Most building and household debris is welcome. The limits come from the state recycling bans, from a burning rule that names our material, and from Franklin's own curbside cap.
Wisconsin bans a specific list of materials from landfill and incineration, and it applies everywhere in the state, including homes, businesses, schools and institutions. The list covers aluminum, steel and bi-metal containers, corrugated cardboard, glass containers, newspapers, magazines, office paper, plastic containers numbered one and two, electronics, lead acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil, used oil filters, waste tires and yard waste including brush under six inches across. Construction and demolition debris does not appear on it.
Burning is a different matter. It is illegal to burn construction and demolition material in Wisconsin, including painted and treated wood, asphalt, plastics, oily substances, rubber and wet trash, and burning an unwanted building is illegal too. So the container is not just convenient here, it is the lawful route.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel and asbestos never go in a standard container. Franklin points residents to the Milwaukee County hazardous waste site on South 13th Street for paint, automotive fluids, fuels, solvents and aerosols, which needs county residency and opens Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Franklin's own curbside limit is worth repeating: the city allows only a minor amount of construction debris at the curb, no more than one 32-gallon container's worth per collection. Anything beyond that needs a container, and your account manager can confirm what fits.