Town of Mukwonago
Waukesha County
W320 S8315 Beulah Road • Mukwonago, WI 53149
Phone: (262) 363-4555 • Fax: (262) 363-8377
Hours: 8:30 to 3:30 Monday - Friday
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Town of Mukwonago Waukesha County
W320 S8315 Beulah Road • Mukwonago, WI 53149 Phone: (262) 363-4555 • Fax: (262) 363-8377 Hours: 8:30 to 3:30 Monday - Friday
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Applications, Licenses/Permits
Land Use & Smart Growth
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Please remember to put your garbage and/or recycling out Wednesday night and take your garbage bins back to your residence after pick-up. Help keep the Town of Mukwonago looking attractive by not allowing the bins to remain by the roadsides. Thank you! Effective September 1, 2010: John's Disposal Service, Inc., WILL NO LONGER accept electronics due to state law. Click on the button to
see John's letter and businesses that will accept TVs and other electronics,
Go go E-Cycle Wisconsin Color Brochure WA1426 [PDF 618KB]
**Effective 2010 Bulk Pick-up will go to every other month, please see schedule for further information**** John's Disposal Garbage/Recycling Schedule for 2010 (pdf form) John's Disposal 2010 Holiday Schedule
The Town of Mukwonago will have their fall leaf and brush pickup on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Brush and bags should be out at the road on Friday night, November 12th. Brush must be grouped in manageable bundles weighing not more than 50 pounds and not more than 4 feet in length. Leaves must be in clear plastic bags or paper bags and there is a limit of 30 bags per stop. Please do not put out any non-compostable materials. Anyone who has brush and bags that exceed the limit may contract directly with Johns Disposal Service of Whitewater. Special arrangements can be made by calling Johns at 1-888-473-4701. Visit John's Disposal: www.johnsdisposal.com Options for garbage and bulk pick-up regarding budget issues Collection of Items by Unauthorized Persons: From the time of placement at the curb (roadside) by anyone, items shall become the property of the Town or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of Section 58-66 in the Municipal Code of the Town of Mukwonago for any person unauthorized by the Town to collect or pick up items during the 24-hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection. Any and each collection in violation hereof constitutes a separate offense. The Brown cart is for Garbage Only.............The Green cart is for Recyclables Only
Recyclables should be loose - not in plastic bags. It is best to have recycling loose in the green cart because a machine sorts the loose paper from the bottles and cans. MIXED CONTAINERS: Aluminum foil, tin cans, steel cans, aerosol cans, dried out paint cans, glass bottles/jars, and #1-7 plastic bottles or jugs. Please only recycle plastic items with threaded tops. No Plastic except plastic bottles. Mixed Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, mail, school/office paper, grown corrugated cardboard, gray chipboard ( cereal and shoe boxes), and brown bags. Shredded Paper: should be put in a clear plastic bag, tied, and put into the green cart. No other recycling should be put in bags. DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE GREEN CART: Plastic bags, toys, foam peanuts, deli containers, other plastic, yard waste, trash, foam cups, household hazardous waste.
It is best to put bagged trash in the brown cart. Bags that are tied keep the carts clean. Loose garbage can be put in the Brown Cart. MIXED TRASH: plastic wrap, bags, broken toys, ceramics, light bulbs, etc. Bagged Garbage: Food waste, Styrofoam, other loose trash, etc. DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE BROWN CART: Yard waste, recyclables, household hazardous waste and cardboard boxes.
BULKY ITEMS COLLECTION 2010 CHANGED TO EVERY OTHER MONTH Bulk pick up months: January, March, May, July, September, November Place all large items including furniture, carpeting, large metal, large cardboard (empty and flattened) and appliances 4 ft away from, not in front of, the Green Recycling Cart. Also, place small items including automotive batteries, tires (2 per collection), drain oil (contained in one gallon or larger sealed containers), bags or cans of clean-out type material at the road 4 ft. away from the Green Recycling cart. Extra paper or other recycling can be bagged in clear plastic bags and placed at the road (not in front of the Green Recycling Cart). Construction material is NOT included. Call for dumpster service.
Each home will receive 2 - 100 gallon carts (1 brown and 1 green) free of charge. Brown = Garbage Only Green= Recycling Only
All materials must fit in the brown cart. Automated trucks cannot pick up any materials that are next to the cart.
Loose recycling must fit in the green cart. Automated trucks cannot pick up any materials that are next to the cart.
You may put out extra materials on the bulky item collection day. Please see the instructions for Bulky items on the website and check the dates on the calendar. If a green recycle cart is put out on the wrong week, it can not be collected. Recycling will be collected every other week only. Please see the Town of Mukwonago calendar above. An automated hydraulic arm lifts and empties the cart. Set carts as close as possible to the road. Leave 4 ft. of space around each cart. Allow room for the truck to pull up to the cart. |
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Place in the GREEN CART:
Place in the BROWN CART: