Neenah, WI Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Dumping ban
- Any lot/property, no exceptions
- First offense
- $10-$500 forfeiture plus costs
- Repeat offense
- $25-$1,000 forfeiture plus costs
- Related rule
- Littering ban, § 12-13
Summary
Dumping solid waste on any lot or property in Neenah is unlawful unless it complies with every federal, state and local restriction; a first conviction under the Code draws a $10-$500 forfeiture plus costs, rising to $25-$1,000 for repeat violations.
Dumping. No person shall dump solid waste on any lot or property within the City unless said dumping complies with all Federal, State and local restrictions...Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, a person convicted of a violation of this Code shall be punished as follows: (1)For the first offense, by a forfeiture of not less $10.00 nor more than $500.00, plus costs of prosecution. (2)For each subsequent violation of the same provision by the person, by a forfeiture of not less than $25.00, nor more than $1,000.00, plus costs of prosecution.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 12-10(f) makes it unlawful to dump solid waste on any lot or property within the City unless the dumping complies with all federal, state and local restrictions: a broad, standalone ban that sits alongside the separate littering prohibition in Sec. 12-13, which bars throwing garbage or rubbish into streets, alleys, public places or private property outside approved containers. Violations of Chapter 12 are punished under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-20: a $10 to $500 forfeiture plus prosecution costs for a first offense, and $25 to $1,000 for each repeat violation of the same provision, with each continuing day treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
First offense: $10-$500 forfeiture plus prosecution costs. Repeat violations of the same provision: $25-$1,000 plus costs. Continuing violations count each day as a separate offense (§ 1-20).
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