City Services
Recycling and Garbage Collection
The City of Jefferson contracts with John’s Disposal Service for the City’s refuse collection and recycling needs.
- The service day for the entire city is TUESDAY.
- The GREEN cart is for recycling and is emptied every two weeks.
- The BROWN cart is for garbage and is emptied every Tuesday.
- Extra items are taken once a month with the “bulky”. Please review the “bulky” rules on the John’s Disposal website.
Beginning in 2020, residents must call Johns Disposal’s office to schedule a bulk item collection. Residents may call John’s Disposal’s office M-F from 8am – 4:30pm and Saturday 8am – noon to schedule a collection. Bulk item collection will be scheduled each week throughout each month. Residents will no longer need to wait until the second Tuesday of the month! Residents may schedule one bulk items collection per month.
Note: residents may substitute two of their twelve bulk items collections to have an electronic item collected.
John’s Disposal
1-888-473-4701
Learn More:
*If current pickup schedule isn’t below, please see John’s Disposal website.
- Sharps Disposal
- Refuse & Recycling Schedule 2025
- Helpful information from John’s Disposal
- Jefferson Cty Clean Sweep/Recycling Program 2025 – 2025 Jefferson Cty Electronic and Appliance Recycling Information (Not Yet Available 1/15/25)
- Jefferson County Recycling Event 2025 (Not Yet Available 1/15/25)
- Jefferson County Tire Recycling Event 2025 (Not Yet Available 1/15/25)
- Drug Collection Information
- Accepted Hazardous Waste
Jefferson Shared Ride Taxi Service
Brown Cab Service, Inc. 
318 West Decker Street
Viroqua, WI 54665
(920) 563-9188
Brown Cab Website
Debarment, Suspension of Service, Passenger Eligibility Policy and Appeal Procedure Notifying the Public of Rights Under Title VI
Title VI Plan
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Título VI Política
Title VI Complaint Form
Title VI Formulario de Complementos/Quejas
Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay Service
Brown Cab: 920-563-9188
Hours of Operation
| Monday | 6:30 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | 7:00 AM | – 7:00 PM |
| Sunday | 7:00 AM | – 4:00 PM |
Holiday Hours
| New Years Day | CLOSED |
| Easter | 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Memorial Day | CLOSED |
| July 4th | CLOSED |
| Labor Day | CLOSED |
| Thanksgiving | 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Christmas Day | 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Friday — 6:30 AM until 2:30 (Sat AM)
Saturday — 7:00 AM until 2:30 (Sun AM)
Fares
| Adult | $3.00 |
| Senior | $2.00 |
| Student | $3.00 |
| Disabled | $2.00 |
| Additional rider | $2.00 |
| Out of town miles | $2.25 |
Nutrition Site $1.25
Extra Miles** $1.75
Stop En Route $2.00
Wait Time .10/min
Child Under 6 FREE***
*Extra Persons’ fare only apply to passengers who travel from the same pick-up point to the same destination.
**Extra miles fees apply to all miles or portions of a mile outside the Jefferson city limits.
***Children under 6 are free, but they must be accompanied by an appropriate guardian.
(Fares and Hours of Operation Subject to Change)
Out-of-Town Requests:
So long as one end of your trip is within our city limits, we will usually agree to go a mile or so out-of-town. This is always at dispatcher’s discretion.
When it isn’t busy, we sometimes go as far as the Hospital in Fort Atkinson, or the UW clinic in Johnson Creek.
Aside from Fort Atkinson and Johnson Creek, Jefferson Shared-Ride Service never goes more than five miles past the city limit. Our dispatcher is obligated to keep most cabs available for in-town use. During peak periods and inclement weather we will refuse all out-of-town requests. When we are willing to go, we will charge an extra $1.75 for each mile or partial out-of-town mile.
Ready to Ride?
If you have an appointment you should leave plenty of extra travel time. If you’re unsure just ask the dispatcher, and be sure to say what time your appointment begins.
