Landfill committee approves minor amendment to household hazardous waste cooperative agreement

The Muskego City Landfill Standing Committee voted Jan. 5 to approve a minor amendment to the cooperative household hazardous waste (HHW) agreement among Waukesha County, GFL and Veolia.

The amendment expands eligible participants to include up to 10 Jefferson County residents (coordinator estimates 2–5 users per year), removes the obsolete reference to the Emerald Park Muskego collection site, and updates payment and contract reference language, including an updated state RFP number and annual site fee adjustments tied to Bureau of Labor Statistics indices. The coordinator said the award to Veolia is good through 2027.

"What you'll see is that total participation is up this year about more than 300 residents ... total pounds of material collected is slightly down, about 8%," the Waukesha County HHW coordinator said while reviewing program metrics supporting the request to update the agreement. The coordinator told the committee Jefferson County users would be invoiced directly and "we would not be using any state grants to subsidize that cost either."

Committee discussion focused on scale and cost control. One member asked whether expanding eligibility could create ongoing cost exposure; staff replied that Jefferson County would pay its own disposal costs and that the cooperative framework already handles similar arrangements with neighboring counties. Another concern raised by members was site congestion if participation grows beyond initial estimates; staff said Menomonee Falls has weekday hours and the vendor is equipped to manage modest increases.

A member moved to approve the amendment; a second was called and the chair took a voice vote. Members voted 'aye' and the chair declared the amendment passed.

The coordinator said final 2025 invoices are pending and a full program summary will be presented at the committee's next meeting. The committee confirmed its next meeting for April 13.