Recycling is collected every other week on your assigned collection day. View your collection schedule online. Recycling carts have a yellow lid.
We don’t pick up items outside of the cart, and carts with excess material preventing the lid from closing cannot be collected.
If you have excess recycling:
- schedule a special collection
- bring it to the drop off center
- consider holding them for your next recycling collection date
- Additional carts are available for purchase for residents. Submit a request online or call the Public Works Office at (414) 471-8422.
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 or recycling 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 materials must be placed loosely inside the cart prior to collection. Items packed too tightly can prevent the cart from being fully emptied.
Return Trip
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 a request online to schedule this collection. Once you received confirmation, you can pay the return trip fee online.
What's Recyclable?
We accept plastics #1 #2 & #5 along with; paper, glass, cardboard, aluminum cans, and much more. Containers should be clean, dry and free of most food waste before you place them in your recycling cart. Learn more recycling basics and expert tips or print your own guide.
