Wisconsin bans recyclables from landfills: from January 1, 1995, no person may landfill or burn aluminum, glass, plastic and steel containers, cardboard, newspaper, magazines, and office paper (Wis. Stat. 287.07(4)). Waukesha County administers the program locally.
Wisconsin's statewide recycling law makes recycling mandatory by banning designated materials from disposal. Wis. Stat. 287.07 prohibits landfilling or burning aluminum, steel, and glass containers, plastic containers (#1 and #2), corrugated cardboard, foam polystyrene packaging, newspaper, magazines, office paper, waste tires, yard waste, major appliances, and lead-acid batteries. Waukesha County serves as the "Responsible Unit" administering an effective recycling program for the 25 opted-in municipalities, handling processing, reporting, and enforcement, while haulers collect the material curbside.
Disposing of banned recyclables in the trash violates state law; the county and DNR enforce the recycling program, and haulers may reject contaminated loads.
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