Beloit, WI Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Sticker rule
- Prepaid sticker required except designated free weeks
- Bundle limit
- Under 4 feet long, under 4 inches diameter
- Drop-off access
- Residents only; lawn care firms and nonresidents barred
- Tree removal permit
- Private tree removal needs a §11.16 permit
- Setout window
- Out by 7 a.m., not before noon prior day
Summary
Beloit requires a prepaid sticker on yard waste set out for collection, limits brush bundles to under 4 feet long and 4 inches in diameter under Section 17.32, and reserves its yard waste drop-off center for City residents only, barring nonresidents and lawn care businesses under Section 17.33. Oversized loads need a paid special pickup arranged with Public Works.
(1)Yard waste shall be separated from other solid waste. No yard waste shall be disposed of through regular City garbage collection. A prepaid collection sticker must be affixed on the item for collection, except during those times when the City designates that yard waste may be placed curbside without such collection sticker affixed. ... (4)Material placed for collection shall be bagged, boxed, or neatly stacked. Each bag, box, or neatly stacked bundle shall contain material that is less than 4' (48") in length and less than 4" in diameter, as applicable. Bundled material shall be neatly stacked parallel to the curbline or side of road and not interfere with vehicle or pedestrian traffic. ... No person who is engaged in the business of providing lawn care service or who is not a resident of the City may dispose of yard waste at the drop off center authorized by the City for use by City residents.
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
Chapter 17, Article II governs yard waste separately from garbage and recycling. 32(1) bars putting yard waste in regular City garbage collection and requires a prepaid collection sticker affixed on the item for collection, except when the City designates sticker-free collection windows. on the first day of the collection period and no earlier than noon the day before. 32(3) requires placement parallel to the curbline, clear of mailboxes, trees, utility poles, guy wires and fire hydrants. 32(4) sets the bundling limit: each bag, box or stack must hold material less than 4 feet (48 inches) in length and less than 4 inches in diameter, stacked parallel to the curb so it does not block traffic.
32(5). 32(6). 16 and bears the entire cost of its removal and disposal, while trees in the public right-of-way are evaluated by the City Forester, who can order City removal of unhealthy trees at no charge to the owner. 33 bars nonresidents and any person engaged in the business of providing lawn care service from using the residents-only yard waste drop-off center; residents can instead buy an annual season pass for the drop-off facility at a fee set by City Council resolution.
Violations & Fines
Yard waste violations fall under the same Chapter 17 enforcement scheme: a person who bypasses the sticker requirement, oversizes a bundle beyond 4 feet by 4 inches, or dumps at the drop-off center in violation of the residents-only rule in Section 17.33 can be cited by a City employee under Section 17.59, drawing a penalty as provided in Section 25.04 of the Municipal Code. Noncompliant piles are simply left at the curb, tagged with the reason for rejection.
Frequently Asked Questions
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