The winter yard debris and food scrap schedule will run on Thursdays only starting on Nov. 29 until regular, weekly yard waste and food scraps collection resumes on April 1, 2019.

Current food scraps collection subscribers will automatically have their collections made every Thursday and will be charged $1 per month for this winter service.  All other curbside collection customers who would like to have yard debris and/or food scraps collected must schedule an appointment for a Thursday collection by either calling the City of Dubuque Public Works Department at (563) 589-4250 or submitting a request through the City’s website at www.cityofdubuque.org/yardwaste.  Yellow yard waste stickers and/or annual yard waste decals are required for winter collections. 

To receive automatic reminders about curbside collection schedule changes, recycling reminders, and other alerts, customers are encouraged to visit the ReThink Waste Dubuque site at www.cityofdubuque.org/rethinkwaste to download the app or register their contact information to:

• sign up for curbside collection reminders by email, automated telephone call, and text message;
• download their collection schedule into iCal, Google calendar, or Microsoft Outlook calendar; and
• print their collection schedule.

The ReThink Waste Dubuque tool also offers a “Waste Wizard” feature, which allows users to type in any keywords and get disposal and recycling tips specific to Dubuque.  For more information, call the City of Dubuque Public Works Department at (563) 589-4250.