All trash must be placed at the curb or roadway edge by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, and never under power lines, low branches, mailboxes, traffic signs, or over sewer drains. Recycling carts go out by 7:00 a.m.
Madison sets clear placement rules for the Republic Services yard-debris and large-item collection. All waste must be placed at the curbside or along the edge of the roadway by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day, and must be placed so it does not obstruct the flow of surface water or block traffic or pedestrians. Do not place items for collection beneath or next to power/cable lines, low-hanging branches, mailboxes, traffic signs, or on top of sewer drains, because the collection truck uses a claw and needs clear overhead and ground access. For the separate RANA recycling program, blue carts must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on pickup day.
Waste blocking drainage, traffic, or pedestrians, or placed under lines and obstructions, may be skipped by the claw truck and left uncollected until relocated.
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