Wauwatosa bulk trash pickup
Special collection service (fee) or Drop Off Center — furniture, carpet, appliances per drop-off page lists.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste separate collection — see yard waste/collection services pages. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Nothing outside carts for regular pickup. |
| Not allowed | Per county/city recycling guides linked from city pages. |
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
Carts per Public Works guidelines; do not block bike lanes (recycling page).
Limits
Nothing outside carts for regular pickup.
Not allowed
Per county/city recycling guides linked from city pages.
Bags
Garbage in cart; recyclables loose.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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- Trash
- City Public Works Operations. Weekly in black-lid garbage cart; day via interactive Refuse and Recycling Map / address search. 7:00 a.m. set-out. No items outside cart; lid must close. Special collection or Drop Off Center for overflow; return trip $25 if cart not out/accessibly emptied.
- Recycling
- Biweekly yellow-lid cart same address schedule. Loose in cart; no overflow outside cart. Extra/replacement carts via city; fee-based special collection available.
- Bulk pickup
- Special collection service (fee) or Drop Off Center — furniture, carpet, appliances per drop-off page lists.
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Carts per Public Works guidelines; do not block bike lanes (recycling page).
- Curbside: limits
- Nothing outside carts for regular pickup.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste separate collection — see yard waste/collection services pages.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Per county/city recycling guides linked from city pages.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in cart; recyclables loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- $25 return-trip fee documented.
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- City of Wauwatosa Public Works Operations
- Contacts
- [email protected]; 414-471-8422
- Find your day
- Refuse and Recycling Map / 414-471-8422
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: wauwatosa.net
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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