5 rules for unincorporated Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Waukesha County does not collect garbage or recycling. The county states it "does not provide any type of pickup service"; each municipality contracts with its own hauler. Collection days and rules come from your city, village, town, or hauler.
Waukesha County sets no bin-placement rule. Where and when carts go to the curb, and how far apart, is set by your municipality or its hauler. The county administers the recycling program but not individual setout rules.
Waukesha County provides no bulk pickup: it "does not provide any type of pickup service." Dispose of furniture, mattresses, and appliances via your hauler, donation (Habitat ReStore, Goodwill), private junk haulers, or a landfill directly.
Wisconsin bans recyclables from landfills: from January 1, 1995, no person may landfill or burn aluminum, glass, plastic and steel containers, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, and office paper (Wis. Stat. 287.07(4)). Waukesha County administers the program locally.
Wis. Stat. 287.07(4)
Beginning on January 1, 1995, no person may dispose of in a solid waste disposal facility, convert into fuel, or burn at a solid waste treatment facility in this state any of the following:
Wisconsin's littering law bans dumping solid waste on any public or private property. Ordinary dumping carries up to a $500 forfeiture (Wis. Stat. 287.81(2)); dumping a large item like an appliance, tire, or building debris carries up to $1,000.
Wis. Stat. 287.81(2)(a)
Except as provided in sub. (3), a person who deposits or discharges any solid waste on or along any highway, in any waters of the state, on the ice of any waters of the state or on any other public or private property may be required to forfeit not more than $500.
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