Refuse, Recycling & Brush

Curbside Trash/Recycling Service

The City of Evansville contracts curbside collection service with GFL Environmental will provide recycling and refuse collection for all residents on Thursdays. Under the curbside collection program each resident will receive poly-carts for their recyclables (biweekly service) and for their trash (weekly service). 

2026 Garbage & Recycling Calendar

The City of Evansville is responsible for the initial set up for garbage collection, but the City does not operate the garbage and recycling collection services.

All customer feedback should be reported to GFL directly at 608-580-0580 or LRS.bltownservice@gflenv.com

Introduction letter

Contract

CONTRACT EXTENSION

New Refuse and Recycling Collection Service

To set up an account for garbage collection, water, sewer and/or electrical service please contact City Hall at 608-882-2266, option 1.   

Curbside Collection Services

Beginning in 2026: Collection items must be to the curb by 8:00 am on Monday of the collection week. Only 1 pass will be made through the City to collect items.

Yard Waste 

Collection of branches, brush and yard waste debris is scheduled from April to October, on the first (1st) full work week of the month.  All grass clipping and small yard waste must be placed in a paper bag or a container that can be emptied and placed back onto the terrace.  Plastic bags are not permitted. 

Yard waste should not be raked or blown into the street.  Please be kind and blow your lawn clippings into your yard for natural decomposing.  When the lawn clippings clump together, they create major clogs in the stormwater drainage system which can contribute to flash flooding and standing water in the streets.

Leaf 

First day of leaf pickup will be Monday November 2nd have your leaves in the street next to the curb by 8am Monday morning. Putting the leaves in the street will help streamline the process.

Public Works will start in zone 1 and work all the way through zone 3 for the first week. Then the second full week of leaf pick up will start in zone 1 and work west. Public Works may not get to an area in a given week due to leaf volume or inclement weather, they will pick up from where they left off from the previous week.

Things to remember:

- Rake leaves into the street lined up along the curb.

- Do not park cars near the piles.

- Avoid putting leaves over the storm grates

- Do not put anything other than leaves in the pile. For example no sticks or yard waste, pumpkins, or building materials. If a pile is found with that material it will not be picked up.

No leaves will be picked up the week of November 23rd.

Holiday Tree 

Curbside tree collection will begin the first workday following Christmas Day and continue until snow accumulates or the end of January. It will then resume in April when the yard waste curbside collection begins. Holiday Trees should be placed on the terrace.

Drop Site for Yard Waste & E-Recycling (April-November)

Hours of Operation

Wednesdays: 5-7pm (April 1st through October 28th)

Saturdays: 9am-2:30pm (April 4th through November 21st)

At this site you can dispose of grass clippings, leaves, branches and general yard waste.

Leaves need to be in a bin or paper bags.

Location is at 465 Water Street (next to the Fire Station). 

E-Waste Guidelines

A list of the most common electronic devices in the rule is as follows:

• Desktop PCs Towers

• Network Servers

• Network Equipment (Routers, Hubs, Switches, Modems, etc)

• Laptops

• CRT Monitors and Televisions

• LCD Monitors

• Peripherals (Printers, Scanners, Keyboards, etc)

• Office Equipment (Copiers, FAX Machines, Phones, etc)

• Cables, Wire, Connectors, Adaptors, Power Strips, and Surge Protectors

• Media (CK, Floppy/Encased Diskettes, Storage Tape, etc.)

• Ink Jet and Toner Cartridges

• Memory/RAM

• Consumer Scrap

• Small Appliances (Microwaves, Toasters, Vacuums, etc)

• Consumer Electronics (VCRs, Stereos, DVD players, Cell Phones, etc)

• UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

Unacceptable Items Include:

• Certain older electronics-CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
• Leaking Electronics
• Batteries

Please refer to Wisconsin State Statute 287.07(5)(a) for the complete list of electronic devices that are regulated under this law.

Now Offering

Non-Evansville residents and area commercial businesses access now available through paid permits.  See forms below.

We are offering open access to tree remnants under 16" diameter for firewood.  Simply load up and drive off.  Wood chips and compost may also be available as supplies last and placed in designated collection areas.

We do not accept: dimensional lumber, plastics, hanging baskets, dirt and regular garbage

• Permit for Commercial and Non-Evansville Resident to Access Yard Waste Recycling Facility

• Managing and Reducing Litter

• Rock County Clean Sweep