Single-Use Items in Milwaukee, WI (2026)
1 verified single-use items rules for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Plastic Bag Rules
Milwaukee cannot enforce a plastic bag ban or fee. Wis. Stat. § 66.0419 bars any 'political subdivision' from enacting an ordinance regulating, prohibiting, or fee-charging the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers. The statute carves out only a city's own property.
Milwaukee Plastic Bag Ban: Preempted by Wisconsin State Law
Few RestrictionsWis. Stat. § 66.0419
66.0419 Local regulation of auxiliary containers. (1) In this section: (a) "Auxiliary container" means a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multi-layer subs...
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