Milwaukee County does not run curbside garbage collection. Each city, village, and town provides its own pickup and sets collection days, schedules, and rules. The City of Milwaukee collects through its DPW Sanitation Division under Code Chapter 79.
Curbside solid-waste collection in Milwaukee County is a municipal service, not a county one. Every city, village, and town arranges its own pickup — through a public works department or a contracted private hauler — and sets its own collection days and rules. The City of Milwaukee provides weekly or biweekly garbage and recycling pickup through the Department of Public Works Sanitation Division, governed by Code of Ordinances Chapter 79 (Solid Waste Regulations). Suburbs such as Wauwatosa, West Allis, Oak Creek, Greenfield, and Franklin each run separate programs with their own carts, schedules, and holiday delays. Milwaukee County operates no residential collection routes; its solid-waste role is limited to countywide support programs and managing waste on county-owned land.
Collection violations are enforced by the municipality. In the City of Milwaukee, improper set-out, overfilled carts, or unaccepted materials can bring warnings, correction notices, and citations under Chapter 79. Milwaukee County issues no collection citations.
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Wauwatosa, WI
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Wauwatosa, WI
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