Neenah, WI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Trash pickup
- weekly, 95-gal base cart
- Recycling pickup
- bi-weekly, 95-gal base cart
- Cart set-out deadline
- 6:30 a.m. collection day
- Multi-family service
- no City collection
Summary
Neenah collects single-family garbage weekly in a 95-gallon cart and recycling bi-weekly, set out by 6:30 a.m. on collection day.
Solid waste, with the exception of recyclable materials, shall be collected once a week from single family premises dwelling units according to a schedule set by the City. The base volume of refuse/garbage collected per dwelling unit shall be 95 gallons per week. Service for one additional 95-gallon refuse/garbage cart will be provided on request. A charge for the additional service will be established by the City.(2)Recyclable materials shall be collected from single family premises dwelling units according to a schedule set by the City. The base volume of recycling collected per dwelling unit shall be 95 gallons bi-weekly. Service for one additional 95-gallon recycling cart will be provided on request. A charge for the additional service will be established by the City. The owner of each residential dwelling unit will be charged a fee billed annually, established on an annual basis by the Common Council, for the costs related to recycling operations.(3)Condominium associations and owners of residential structures containing up to four dwelling units may elect not to have solid waste and recyclables collected by the City for the entire condominium association or structure. Elections by condominium associations and owners of residential structures containing up to four dwelling units are applicable to the entire condominium association or structure and may not be made on an individual basis by dwelling unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
The City of Neenah collects solid waste once a week from single-family dwellings, with a base cart volume of 95 gallons per week; an extra 95-gallon cart is available on request for an added charge. Recycling is collected bi-weekly at the same 95-gallon base volume, funded by an annual fee set by the Common Council. Multi-family, institutional, and industrial premises get no City collection at all. Carts must be set at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on collection day and not put out before 4:00 p.m. the prior day; a late-set cart draws a collection charge and administrative fee assessed against the property.
Violations & Fines
A collection charge plus administrative fee per occurrence for carts set out after the scheduled pickup; unpaid fees are assessed against the property as a special charge.
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