Sun Prairie, WI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential pickup
- once per week
- Collection hours
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Cart set-out
- no earlier than noon prior day
- Cart pull-in
- within 12 hours of pickup
- Nonresidential service
- private DNR-licensed hauler only
- First special-collection fee
- $25
Summary
The City of Sun Prairie collects residential solid waste from single-family and two- to four-unit homes once a week under Code §§ 8.20.110 and 8.20.130. Carts may go to the curb no earlier than noon the day before pickup and must come back in within twelve hours of collection, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The city shall cause the collection of solid waste from single-family and two- through four-unit residences within the boundaries of the city. Residential solid waste shall be accessible to collection crews. ... Residential ... refuse placed out for collection in automated collection carts shall be collected once per week. All recycling materials placed out in automated collection carts shall be collected once per week. All collections shall be made between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. Collection carts for city collection shall be set out for collection not earlier than noon of the day before the collection day and shall be removed not later than twelve (12) hours after collection is made.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 71).
Full Breakdown
110(A) obligates the city to collect solid waste from single-family and two-through-four-unit residences, with residential waste placed in approved containers immediately behind the curb; in winter, waste cannot be set on top of a snow bank or in the roadway, and the resident must shovel a spot behind the curb or use the driveway instead. , and carts can be set out no earlier than noon the day before the scheduled day and must be pulled back in no later than twelve hours after collection.
to noon. 120, billed to the property owner with a $25 administrative fee added for a first offense and $50 for a second offense within twelve months, with unpaid bills becoming a tax lien under Wis. 60(16).
Violations & Fines
Failing to follow the collection and storage rules, or a repeat violation within twelve months, triggers a special collection under § 8.20.120 with a $25 administrative fee for the first offense and $50 for a second offense, added to the collection cost and placed on the tax roll as a lien if unpaid. General code violations not otherwise penalized fall under the citywide forfeiture in § 1.24.010, up to $500 for a first offense.
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