Town ^of Brookfield

Veoila Environmental Services wants all county residents to know that they are no longer able to provide dumping services to residential or commercial customers at their Hartland dump site effective 7/1/2010.

Waukesha County has a fantastic e-newsletter that has updates on recycling sites, hazardous waste collection, and miscellaneous news on the Materials Recycling Facility. Check it out for all your recycling information.

Two Separations Required

Bottles and cans - placed loose in the blue recycling bins - no plastic bags

Paper - all paper and cardboard must be ties with string or bagged in paper bags.

Residents needing a new blue bin can pick one up at town hall. For more information about what to recycle, details on preparation of materials, or to schedule a group tour of the recycling facility, please visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/recycling or call 262-896-8300.

When a holiday precedes garbage pickup in a week, pickup will be pushed back one day from your normal schedule.  Please make sure to put your garbage out on the correct day.

Yard Waste Specifications:

• Grass, leaves and garden debris shall be bagged in paper biodegradable yard waste bags, disposable cardboard boxes 3’ x 3 ’x 3’ (Appliance boxes ARE NOT acceptable), or unlined 32-gallon garbage cans with handles. You may also use plastic bags by purchasing and placing a sticker on each bag. Stickers in lots of twenty-five for $0.60 per sticker can be purchased at the Town Clerk’s Office or by sending a payment of $15.00 along with a self-addressed stamped long 4 1/8” x 9 1/2” envelope to the Town Hall.

• Brush (branches less than 6 inches in diameter) must be cut to 4 foot lengths and bundled securely, not to exceed 1 1/2 feet in diameter.

• No bag, bundle. or can shall weigh more than 60 pounds.

• Yard waste much be at the curb the night before scheduled pick up.

Saturday Yard Waste collection dates

May 15	June 19 - leave your yard waste at the curb this week and it will be collected by Veolia Environmental
October 23	November 20

 

Remember, yard waste must be at the curb the night before the scheduled pick up.

Saturday Town Hall Drop Off Dates

(3rd Saturday of these months)
April 17	July 17
August 21	September 18
December 18
Hours are 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
No plastic bags will be allowed.

 

 

 

 

Burning permits for residential burning are not required as long as the following conditions are met:

1. There is not burning of: garbage, material producing a noxious odor, material creating a health hazard, flammable liquids, open areas of standing grass, woods or brush, or combustibles in an amount exceeding two feet in height and five feet in diameter

2. Burning is only allowed during daylight hours

3. No burning when winds exceed 10 miles per hour

4. Burning in roadways or ditches is prohibited

5. Burning must occur at least 25 feet from the front lot line, 15 feet from the side lot line and 10 feet from the rear lot line

6. Adequate protection, such as a garden hose or fire extinguisher, must be readily available

7. When burning in a container, it must have a wire mesh cover with an opening of 1/2 inch or less and be more than 25 feet from any building

 

 

County residents can recycle old computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, scanners, and peripherals at four locations in the county.

City of Waukesha Recycling Drop Off Site
900 Sentry Dr., Waukesha
Hours: Saturday - 8 am - 4 pm
Wednesday - 11 am - 7 pm (April - Thanksgiving)

City of Brookfield Highway Department
19450 Riverview Dr., Brookfield
Hours: Saturday 8 am - 5 pm
Tuesday and Thursday - 1 pm - 7 pm (May - November)

New Berlin Recycle Center
3711 S. Casper Dr., New Berlin
Hours: Saturday - 8 am - 4 pm
Tuesday and Thursday - 10 am - 7 pm (April 3 - December 10)

Ethan Allen School (only five pieces at a time)
W323 South Boy School Rd., Wales
Hours: Monday - Sunday 8 am - 8pm

 

 

Come to the Town Hall at 645 N. Janacek Rd., Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.  The county's "Bin Replacement Program" provides free recycling bins to residents to replace broken bins, ones that have disappeared, or if a second bin is needed.

 

 

Arrangements must be made before pick up day for any appliance.  In addition, pick up of appliances may not coincide with normal trash pick up day.  To schedule pick up of appliances, call Veolia Environmental at 262-367-6040 and proceed to Residential Home Service Department.

They do charge a fee for appliances that contain freon.  Contact them for more information and fees at 262-367-6040.

Additionally, Veolia asks that on collection day, all toys and other valuables be kept at least 10 feet away from the refuse bags or cans.

 

County residents can recycle old computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, scanners, and peripherals at four locations in the county.

Franklin
10518 S. 124th St.
Hours: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 am - 6 pm
Saturdays, 8 am - 2 pm (closed December 29, 2009 and January 2, 2010)

City of Waukesha Recycling Drop Off Site
900 Sentry Dr., Waukesha
Hours: 2nd Saturday (except holidays) from 8 am - 4 pm, December - March
2nd and 4th Saturdays from 8 am - 4 pm, April - November
3rd Wednesday each month, April - November from 11 am - 7 pm
(closed December 29, 2009 and January 2, 2010)

Menomonee Falls Site
Veolia Environmental Services
W124 N9451 Boundary Rd.
262-255-6655
Hours: Every Monday and Wednesday, 11 am - 6 pm
Saturdays, 8 am - 2 pm (closed December 29, 2009 and January 2, 2010)

Muskego
Jensen Environmental Management
W144 S6347 College Ct.
Hours: Saturdays, 8 am - 12 pm (except holiday weekends)
(closed December 29, 2009 and January 2, 2010)

For more information including a list of acceptable Household Hazardous Waste materials, call the Waukesha County Household Hazardous Waste Information Line at 262-896-8016 or visit their website at www.waukeshacounty.gov/recycling. Proof of residency is required at all sites.