Ashwaubenon, WI Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Ashwaubenon Municipal Code § 9-1-10
- Materials named
- glass, tires, yard waste, cement-truck waste
- Locations covered
- streets, parks, private property, waterways
- Dumpster rule
- no using another's dumpster without permission
- General penalty range
- $1 to $5,000 forfeiture, first offense
Summary
Ashwaubenon bans throwing, depositing or dumping glass, refuse, tires, grass clippings, construction waste or any other litter on streets, alleys, parks, private property or waterways within the Village. It also bars using someone else's dumpster without permission and putting nonrecyclables into a recycling center.
(A) No person shall throw, deposit, place or dump any glass, refuse, waste, filth, tires, wood waste, grass clippings, weeds, shingles, waste from cement trucks or any other litter upon the streets, alleys, highways, public parks or other property of the village or upon any private property or upon the surface of any body of water within the village. (B) No person shall place anything in a privately owned dumpster not owned by him. No person shall place nonrecyclables at a recycling center.
Full Breakdown
Section 9-1-10, Littering Prohibited, forbids any person from throwing, depositing, placing or dumping glass, refuse, waste, filth, tires, wood waste, grass clippings, weeds, shingles, cement-truck waste, or any other litter on the streets, alleys, highways, public parks or other Village property, on private property, or on the surface of any body of water within the Village. The reach is broad by design: it covers Village-owned land, privately owned land, and open water alike, and the list of named materials (tires, yard waste, construction debris) targets exactly the kind of large-item and yard-waste dumping that residential neighborhoods see.
Subsection (B) adds two narrower prohibitions: no person may place anything in a privately owned dumpster that is not theirs, and no person may place non-recyclable material into a recycling center. 10, amended by two 1991-1992 ordinances, and remains in force as printed in the Village's June 24, 2026 code update. The section does not name a specific enforcing department, but littering complaints in Ashwaubenon are handled through the Department of Public Safety, and cleanup of illegally dumped material on Village property can also trigger cost-recovery action separate from any forfeiture.
Violations & Fines
Section 9-1-10 does not set its own fine amount, so a violation is penalized under the Municipal Code's general penalty, Section 1-1-13: a forfeiture of not less than $1 nor more than $5,000 for a first offense plus costs of prosecution, with jail time in default of payment capped at 90 days, and increased exposure for a second offense of the same ordinance within one year. Each day a dumped condition continues can be charged as a separate offense.
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