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Self-Help Centers Milwaukee DPW Home Garbage Collection and Disposal Information
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City of Milwaukee residents have two convenient locations where they can dispose of items like garbage, yard waste, used motor oil, up to five tires, brush, furniture and appliances as well as recyclable materials. When you arrive at a self-help center, you will be asked to provide proof of City of Milwaukee residency or property ownership. You will then be directed to unload your vehicle. The centers are located at:

6660 N Industrial Road
3879 W Lincoln Avenue

Winter hours of operation:
November 27, 2007 through April 5, 2008
Monday - Saturday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Closed on Sundays
Closed on some City Holidays

NOTE:
  Good Friday/Easter
  Friday, March 21: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Saturday & Sunday, March 22 & 23: CLOSED


Summer hours of operation:
April 6, 2008 through November 29, 2008
Monday - Saturday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Closed on some City Holidays

NOTE:
  Memorial Day
  Monday, May 26 - 7:00am to 3:00pm
  Independence Day
  Friday, July 4 - CLOSED   Labor Day
  Monday - September 1 - CLOSED
  Thanksgiving
  Thursday, November 27 - CLOSED
  Friday, November 28 - 7:00am to 3:00pm
  Saturday, November 29 - 7:00am to 3:00pm
Call 286-CITY (2489) for more information.
Items accepted at both locations:
  • Brush
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves & garden debris
  • Appliances
  • Old furniture
  • Up to five passenger vehicle tires
  • Garbage
  • Up to 2 yards of construction debris (lumber, plywood, concrete)
  • Waste motor oil and oil filters
  • Used antifreeze
  • Computers (up to 10 components)
  • Automotive batteries
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Recyclables (cans, jars, and bottles of metal, glass, and #1 & #2 plastics; newspaper, magazines, paperback & phonebooks, paperboard, junk mail)
  • Scrap metal
For information on safe disposal of household hazardous waste, click here.

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