The Town of East Troy's Compost Site, W1229 Hwy L, is open to residents of the Town of East Troy, the Town of Troy, and The Village of East Troy.

Permitted Materials
Grass-clippings, leaves, flowers, and yard waste.

Specific Requirements
Brush or branches no bigger than 6 inches in diameter.
No stumps of any kind.
MUST empty all bags and take them with you.
Place material on appropriate piles .
No building material refuse.
No Lot clearing materials.
All brush must be hand unloaded.
Please maintain a 5 mph speed limit.

ANY misuse of site may result in its closure or the barring of the offending party from using the site.

Spring Collection Date 2025

• May 12

Fall Collection Dates 2025

• September 15, October 6 & 20, November 3 & 17

All materials must be curbside by 6 AM. Brush and branches must be bundled, less than 4’ in length, less than 6” in diameter, less than 50 pounds. No full trees. Clippings, leaves and garden debris must be in PAPER BIODEGRADABLE bags or in 32 gallon garbage cans (NOT the garbage or recycling toters). All yard waste must be free of glass, plastic, metal, stones & other non-degradable materials.  Weeds are included but invasive species including garlic mustard should not be mixed with yard waste. Invasive species may be bagged and placed in the brown cart for the garbage collection. ** PLASTIC BAGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED**

John's Disposal has a free drop off for yard waste at their Whitewater location located at 107 Co Rd U, Whitewater, WI 53190

NOTICE: 

This site will be closing permanently after December 1, 2025. See Compost Site for more details on the new location for leaf drop. 

Village Residents can dispose of leaves at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 2104 Young Street, in the marked area from October 1st to November 30th. Leaves cannot be left in bags. Please do not leave your empty bags at the site.