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Garbage & Recycling Collection
Putting Garbage & Recyclables in Your Carts
- All garbage can be placed directly in your cart with the brown lid, free of a bag. Collection crews must be able to see the garbage while it is being dumped out of the cart.
- All recyclables can be placed directly in your cart with the green lid, rinsed & mixed together. See What Is and Is Not Recyclable.
- Do not bag your recyclables, just dump them right into the cart.
- See what You Can and Cannot Put in Your Garbage or Recycling Cart.
- The Street Dept. will not collect garbage or recyclables that do not fit in your cart with the lid closed.
- Do not overstuff your cart. Tightly-packed, overstuffed carts may not empty completely.
- Always place your cart so that the arrow on the lid is facing the street. This places the cart in proper position for emptying.
- Any garbage and recyclables that are not in compliance with collection requirements will be tagged with information and will not be collected.
Collection Schedule
- Garbage will be collected every week.
- Recycling will be collected every other week on the same day as your garbage.
- Collection Schedule Map (Enter Your Address)
- Collection Schedule (Alphabetical Street List PDF)
- All garbage and recyclables must be at curb/street side by 7:00 AM. They cannot be out earlier than 6:00 PM the day before collection and must be off curb/street side by Midnight the day of collection.
- Any garbage or recyclables placed out beyond scheduled hours is subject to removal with the costs charged to the property owner.
Cart Placement for Pickup
- Carts may be placed in your driveway or in the apron of your driveway.
- Carts may be placed next to your driveway in the gutter area where it is not a travel lane (this is recommended in areas with heavy parking).
- Carts may be placed anywhere along the area between the sidewalk and the curb.
- Carts may be placed partially on the sidewalk where the sidewalk is adjacent to the curb, or where there is a narrow parkway as long as there is at least 3-feet of sidewalk clear for passage (for wheelchair accessibility).
- Carts may be placed behind the sidewalk, no more than 8 feet from the face of the curb, in No Parking Zones.
- Where there is no curb and gutter, carts may be placed anywhere behind the pavement edge, in the shoulder area.
- Carts MUST be at least 4-feet from obstacles, including other carts.
- The area between the cart and the street MUST be clear of obstacles.
- Carts MAY NOT be placed on top of snow piles.
If you need additional help determining where to place your carts, please call the Streets Department at 715-346-1537.
Disabled and cannot move your cart?
If you are disabled or have a handicap and cannot move your refuse and/or recycling cart, please call the Streets Department at 715-346-1537 to apply for our "special assistance" waste collection service, or Print a Form to Apply for Assistance Here (PDF).
Get Additional Carts or Exchange Carts
- Each residential property has at least one cart with a brown lid for garbage and one cart with a green lid for recyclables.
- Property owners may pay for the use of additional refuse and/or recycling carts at any time by contacting the Streets Department at 100 6th Avenue, 715-346-1537, or the Engineering Department at 1515 Strongs Avenue, 715-346-1561.
- Property owners may take one or both of their carts to the City Streets Department, 100 6th Avenue (in Bukolt Park), and exchange them for carts of a different size during regular business hours: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday - Friday (additional fees may apply).
- Application for additional cart service or exchanging your cart (PDF) Opens a New Window.
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Public Works, Streets
Physical Address
100 Sixth Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715-346-1537
Streets Office Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Stevens Point Fall Leaf & Grass Pickup for City Residents
Stevens Point will have its annual leaf pick-up the week of October 30. Leaves must be bagged & left curbside by October 30. Please drop off your leaves & grass if you are able. The Drop-off site near Bukolt Park is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays. Read More -
Electronic Recycling Event October 12
An Electronic Recycling event will be held Thursday, October 12, 4 pm - 6:30 pm, at the Portage County Transfer Facility, 650 Moore Road, Plover. The event is FREE but there is a limit of 20 items per vehicle. Portage County residents only, no businesses. Read More
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