    March 28th through December 6th

  • Monday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 8:00p.m.
  • Friday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

     December 7th through December 31st

        Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Material Accepted:

     Note: While we make every effort to serve our customers, the City of Madison drop off sites are not designed to handle large volume customers.  Some materials, such as building material and sod have specific limits (see below).

     The sites are not able to handle large loads of brush, refuse, or large items.  If you are planning to bring in truck or trailer loads of material you should contact the Streets Division before driving to the sites and make sure your material will be accepted.   You can call 246-4532 for the Sycamore site or 266-4681 for Badger Rd.

     Business customers please note that our curbside limit of 4 95-gallon carts or their equivalent per week applies to the drop off sites as well.

Residents and business customers with large volumes of material to dispose of may want to consider hauling it to the Dane County Landfill. 

 

  • Brush  (There is a limit of two pick up truck loads or trailer loads of brush per day.)
  • Building Materials.  The regulations for curbside collection of building material also apply to material brought to the drop off site.  This includes the limit of six 30 gallon containers or their equivalent in volume.  For details on building material regulations...
  • Recyclables
  • Appliances
  • Electronics.  To learn more...
  • Vehicle Batteries, cars, truck, motorcycles, etc.
  • Scrap Metal for recycling
  • Mixed Rigid Plastic.  To learn more....
  • Large items: Including furniture, carpeting, tires without rims, and small tree stumps. (See: Large Item Collection for details.)
  • Refuse

A fee is charged for disposal of appliances at the Self Help Sites. (See Appliance Collection for details).

Yard waste is accepted from mid March through the first week of December.

Self Help Site Regulations:

  • City of Madison residents and property owners ONLY. Bring proof of residency or ownership.
  • No contractors. Contractors call 246-4532, East or 266-4681 West for information.
  • No building material (see Building Material for information).
  • No hazardous materials or waste oil.
  • No 55 or 30 gallon drums or barrels.
  • Propane tanks will be accepted if completely empty and brought to the site with all valves completely open.
  • No medical waste.

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