Beloit, WI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- City Code §§ 17.23, 17.25
- Garbage frequency
- Once per week
- Recycling frequency
- Every other week
- Collection hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Service
- Mandatory for residential properties
Summary
The City of Beloit requires every residential property to use City curbside collection for garbage and recyclables under Code § 17.23(1). The Public Works Director publishes the pickup schedule: garbage collects once a week and recycling every other week under § 17.25(1)-(2), with all collection happening between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(1)RESIDENTIAL. The City shall provide for the collection of all solid waste, including recyclable material, from all residential properties in the corporate limits of the City. Owners and/or occupants of residential properties shall be required to use the collection and disposal services provided by the City ... (1)GARBAGE COLLECTION. The Public Works Director shall establish and publish a schedule of the times and places of collection for garbage and all persons having garbage shall be required to have the same available for collection at the time and place set forth in said published schedule, and shall not permit said garbage to accumulate longer than the time between scheduled collection days. The published collection schedule shall provide one collection per week, except as limited by the Public Works Director. ... (4)TIMING OF COLLECTION. All collections shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Update 01 - 05-2026).
Full Breakdown
23(1) makes City curbside service mandatory for residential solid waste. Owners and occupants of every residential property in the City must use the collection and disposal service the City provides and must prepare and place their garbage and recyclable material for pickup as Chapter 17 requires; they cannot opt out for a private hauler. 23(2): unless the chapter expressly allows City service, they must arrange collection with a private hauler permitted by the City, though the Public Works Director can grant an exception letting or requiring a nonresidential property to use City collection.
25(2), one recyclables collection every other week, unless the Director limits it further. Residents cannot let garbage build up past the interval between scheduled collection days. 25(4). 25(6) when road or weather conditions, the layout of the property, or safety concerns make pickup unsafe for crews or equipment. 25(3). 57.
Violations & Fines
Failing to use City collection service, letting garbage accumulate between scheduled pickups, or setting materials out outside the 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window violates § 17.23 and § 17.25. Any violation of Chapter 17 is enforceable by citation under § 17.59, with a first-offense forfeiture of $100 to $500 plus prosecution costs under § 25.04(1)(a), and confinement in the county jail up to 90 days if the forfeiture and costs go unpaid.
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