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Sustainability manager presents DNR-driven recycling and solid-waste ordinance updates
Summary
Meghan Conway, Wauwatosa’s city sustainability manager, presented proposed updates to the recycling and solid-waste ordinances to align with Wisconsin DNR administrative-code changes and to improve clarity; the committee moved the item forward after members praised the packet materials.
Meghan Conway, the city sustainability manager, told the committee the proposed ordinance updates respond to a state administrative-code revision governing recycling programs for responsible units under the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. She said required changes include clarified language on recycling-container volume and tenant-notification requirements for multifamily and nonresidential properties.
Conway added that staff-proposed edits to both ordinances remove outdated material and improve consistency; the required new recycling-education materials have already been updated on the city’s waste-wizard platform. Committee members praised the packet — particularly the redline and clean copies — and the committee voted to move the ordinance updates forward.
The referral sends the proposed ordinance language to the next legislative step for review and adoption processes.
