Got Stuff?  If you have items that you would like to get rid of, there are two websites that can help you with giving them away to people who want them. You can visit either http://www.madisonstuffexchange.com or www.freecycle.org and can get together with folks from our area that will want your stuff!

Trash & Recyclables Pickup - Veolia Environmental Services is Blooming Grove's trash and recycling hauler.  They pickup every Monday, except on Memorial Day and Labor Day, and when a holiday falls on a Monday.  When holidays fall on Mondays, they will pick up on Tuesdays.  Trash can be placed either in one large trash can or the bags can be placed out on the curb.  The maximum trash that will be picked up is 2 bags per week.  Recyclables should be placed in 26 gallon single sort containers that are supplied by Veolia.  They will only pick up one recycle container per week as well.   Veolia also picks up large items like appliances, construction materials, lawn mowers, and furniture. Residents must call for special pick up of these items since there is a charge for it.  The price list of special items can be found here:  If you need a new recycling bin, would like to set up a large item pickup, need more information, or have problems with trash/recycling pickup, contact Veolia at 251-7878 and they'll help you out. 

Yard Waste - The Town’s Public Works department picks up yard waste (defined as grass clippings

 and leaves) twice every year. In the Spring pick up is between April 1 and May 15. In the Fall it’sOctober 15 through December 1 (or until it snows). Your yard waste must be placedin bags weighing less than 40 pounds. Do not put any other trash in or near these bags!  We are suggesting residentsuse paper bags such as these:

http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/441610-lawn_and_leaf_bags.html?lref=%2fcatalog%2ffind.aspx%3ft%3dpaper%2bbags#.TzQxqlzOV2A to aid in the speed and efficiency of chipping.  

Chipping -  The Public Works department has a semi regular schedule throughout the year when it comes to chipping.  The schedule is as follows:

January, February, and March:    1 week each month (once a month)
April and May:                                 Once per week (every week)
June, July, and August:                 twice per month (every other week)                     
September and October:              Once per week (every week)
November and December:          1 week each month (once a month)

Note, the schedule above can be altered due to weather (snow and ice in the winter, rain the rest of 

the year), but is mostly accurate.  Please have all the brush piled up in the same direction, with the butt ends facing the street. A good rule to adhere to is to have your chipping out by Monday morning at 7am, and it will be picked up by the Friday of that same week

 by Noon.  If you have put brush out and it is still there one week later, call Public Works at 575.5740 and let them know you have some chipping that needs to be chipped. 

Hazardous Material - the best, and only place, to take any of your hazardous materials is to the Dane County Clean Sweep.  It is located on Fish Hatchery Road just north of the Beltline, and will take anything from oil to paint, and everything in between.  Make sure they'll take whatever you have by visiting their website here:  http://www.danecountycleansweep.com/