The fall curbside compostable items collection program begins Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, and will be collected through Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. The City of Kenosha requires that residents place their compostables in city-approved biodegradable bags during curbside collection, which are the Bag To Nature, BioBag, or Ecoguard bags. Compostables must be placed in these biodegradable bags, or they will not be picked up.
Please place compostable bags at the curb in a separate pile no earlier than 6:30 p.m. on the day prior to your collection day – and no later than 6 a.m. on the collection day. The weight of the bag should be no more than 40 pounds. The city processes the compostables into high-grade compost, which is available to city residents free of charge, when available. The biodegradable bags have significantly reduced collection and processing costs while producing higher quality compost.
To encourage composting and help offset the cost of biodegradable bags, the city of Kenosha is offering a coupon for $2 off each box of city-approved biodegradable compostable bags. The coupons are available at the City of Kenosha Department of Public Works and City Clerk, 625 52nd Street, Kenosha Water Utility, 4401 Green Bay Road, and on the City of Kenosha website, www.kenosha.org.
One coupon must accompany the purchase of each box or bundle of biodegradable bags, and there is a limit of four coupons per visit. The coupon is valid only at Kenosha-area retailers, and the coupons do not apply to previous purchases. The city-approved biodegradable yard waste bags can be found at the following Kenosha area locations:
- Prairie Side Ace Hardware
- Festival Foods
- Lowe’s
- JC Licht Ace Hardware
- Menards
- Woodmans
- Piggly Wiggly
Please feel free to call the City of Kenosha Department of Public Works at 262-653-4050 if you have any questions about this program.
