1. Resources for the Madison Community

    Madison stands with the families of Abundant Life community. This page is dedicated to connecting victims and the broader community to resources and accurate information about the tragic events that happened on December 16.

Refuse and recycling carts at the curb
Streets & Urban Forestry

Drop-off sites

You can take trash, recycling, brush, yard waste, electronics, large items, styrofoam for recycling, and cooking oil to the drop-off sites. You can use the Recyclopedia on this page to look up if you can take items to a drop-off site, too.

Some items have a recycling fee - but the only people who pay are folks who do not have their recycling picked up by the City of Madison. 

Locations

All sites are closed on City holidays.

East Drop-off Site

West Drop-off Site

Central Drop-off Site

Hours

Winter Hours (Current)

Winter weather events may cause temporary closures.

East and West Drop-off Sites

In effect December 7, 2024 – spring 2025.

Monday7:30am – 2:30pm
Tuesday7:30am – 2:30pm
WednesdayClosed
Thursday7:30am – 2:30pm
Friday7:30am – 2:30pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Central Drop-off Site

Closed December 2, 2024 – spring 2025.

 

 

Expanded Hours (Begins Spring 2025)

East and West Drop-off Sites

Monday7:30am – 2:45pm
Tuesday7:30am – 7:00pm
WednesdayClosed
Thursday7:30am – 7:00pm
Friday7:30am – 2:45pm
Saturday9:00am – 4:00pm
SundayClosed

Central Drop-off Site

Hours of operation will be announced at a later time.

Recycling Fees

There are recycling fees for some large items, appliances, and electronics. You need to pay these fees before you drop off your items.

If the City of Madison collects your recycling, you do not need to pay recycling fees. The fees are covered on your Municipal Services (water) bill, under Resource Recovery Special Charge.

Paying recycling fees

If your item has a recycling fee and Streets does not collect your recycling, you need to buy a fee sticker before you come to the drop-off site.

Buy a fee sticker online

We will mail you a recycling fee sticker. Put the sticker on your item before bringing it to the drop-off site.

You can also buy fee stickers at the Streets East or Streets West offices during office hours. (Office hours are different than drop-off site hours.)

Recyclopedia

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