Single-Use Items in Wisconsin (2026)

5 rules on the books across Wisconsin, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Plastic Bag Rules

Whether plastic carryout bags are banned, taxed, or exempt from local regulation under state preemption.

Wisconsin Act 302 (2016), codified at Wis. Stat. §66.0419, preempts any Madison ordinance regulating, banning, or…

Milwaukee cannot enforce a plastic bag ban or fee. Wis. Stat. § 66.0419 bars any 'political subdivision' from enacting…

State rules on expanded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) cups, takeout containers, and packaging, including statewide bans and preemption of local bans.

Wisconsin Act 21 (2018), codified at Wis. Stat. §66.0419(2)(a), expanded auxiliary-container preemption to expressly…

State rules on plastic straws, including on-request-only mandates, full bans, and states that preempt local straw ordinances.

Madison cannot impose a straws-on-request mandate because Wis. Stat. §66.0419 preempts local container and accessory…

Rules barring food vendors from automatically including plastic utensils, condiment packets, or napkins unless customers request them.

Madison cannot mandate that restaurants provide single-use utensils only upon request, because Wis. Stat. §66.0419…