Find your Milwaukee garbage schedule for 2024 including holidays, recycling, and bulk pickup.
Milwaukee is in the state of Wisconsin with Racine and Kenosha to the south, West Allis, Waukesha, and Wauwatosa to the west, West Bend and Sheboygan to the north.
If there’s a change to your Milwaukee garbage pickup schedule, there may also be a change to the street sweeping schedule so verify that too.
Milwaukee Garbage Pickup Instructions
- Carts and bins must be at the collection point (alley line or curb line) by 7 AM on designated pickup dates.
- Carts must have a clear path to them and must be free from ice and snow accumulation.
- Carts must be 3 feet away from other objects
- Carts and bins must be returned to the storage area by 10 PM (Sec. 79-5.5 and/or 79-32)
- Failure to return carts to storage area may result in a violation and fine
- Scheduled winter pickups for garbage and some recycling routes may be postponed due to winter weather. In this situation, leave the cart(s) at the collection point until emptied. No fines or violations will be cited in these cases.
- Garbage must be bagged. Recyclables must be loose.
Holiday Trash Schedule
The following holidays may impact your pickup schedule:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Milwaukee Bulk Item Pickup Schedule
For bulky item disposal, you have a few options:
Regular Pickup: 1 cubic yard of bulky items (about the size of a recliner or two garbage carts) may be put at your regular collection point for pickup on your regular day. You do not need to fill out an online request or call the City.
Special Pickup: There is a fee for collecting more than 1 cubic yard. Place your items at the collection point and then request a special pickup online or call 414-286-CITY (2489).
- $50 – 1- 4 cubic yards
- $150 – 4 – 6 cubic yards
Drop Off: City of Milwaukee residents and property owners may drop off bulky waste items at a Drop Off Center. This is also where you can dispose of electronics, appliances, and tires for recycling.
Donation: If your bulky items could be reused, consider donating them instead. There are a variety of local organizations that can even collect items from your home.
Items banned from garbage pickup
The following items can NOT be placed in your garbage cart:
- Curbside recyclables
- Leaves
- Grass Clippings
- Branches and Brush
- Appliances
- Electronics
- Hazardous Waste
- Automotive items, such as tires
Milwaukee Garbage Pickup Map
City of Milwaukee Twitter Updates
Follow @MkeRecycles for updates to the trash and recycling schedules
In 2021 @MilwaukeeDPW recycled over 19,377,000 pounds of paper collected from 1-4 unit household recycling carts. That’s a lot of paper!
— Milwaukee Recycles (@MkeRecycles) May 24, 2024
Remember, if it’s bigger than a postcard, recycle it! If junk mail doesn’t have sensitive info, throw it in whole. No tearing necessary. pic.twitter.com/bqlp1JDhId
Frequently Asked Questions
When is trash day in Milwaukee? or When does the garbage truck come?
That depends on your address. Enter your address on the city website to see exactly when trash day is for you so you have your trash out for the garbage truck.
What time does the garbage truck come?
Garbage pickup starts at 7:00 am. Pickup is usually finished by 5:00 pm.
Did we miss anything?
We do our best to keep this site up-to-date but if we missed something please let us know in the comments.
Or if you have any questions about your Milwaukee trash pickup schedule please post them in the comments.
Thanks!
can not figure out how my trash isn’t being picked up and my neighbors are. all 4 corners houses have the same distance from the curb and we all are doing the same process but mine is not being collected.
if there’s a requirement of some sort the apply that same requirements to everyone one if believe i’m being singled and marginalized for some reason.
i intend to follow this email up with a email to the alderman and Mayor office, i am a tex paying resident in this community for 20 yrs and it’s become a sad day in the city of milwaukee when a tax payer can’t get the garbage collect without some sort of hassle from the sanitaion department
Leaves were not picked up at all on 7th street last year and they aren’t being picked up this year either. (Between North and Locust) I have seen no evidence that street sweepers are coming through on trash day or any other day.