Badger Rd Drop-off Site Shutting Down Tomorrow!
The drop-off site at 1501 W. Badger Rd will be shutting down on Friday, March 25, 2022. The site will be closed until at least the spring of 2023 due to a construction project.
Badger Rd Office Will Remain Open
You will still be able to use the 1501 W Badger Rd office for sticker sales, and general customer service inquiries.
It’s only the drop-off site services at 1501 W. Badger that are leaving this location.
Sycamore Ave Location Not Affected
The drop-off site at 4602 Sycamore Ave. will not be affected by any of the shuffling of the west side drop-off site services. The office at Sycamore will also remain unchanged.
South Point Rd Drop-off Opens Tuesday, March 29
The far west side Streets Division site at 402 South Point Rd will replace the 1501 W Badger Road drop-off site starting Tuesday, March 29.
South Point will be open the following hours during this week of March 28:
- Monday, March 28: Closed
- Tuesday, March 29: 7:30am to 2:30pm
- Wednesday, March 30: Closed
- Thursday, March 31: 7:30am to 2:30pm
- Friday, April 1: 7:30am to 2:30pm
- Saturday, April 2: Closed
- Sunday, April 3: Closed
You will not be able to purchase fee stickers at South Point Rd. If you need to take an item there that requires a fee, you will need to plan ahead.
The simplest way to do it is to use the large item work order system to make the payment, and then have a fee sticker mailed to your home. The work order website is www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder.
Expanded Summer Drop-off Site Hours Start April 4
Expanded spring hours begin on Monday, April 4.
This means our 402 South Point Rd and the east side location at 4602 Sycamore Ave drop-off sites will be open the following hours:
- Monday: 7:30am to 2:45pm
- Tuesday: 7:30am to 7:00pm
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 7:30am to 7:00pm
- Friday: 7:30am to 2:45pm
- Saturday: 9:00am to 4:00pm
- Sunday: Closed
Special Temporary Central Drop-off Site Opens April 4
While Badger Rd is closed, there will be a special weekends and evenings drop-off site located at 121 E. Olin Ave.
This site will open on April 4, 2022 and its hours will be the following:
- Monday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Tuesday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Wednesday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Thursday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Friday: CLOSED
- Saturday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- Sunday: 3:00pm to 7:00pm
You will not be able to purchase fee stickers at Olin Avenue. If you need to take an item there that requires a fee, you will need to plan ahead.
The simplest way to do it is to use the large item work order system to make the payment, and then have a fee sticker mailed to your home. The work order website is www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder.
Need a Cheat Sheet for all these Drop-off Changes?
Check this link. If you get your Municipal Services bill (or water bill as most folks call it) in the mail, you probably saw this PDF included along with that mailing. It’s a helpful and colorful guide to the Streets Division drop-off sites this year.
Still Have Time to Sign Up to be a Master Recycler
The 2022 Master Recycler course from Sustain Dane (and in partnership with the City of Madison) begins on April 7. If you are interested or know someone who would, head over to Sustain Dane’s website to sign up today. The website is www.sustaindane.org/Better. Just scroll to the bottom to sign up.
Yard Waste & Brush Collection Dates Are Now Live
Yeah, it’s snowing as I write this update, but it is very close to spring yard clean-up time. You’ve probably seen the piles of yard waste and brush at the curb from your neighbors who got a little bit of an early jump on this.
To learn when you should be setting out your yard waste for pickup, go to www.cityofmadison.com/YardWaste and enter your address into the form. Yard waste is leaves, weeds, grass clippings, and so on that you have raked or pulled from your lawns or gardens. Remember, you only get two collections in the spring.
To learn when you should be setting out your brush for pickup, go to www.cityofmadison.com/BrushCollection, and enter your address into the form. Brush is woody material you have cut from a tree, shrub, or bush. You will get five brush collections this year. The website will not display all five of your collection opportunities at this time, but the missing dates will be up soon.
Trash & Recycling Date Changes?
Did you know that some folks may have their trash and recycling dates changed this year with the Town of Madison attachment? It’s true.
Starting on August 1, 2022 there will be some neighborhoods that have their trash & recycling day switched.
For the collection schedule that will be good from now until the end of July, go to www.cityofmadison.com/CollectionSchedule.
As we get a little closer to the switch, you will be able to download the calendar that will show you the collection dates for August through December and all of 2023.
We will do our best to everyone when the new information is available, so stay tuned.
Don’t Forget About Large Item Work Orders
One last thing – large item pickup requires a work order for crews to collect it. We are no longer burning fuel and spending time by roving the city looking for items to pick-up.
You can fill out the work order form to get on the pickup schedule at www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder.
Anything else?
Oh, there’s always something happening at the Streets Division, but nothing else to share in this email except…
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