TrashWeek

Milwaukee trash pickup schedule

This week · holiday status

No city-specific holiday pickup rule is confirmed on this site for this week; check the official notice. Next federal holiday: Veterans Day, Wednesday 2026-11-11 — city pickup handling is unverified.

342 collection zones · Most common trash day: Friday (23%) · Collection types: Trash.

Official collection schedule · page checked 2026-09-29. Official holiday notice.

Milwaukee DPW Sanitation runs 342 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Garbage every week in summer, every other week in winter; recycling every other week.

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How Milwaukee compares

Coverage

Milwaukee is split into 342 collection zones — the 4th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 23% of them are picked up on Friday.

Holiday delays

2026 list

Holiday changes for Milwaukee have not been verified yet, so the dates on this site are regular weekdays only — check Milwaukee's official holiday notice before a holiday week.

Monday zones 66

Tuesday zones 66

Wednesday zones 66

Thursday zones 66

Friday zones 78

Bulk trash & leaf collection in Milwaukee

Bulk trash

Fee: $75 - 1- 4 cubic yards

Eligibility and limits: Special pickup requests for more than 6 cubic yards, loose material, or mixed materials (construction waste, recyclables, tires, brush/yard waste, etc.) are not eligible for special pickup service.

Source: official bulk collection page.

Leaf and yard waste

Collection period: beginning in fall 2026, residents have another option during the Fall Leaf Rake-Out (October 1 to November 15)

Bag rules: do not use plastic bags

Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.

Source: Milwaukee DPW Sanitation route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).