Shorewood DPW Operations Slowed For The Immediate Future

SHOREWOOD, WI— The Shorewood Transfer Station will be closed on Saturday, November 7, and according to the Village Manager's memo, DPW operations are slowed for the immediate future.

The Village of Shorewood’s Department of Public Works is experiencing a shortage in personnel due to a number of employees who have been directed to quarantine by the North Shore Health Department, according to the Manager.

Refuse and brush collection will continue as scheduled. Available staff will continue leaf collection.

However the day-certain schedule is suspended.

Residents are encouraged to bag leaves in paper yard waste bags; these bags will be collected with yard waste on the regular weekly collection day.

Saturday compactor and recycling hours are cancelled for the immediate future, according to the memo.

The recycling drop-off center will remain available Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Village will also not be adding any more special collections at the moment.

If you have questions, please contact the DPW office at 414.847.2650.

The Shorewood Transfer Station is typically available for Whitefish Bay residents to dispose of bulky items for a small fee on the first and third Saturdays of each month through November. Beginning in December it is open the first Saturday of the month.