West Allis Public Works outlines recycling program operations, costs and enforcement

City of West Allis Public Works staff on a regular meeting detailed the city's curbside and drop-off recycling operations, enforcement procedures and recent costs tied to processing recyclables.

Director of Public Works Dave Webking and Sanitation Supervisor Sarah Divitz said the city provides curbside or alley-edge recycling collection to residential properties with four units or fewer and operates municipal drop-off sites for additional materials. The city moved to single-stream collection in 2017 and provided one 96-gallon cart to each eligible property; the city allowed a second cart for a fee and has sold about 500 of those extra carts since February 2022.

Webking said annual curbside and alley collection accounted for about 3,500 tons of material in the most recent reporting period; the municipal drop-off site on View Avenue handled roughly 100 tons. Webking also said the city has secured about $220,000 to $250,000…