Brush Collection Requirements

• Residents should place their brush at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on Monday of their scheduled collection week. Once the collection for a street is completed, crews will not return until the next scheduled pick-up week.  We cannot ensure collection of brush if it is not at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on Monday.
• Residents should not place their brush at the curb more than 14 days before their scheduled pick up week.
• The free collection is for routine tree trimmings and yard maintenance; it is not for the disposal of entire trees.  Brush generated by a private contractor must be disposed of by the contractor.
• Brush pile size should not exceed 4' x 4' x 10'.  Limbs should not exceed 6 inches in diameter and 10 feet in length. Residents who have more brush than allowed per the pile size limit must remove or dispose of the brush within 7 days after the scheduled collection. Options for disposing of the additional brush include:
  • Contact Barnes, Inc. at (608) 845-3230 or any tree company of your choice to have the additional brush collected for a fee.
  • Take the additional brush to the Dane County Landfill for a disposal fee of $10, up to 500 pounds.
• Brush should be uniformly stacked behind the curb, untangled, with all cut ends facing the street or parallel with the street facing the direction of traffic for your side of the street.
• Keep brush separate from other refuse at the curb and do not mix brush with other yard waste.  Brush which is mixed with leaves, garden waste or yard waste can not be collected.
• Tree roots, root balls, stumps, and logs can not be chipped without damaging the machinery. Remove any roots or root balls and place these in your regular trash.
• Thorny brush should be piled separately so as to minimize injury to collection personnel.

Dropping Off Your Brush