Dane County Solid Waste / Recycling

Recycle More Wisconsin, a program of the Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin, aims to bring together communities across Wisconsin to prevent valuable recyclables from going to waste in our landfills. To achieve this goal we are providing education on the benefits of recycling and the opportunities to recycle at home, work, school, and all public places.

For details about AROW go to www.arow-online.org
For details on getting your community recycling information posted on Recycle More Wisconsin go to www.recyclemorewisconsin.org/join/

For general information, contact [email protected]

Recycle More Wisconsin | Rediscover Recycling

The City of Madison and Dane County will hold their annual home compost bin and rain barrel sale on Saturday May 4th from 9am to 1pm (Or while supplies last) at the Alliant Energy Center, for this sale use the Olin Ave entrance and sale is in the Olin Ave Parking lot. This one day only sale will feature the Earth Machine Home Composter. The Earth Machine will be on sale for $45 tax included, also on sale will be the Systern rain barrel for $55, compost turners for $15 and Kitchen pails for $7.
This sale is open to anyone and you can purchase as many bins or barrels while supplies last. The bins sale will be held rain or shine and bins are sold on a first come first served basis. The sites will accept cash or checks, Visa and Master Card.

Additional information is available at:
http://www.cityofmadison.com/streets/compost/CompostBinSale.cfm

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FREE Computers, Elecronics & TV Recycling Drop Off
Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 8am to 2pm
Alliant Energy Center 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI
Use the Rimrock Road and Olin Street Entrances:
Electronic materials collected at the event will include Personal computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, calculators, cell phones, keyboards, & mice, all brands of televisions sets (all sizes), computer monitors, CRT Monitors, Flat Panel Monitors, microwaves, radios, stereos, telephones, DVD and CD players and VVCRs.
All electronic materials will be responsibly handled in an environmentally, safe and secure manner, using the best data wiping software available. This event is for residents only -
NO businesses.
Dane County has developed a system to help move vehicles through the lines quicker and more effectively. Last year's event had wait times of less than 5 minutes.
For more information: [email protected]

City of Fitchburg has a training for Master Composters on March 5th and 12th, 2012.

Check out Dane County's Solid Waste/Recycling webpage we have added an "Upcoming Events" tab, click on it to see what community's in Dane County have going on. http://www.countyofdane.com/pwht/

DANE COUNTY LANDFILL
7102 USH 12 & 18,MADISON, WI 53718
608-838-9555

RATES
500 lbs or less $12.00
501 - 1000 lbs $24.00
1001 - 1500 lbs $36.00
1501 - 2000 lbs $48.00
Over 2000 lbs $48.00/ton
Tires $117/ton
NO CHECKS

TARPS
All loads must be in enclosed vehicles or trapped with no exceptions. Any untarpped load will be turned around at the scale and will not be able to dump.

HOURS
Monday - Friday 7:00 - 3:00
No loads accepted after 2:45 - must be unloaded and out by closing.

Saturday 8:00 - 11:00
No loads accepted after 10:45 - must be unloaded and out by closing.

Closed Holidays and Sundays
THE DANE COUNTY LANDFILL ONLY ACCEPTS WASTE GENERATED WITHIN DANE COUNTY. PROOF OF RESIDENCY AND/OR JOB LOCATION MAY BE REQUESTED.