Sheboygan, WI Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 102-90(d) requires yard waste to be recycled in Sheboygan and names the place for it: occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences may deposit grass and small branches at the resident dropoff site. The section's opening sentence applies to those occupants, to multifamily dwellings, and to nonresidential facilities and properties, but only the one-to-four-unit occupants are given the dropoff option in subsection (d).

Section 102-1 defines yard waste as leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than six inches in diameter. Stumps, roots, and shrubs with intact root balls are excluded from the definition. The same section lists yard waste among the noncollectible recyclables, and section 102-46(b) bars any person from depositing noncollectible recyclables at the curb or alley for collection, so yard waste is not curbside material. Section 102-87(4) also lists yard waste among the materials occupants must separate from postconsumer waste.

The dropoff site itself is set up in section 102-47. The city provides at least one resident dropoff site, regulated by schedules and regulations, including accepted items, that the department of public works deems necessary under the direction of the public works committee. Use is restricted to persons living in buildings of four or fewer living units in the City of Sheboygan, and the department can verify residence. Section 102-47 itself prints no hours, so the department's schedule governs when the site is open.

Composting is the on-property alternative. Section 102-4 declares it lawful to utilize grass, leaves, and garden waste for composting purposes in a manner which does not create a nuisance or is not offensive in smell or unsightly in appearance. A compost pile that smells or looks unsightly loses that protection.