Town of Mukwonago
Waukesha County
W320 S8315 Beulah Road • Mukwonago, WI 53149
Phone: (262) 363-4555 • Fax: (262) 363-8377
Parks & Recreation Dept: (262) 363-7077
DPW: (262) 470-5582
Hours: 8:30 to 3:30 Monday - Friday
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Town of Mukwonago Waukesha County
W320 S8315 Beulah Road • Mukwonago, WI 53149 Phone: (262) 363-4555 • Fax: (262) 363-8377 Parks & Recreation Dept: (262) 363-7077 DPW: (262) 470-5582 Hours: 8:30 to 3:30 Monday - Friday
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Please remember to put your garbage and/or recycling out Wednesday night and take your garbage bins back to your residence after pick-up. Help keep the Town of Mukwonago looking attractive by not allowing the bins to remain by the roadsides. Thank you!
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John's Disposal 2011 Holiday Schedule John's Disposal 2012 Holiday Schedule Visit John's Disposal: www.johnsdisposal.com Section 58-51 Enforcement (a) Refusal to separate recyclables in compliance with the terms of this article shall be cause for the town's refuse collector to refuse to pick up such garbage or refuse. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to properly dispose of any garbage or refuse not collected by the town's refuse collector due to failure to separate recyclables. (b) For purposes of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of this article, any authorized officer, employee or representative of the town may inspect recyclable materials separated for recycling, postconsumer waste intended for disposal, recycling collection sites and facilities, collection vehicles, collection areas of multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties, and any records relating to recycling activities, which shall be kept confidential when necessary to protect proprietary information. No person may refuse access to any authorized officer, employee or authorized representative of the town who requests access for purposes of inspection and who presents appropriate credentials. No person may obstruct, hamper or interfere with such an inspection. (c) Any person who violates a provision of this article may be issued a citation by local law enforcement officers or other designated person to collect forfeitures. The issuance of a citation shall not preclude proceeding under any other ordinance or law relating to the same or any other matter. Proceeding under any other ordinance or law relating to the same or any other matter shall not preclude the issuance of a citation under this subsection. (d) Penalties for violating this article may be assessed as follows: (1) Any person who violates section 58-63 or section 58-66 may be required to forfeit $50.00 for first violation, $200.00 for a second violation and not more than $2,000.00 for a third or subsequent violation, plus the costs of prosecution. (2) Any person who violates a provision of this article, except section 58-63 or section 58-66, may be required to forfeit not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each violation, plus costs of prosecution. (Ord. No. 94-3, § 1(1.22), 5-9-1994) Section 58-66 Collection by unauthorized person Collection of Items by Unauthorized Persons: From the time of placement at the curb (roadside) by anyone, items shall become the property of the Town or its authorized agent. It shall be a violation of Section 58-66 in the Municipal Code of the Town of Mukwonago for any person unauthorized by the Town to collect or pick up items during the 24-hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection. Any and each collection in violation hereof constitutes a separate offense. The Brown cart is for Garbage Only.............The Green cart is for Recyclables Only
Recyclables should be loose - not in plastic bags. It is best to have recycling loose in the green cart because a machine sorts the loose paper from the bottles and cans. MIXED CONTAINERS: Aluminum foil, tin cans, steel cans, aerosol cans, dried out paint cans, glass bottles/jars, and #1-7 plastic bottles or jugs. Please only recycle plastic items with threaded tops. No Plastic except plastic bottles. Mixed Paper: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, mail, school/office paper, grown corrugated cardboard, gray chipboard ( cereal and shoe boxes), and brown bags. Shredded Paper: should be put in a clear plastic bag, tied, and put into the green cart. No other recycling should be put in bags. If a green recycle cart is put out on the wrong week, it will not be collected. Recycling will be collected every other week only. Please see the Town of Mukwonago calendar above. An automated hydraulic arm lifts and empties the cart. Set carts as close as possible to the road. Leave 4 ft. of space around each cart. Allow room for the truck to pull up to the cart. DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE GREEN CART: Plastic bags, toys, foam peanuts, deli containers, other plastic, yard waste, trash, foam cups, household hazardous waste.
It is best to put bagged trash in the brown cart. Bags that are tied keep the carts clean. Loose garbage can be put in the Brown Cart. MIXED TRASH: plastic wrap, bags, broken toys, ceramics, light bulbs, etc. Bagged Garbage: Food waste, Styrofoam, other loose trash, etc. DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE BROWN CART: Yard waste, recyclables, household hazardous waste and cardboard boxes. BULKY ITEMS COLLECTION 2011 CHANGED TO EVERY OTHER MONTH Bulk pick up months: January, March, May, July, September, & November Place all large items including furniture, carpeting, large metal, large cardboard (empty and flattened) and appliances 4 ft away from, not in front of, the Green Recycling Cart. Also, place small items including automotive batteries, tires (2 per collection), drain oil (contained in one gallon or larger sealed containers), bags or cans of clean-out type material at the road 4 ft. away from the Green Recycling cart. Extra paper or other recycling can be bagged in clear plastic bags and placed at the road (not in front of the Green Recycling Cart). Construction material is NOT included. Call for dumpster service.
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