City of Madison Recycling Center West

Recycling

Madison, WI

Facility details

Address
1501 W Badger Rd
Madison, WI 53713
Phone
(608) 266-4681
Website
cityofmadison.com
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
Dane County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005449461

Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler WID130186190

EPA record updated 2010-08-09

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Dane County LF #1-Verona, Verona — 6.8 mi

Area served

Serves Madison, Mcfarland, Oregon, Middleton, Verona, Waunakee, Cottage Grove, Windsor, Stoughton, Cross Plains, Brooklyn, Belleville.

County context

One of 34 recycling centers in Dane County, WI.

ZIP 53713 population 23,744.

Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)