West Allis, WI Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window opens
- 6:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Must be removed by
- 8:00 p.m. collection day
- Storage rule
- screened from public view
- Penalty
- up to $500/day forfeiture
- Adopted
- Ord. O-2025-0028, 5/20/2025
Summary
West Allis bars putting refuse carts at the curb before 6 p.m. the day prior, requires removal by 8 p.m. on collection day, and mandates screening the rest of the time.
No property owner may allow a receptacle to be placed at a collection point facing a roadway earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to a scheduled collection. No property owner may allow a receptacle to remain at a collection point facing a roadway later than 8:00 p.m. on the scheduled day of collection. ... Except when a receptacle is presented for collection, no property owner may allow a receptacle to be stored on that person's property unless it is screened or otherwise stored inconspicuously from public view from the front setback of the property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: ?).
Full Breakdown
A 2025 rewrite of West Allis's solid waste ordinance sets exact set-out windows: no property owner may place a receptacle at the collection point facing the roadway before 6:00 p.m. the day before a scheduled pickup, and it can't stay out past 8:00 p.m. the day of collection. The rest of the time, carts have to be stored out of public view, screened or otherwise kept inconspicuous from the front setback, unless they're actively out for collection. A resident also can't store more solid waste outdoors than the receptacles on the property can hold. Violations count as a public nuisance carrying up to a $500 forfeiture per day.
Violations & Fines
Setting a cart out before 6 p.m. the day before pickup, leaving it curbside past 8 p.m. on collection day, or storing it in plain view from the street between collections is a public nuisance under this section.
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