Legislation Details

File #: 260132    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/12/2026 In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 6/23/2026
Effective date: 7/11/2026    
Title: A substitute ordinance relating to state requirements for recycling and other purposes.
Sponsors: ALD. SPIKER
Indexes: RECYCLING
Attachments: 1. Proposed Substitute (now Substitute 2), 2. OCA Approval, 3. Proposed Substitute A (now substitute 3)
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
7/10/20263 CITY CLERK PUBLISHED   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/26/20263 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/23/20262 COMMON COUNCIL SUBSTITUTED

Minutes note: Ald. Spiker moved to substitute the file with proposed substitute A.
Pass14:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/23/20263 COMMON COUNCIL PASSED

Minutes note: The file has been substitute with proposed substitute A now tittles as substitute 3.
Pass14:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/10/20261 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTED

Minutes note: Appeared Max Drickey (LRB)
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/10/20262 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE

Minutes note: Appeared Max Drickey (LRB)
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
6/2/20261 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TOPass15:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
5/20/20260 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE

Minutes note: Appeared Ald. Spiker Appeared Max Drickey (Legislative & Fiscal Services Specialist) Appeared Laura Stevens (Resource Recovery Manager, DPW-Operations-Administration) Appeared Rick Meyers (DPW-Sanitation Services Manager)
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
5/12/20260 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number
260132
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. SPIKER
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to state requirements for recycling and other purposes.
Section
79-1-9 am
79-6.5-3-c-1 am
79-21 am
79-23-1 am
79-23-4.3 cr
79-23-4.5 am
79-23-5 rc
79-23-7 rp
79-23-11 am
79-23-13 am
79-23-14 am
79-23-15 rp
79-23-16 am
79-23-19 am
79-23-20 rp
79-23-21 rp
79-23-22 rp
79-23-23 am
79-23-25 am
79-23-27 am
79-23-28 am
79-23-29 am
79-23-30 am
79-25-1-e rn
79-25-1-e cr
79-25-2-j rp
79-27-1 am
79-31 am
79-33-1-a am
79-33-1-a-1 cr
79-33-1-a-2 cr
79-33-1-a-3 cr
79-33-1-b am
79-33-1-b-1 cr
79-33-1-b-2 cr
79-33-1-b-3 cr
79-33-1-b-4 cr
79-33-2 am
79-35-1-a am
79-35-1-b am
79-35-1-b-1 cr
79-35-1-b-2 cr
79-35-1-b-3 cr
79-35-1-b-4 cr
79-37 am
79-39-1 am
79-40-2 am
79-43-0 rn
79-43-2 cr
81-15.5-3 rp
Analysis
This ordinance updates City solid waste regulations to reflect revisions to state administrative requirements under s. 287.11, Wis. Stats., and ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm. Code, and removes or updates provisions that were determined by the department to be ineffective or unenforceable.

The ordinance makes the following changes:
1. Corrects a statutory citation related to solid waste.

2. Updates definitions and reclassifies waste tires as a special recyclable material.

3. Includes owners along with occupants for certain recycling regulations.

4. Clarifies recycling collection standards and notification requirements for multi-family dwellings and non-residential facilities and properties.

5. Prohibits the relocation or obscuration of recycling bins for the purpose of deterring or preventing use by a property’s users or residents.

6. Allows the issuance of citations for enforcement.

7. Eliminates a stop fee assessed for a failure to report the removal of bulky waste from private property when such a failure results in the dispatch of a City crew to that property.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain a...

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