Garbage Collection

Garbage Collection

Garbage is collected weekly on your assigned collection day. View your collection schedule online. Garbage carts have a black lid.

We can’t pick up items outside of your cart, and carts with material preventing the lid from closing cannot be emptied.

If you have excess garbage:

Cart Placement and Preparation Tips

To ensure your carts are collected on time and without issues, please follow these guidelines:

  • Set out your carts in their designated location no later than 7:00 am on your scheduled pick up day.
  • The best place to put your garbage cart is:
    • Curbside: Place carts in your driveway apron, not in the street
    • Alley: Place carts as close as possible to the alley edge
  • Carts blocked by parked vehicles cannot be collected. Placing them in your driveway apron helps ensure clear access.
  • Provide a minimum of three feet of clearance around each cart to provide access for our automated trucks.
  • Position your cart with the front (lid opening) facing the street or alley. Carts facing other directions cannot be collected.
  • All bags and materials must be placed loosely inside the cart prior to collection. Items packed too tightly can prevent the cart from being fully emptied.
Rear view of a garbage truck with a "CAUTION VEHICLE STOPS AND BACKS FREQUENTLY" sign and a trash bin being lifted.

Return Collection

If your cart was not set out, inaccessible or not able to be emptied when our trucks arrived for collection, we can make a return trip for a $25 fee. Please call us at (414) 471-8422 or submit an online request to schedule this collection. Once you’ve received confirmation, you can pay the return trip fee online.

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