Curbside Pickup

Pickup days operate on a weekly schedule: *Bins and/or cans must be at curbside by 7 AM*

Mondays: Downtown (East of West Street)

Tuesdays: Hilltop (West of Cragmont Street)

Wednesdays: Hilltop (East of Cragmont Street)

Thursdays: Downtown (West of West Street)

Click HERE to see our Curbside Collection Schedule or pick up a hard copy at City Hall. To view our Holiday Closure schedule and corresponding trash pickup delays, click HERE.

 Current Acceptable Collection Options for Trash:

• All property owners must use a City of Madison issued trash container or an approved tipper-compatible container.

All bags must be securely tied, cans or bags cannot exceed 50 pounds, loose trash inside of cans will NOT be picked up, and any trash exceeding the limit can be picked up with an attached $3 orange sticker per bag. These stickers can be purchased at City Hall, 101 W Main Street.

Cans and bags must be curbside by 7 AM. 

Drop Offs

The City Transfer Station (TSO) is open to the city and county residents, for additional trash disposal needs. For more information visit our Transfer Station page HERE.

Compost, Yard Waste and More:

Compost material must be placed in a 33 gallon can affixed with a City of Madison current $20 composting sticker or an approved compost bag. Compost bags can be purchased for $1 a piece or $5 for a bundle.  Neither cans nor bags can exceed 50 pounds.

Composting Materials

Composting materials include grass clippings, yard waste, twigs and small breakable branches.

Limbs & Branches

Limbs must be called in for pick up to the street department secretary at 812-265-8304. Free to all city residents, limbs and branches trimmed by the homeowner will be picked up by request. All limbs exceeding 4 inches in diameter, or over 6 feet is considered a limb and will not be picked up with normal compost (please do not mix your limbs with leaves for pickup). If you hire a company to trim limbs or branches, you are responsible for ensuring they are taken off your property. The city will not pick up limbs and/or branches left by companies hired to do the work.

Drop Offs

The City Transfer Station is open to the city and county residents, and can accept logs and large tree limbs which the street department will not pick up. This service is free for city residents, however there is a fee for Jefferson County residents.

Leaf Removal and Large Furniture Pickup:

During the fall months, leaves may be placed curbside for pickup. Usually, two leaf vacs (one on the hilltop and one downtown) run every day throughout the fall months and leaves will be picked up within a few days, although there is no set schedule. Any other time, leaves must be placed into a compost pile and treated as such. Do not mix limbs with your leaves for pickup. 

Furniture

Furniture may be picked up once a week for residents that are currently paying for City of Madison trash pickup and each piece of furniture must have a City of Madison sticker located on it. The furniture must be placed curbside by 7 AM on the day of pickup. Residents must call the street department in advance to request pickup. The sticker is $5 and can be purchased at City Hall, 101 W Main Street. No appliances, carpeting, or construction materials will be picked up, but these can be dropped off at the city Transfer Station.