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Winnebago County adopts recycling ordinance establishing drop-off program
Summary
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing and unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 45, which establishes a county recycling drop-off program, defines materials and user categories, and sets penalties for violations.
Winnebago County Board of Supervisors on June 23 adopted Ordinance No. 45 after a brief public hearing, creating a county program to separate and collect recyclable materials and to authorize county drop-off locations.
The ordinance “establishes a program for the separation of recyclable material in order to facilitate the collection and encourage recycling,” a county staff member summarized during the hearing. It specifies eligible users, distinguishes self-haulers from rural residential users, lists accepted materials, and notes enforcement provisions including fines for violations. The staff member said penalties include a $500 fine for a first or second offense by a self-hauler and a higher maximum penalty for a commercial collector; the ordinance takes effect after the county publishes the text in the newspaper.
County supervisors opened the public hearing, received no in-person or phone comments, and closed the hearing before voting. The board first voted to waive additional readings and then approved Ordinance No. 45 by voice vote; the clerk recorded the motion as carried.
The ordinance text and its effective date will be published once the board submits it to the local paper, after which the ordinance’s requirements and penalties take effect.
Minutes show the ordinance was introduced and explained by county staff, the public hearing was opened and closed with no public comments, supervisors voted to waive additional readings and then approved the ordinance unanimously.
