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Ashwaubenon committee backs updated recycling ordinance to preserve roughly $100,000 DNR grant
Summary
A village staff member told the committee the recycling ordinance — last updated in 1993 — must be revised by April 30 to preserve eligibility for an annual DNR recycling grant of nearly $100,000; the committee voted to recommend the ordinance to the village board and asked staff to publish guidance for residents.
The Village of Ashwaubenon Plan/Works & Protection Committee on April 9 recommended that the village board adopt a revised recycling ordinance intended to modernize definitions, specify acceptable materials and preserve eligibility for the village’s annual state recycling grant.
A village staff member presenting the update said the current ordinance dates to 1993 and “recycling since then has changed quite a bit.” The presenter told the committee the ordinance must be updated by April 30 to remain eligible for the village’s annual Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recycling grant, which the presenter described as “just shy of a $100,000” to help offset local recycling costs.
Committee members asked where residents could dispose of items no longer collected curbside — including used motor oil, tires, batteries and appliances — and requested a webpage or other guidance. The presenter said staff would publish final guidance on the village website once the ordinance is approved and noted the reagent Better Bin app as a resource residents can use to look up how to recycle specific items.
After questions, a committee member moved to recommend the ordinance to the village board for adoption; the motion was seconded and carried.
The recommendation does not itself change local law; it forwards the draft ordinance to the village board for further action. The committee recorded no recorded roll-call vote in the transcript beyond a voice vote of “aye.”
