Yard Waste

Residents are provided with four curbside yard waste collections between April and November in 2012.  Yardwaste must be placed in a bag or container no larger than 50 gallons or 50 lbs and at the curb by 6:30 a.m. Monday morning of the following yard waste collection weeks. Yard waste can also be taken to the City Recycling Drop Off Site

Yard Waste Curbside Collection Schedule for 2012:

April 2 - 6

April 30 - May 4

October 29 - Nov. 2

November 12 - 16 (Actual collection dates may depend on weather)

Yard waste will be picked up between Monday and Saturday, but not necessarily on your recycling/refuse collection day. To ensure pick up please have your yardwaste at the curb by 6:30 a.m. the Monday of the collection week.

The photo above shows the greenest (#1) to least green (#8), but still acceptable, yard waste set out options:

1 – No yard waste set out - resident mulches into the lawn or composts on site, reduces city labor and transportation costs

2 – Reused plastic cart or container, reusable hundreds of times

3 – Reusable ~50 gallon polybag w/ handles and draw cord (~$8-10/polybag)

4 – Reusable ~50 gallon polybag w/ drawstring (~$3-6/polybag)

5 – Compostable ~30 gallon paper bag w/ folded top (~$0.50-1/bag)

6 – Compostable ~50 gallon plastic-like bag ($0.60-1.20/bag)

7 – Compostable ~30 gallon plastic-like bag ($0.60-1.20/bag)

8 – Non-recyclable ~30 gallon black plastic bag, bag must be left untied* ($0.10-0.20/bag)

*Please note that Non-compostable bags must not be tied to allow for emptying yard waste without ripping the bag open.  Residents are encouraged to leave an extra container for Pellitteri to place the bags in after they are emptied so the bags can be reused again and not sent to the landfill.

Acceptable Materials

Yard waste must be placed in a bag or container no larger than 50 gallons or 50 lbs. No loose materials or material in cardboard boxes will be collected.

Other Alternatives

Mulching (Grasscycling)

Home Composting

Dane County Compost Sites