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Eau Claire considers ordinance allowing customers to opt into every‑other‑week trash pickup
Summary
Councilmembers introduced a code amendment to let residents request biweekly refuse pickup. Proponents called it a sustainability and affordability measure; officials and the health department said the change would be customer‑requested only and enforceable under existing code enforcement rules.
Councilmembers Aaron Brewster and Josh Miller introduced an ordinance amendment May 12 to Chapter 8.32 of the Eau Claire municipal code to allow refuse haulers to offer every‑other‑week residential pickup by customer request.
Brewster said the change responds to resident requests — particularly from smaller households and residents committed to recycling and composting — who previously had access to biweekly service. “Contrary to some people's concerns, this does not allow for waste companies to mandate this. This is by customer request only,” Brewster said.
Miller, the secondary sponsor, said the city discovered haulers had offered…
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