Request Bulky Pickup


Special Collection Fees

Effective January 7, 2013

  • $50 for bulky waste in excess of one cubic yard, but not in excess of 4 cubic yards.
  • $150 for bulky waste in excess of 4 cubic yards, but not in excess of 6 cubic yards
     

City of Milwaukee sanitation crews will pick up one (1) cubic yard of extra material placed at your collection point on your designated collection day without a special request. This is about the size of an easy chair. Larger piles of material up to six (6) cubic yards will be picked up per special request and for a fee.

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Special Collection Legislation

Effective January 7, 2013

79-6.5. Special Collection Charges.
3. DOMESTIC TREE AND BULKY WASTE.
b-2. Bulky waste, exceeding 6 cubic yards, limited to quantity or origin, as specified in this chapter and the rules of the commissioner, shall not be removed by the department.
Part 3. Section 79-6.5-3-c-1 is amended to read:
c-1. The commissioner may have bulky waste up to one cubic yard >>but not exceeding 6 cubic yards,<< removed. The costs of this action shall be collected from the owner of the property at which the bulky waste is deposited, subject to the bulky collection charge established under s. 81-15.5. Bulky waste exceeding one cubic yard shall be tagged by the commissioner with a notice to the property owner to remove the waste within 3 days or be subject to the charge. The bulky waste collection charge shall be due and payable 30 days after billing. If any owner fails, omits, neglects or refuses to pay any charge imposed under s. 81-15.5 for bulky waste collection, pursuant to s. 66.0627, Wis. Stats., the charge may be assessed against the subject property. The lien shall take effect as of the date of the delinquency. The lien shall automatically be extended upon the current or next tax roll as a delinquent tax against the property and all proceedings in relation to the collection, return and sale of the property for delinquent real estate taxes shall apply to such charge. The charge shall not be payable in installments.
Part 4. Section 79-6.5-3-c-2 is repealed and recreated to read:
c-2.Paragraph b-2 and subdivision 1 do not apply to bulky waste collected annually during the clean and green collection period for the property as established by the commissioner.
Part 5. Section 81-15.5 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
81-15.5.Bulky Waste Collection Charge. The bulky waste collection charge authorized under s. 79-6.5-3-c shall be as follows:
1. $50 for bulky waste in excess of one cubic yard, but not in excess of 4 cubic yards.
2. $150 for bulky waste in excess of 4 cubic yards, but not in excess of 6 cubic yards.

 
     
     

 

In addition to Bulky Waste Pickup, use Click for Action or call 286-CITY (2489) to request many other City of Milwaukee services including:

Other Garbage Pickup and Sanitation Services including garbage and litter in the area, replacement garbage or recycling carts, issues with garbage or recycling schedules, missed collections, street and alley sweeping ...


Street, Sidewalk and Sewer Services including potholes, broken down and hanging branches, damaged streets lights and signs, dead animals on street, snow removal, street and sidewalk maintenance, street or alley cleaning, trees and bushes obstructing the sidewalk...


Neighborhood Services including animal control, building disrepair, residential other environmental health concerns, pest control, privately-owned tree or planting...


Nuisance Complaints including report garbage and litter nuisances on commercial property or residential property, illegally parked and abandoned vehicles, weeds on lawns...