Garbage Collection

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Waste Management

The Village of Butler contracts with Waste Management for garbage and recycling pickups which is scheduled on Mondays.  If your garbage or recycling is ever missed, please call the Village Hall at 262-783-2525 from 8 AM – 12 Noon and 1 PM – 5 PM. For Special pickups, Please call Waste Management.

Christmas Trees

Please put your Christmas trees out with your trash, Waste Management will pick up the trees with your garbage.

Important Change in Village of Butler’s Waste Hauling “Garbage” Contract

Effective January 1, 2010, the Village of Butler will enter into a new Contract with Waste Management.  The new Contract does not provide Commercial Pick-up Service for 200 commercial businesses in the Village.  If you are a Owner/Renter of a commercial business in the Village of Butler, please make arrangements for Waste/Recycling hauling for your property.  The Village of Butler will continue to provide Residential and Apartment/Condo Service under the new Agreement.

Bulk and large Items

Waste Management will remove bulk and large items from residential properties in the Village for a small fee.  Please make arrangements with Waste Management if you would like them to remove large items by calling    414-761-2100.

Yard Waste Program

The Village’s Waste Hauler, Waste Management, offers a Subscription Yard Waste Program.  The program starts the first Monday in April and runs through the Monday before Thanksgiving. The cost of the service is about $80 for the season.  This cost covers weekly collection of 4-30 gallon containers or 4 Kraft bags of yard waste (NO PLASTIC BAGS).  If you would like to sign-up, please call 414-761-2100.

WASTE MANAGEMENT’S RECYCLING GUIDE
1-800-640-5571

PAPER & CARDBOARD
Place papers in a brown paper grocery bag and place the bag on top of the recycling bin.
Acceptable paper includes:

Junk Mail
Magazines  No wax

File Folders
Notebooks No plastic coated boxes.

Phone Books
Catalogs

Newspaper
Newspaper Inserts

Boxboad cereal, cake, soda, or cookie boxes
Cardboard should be cut into 2’ x 3’ squares, tied, and placed under the recycling bin.

ALL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BELONG IN YOUR RECYCLE BIN
Plastics Aluminum Glass Containers

Any plastic container marked #1 thru #2
Cans only
Jars and bottles only

Blue PVC water bottles or plastic bags No foil
Rinse the container clean

Rinse the container clean  No pie plates
Labels do not need to be removed

Labels do not need to be removed No pop-tops  No ceramics
No drinking glasses
Tin or Bi-Metal Containers Empty Aerosol Containers

Food containers only
Container must be empty

Rinse the container clean
Labels do not need to be removed

Labels do not need to be removed
Any empty aerosol container may be recycled (including
paints, pesticides, and so forth)