Please take notice that the Town of Cottage Grove, Dane County WI enacted Ordinance No. 2026-04-20, which amended the following sections of the Town Code of Ordinances for compliance with new State of Wisconsin recycling requirements:

Section 16.01 Definitions of materials that are recyclable or not, as well as persons and facilities that are subject to or exempt from the recycling requirements.

Section 16.02 MANDATORY RECYCLING describes the purpose, authority and scope of the recycling ordinance, as well as requirements for separation and care of recyclable materials, management of non-recyclable materials, responsibilities of property owners, and enforcement provisions. 

Any person who commits the following prohibited acts may be required to forfeit $50 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and not more than $2,000 for a third or subsequent violation:

Disposing or burning any material specified by the ordinance as recyclable, which has been separated for recycling, in a Solid Waste Facility, except waste tires may be burned with energy recovery in a licensed Solid Waste Facility.

Collecting or removing any of the materials specified by the ordinance as recyclable, which have been placed for curbside collection, or deposited at any other location designated by the Town Board as a recyclable material collection point, unless provided written authorization by the Town Board.  This provision shall not apply to any occupant who has placed any of the materials for curbside collection and then withdraws it prior to collection.

Disposing of or placing for curbside collection, any recyclable materials or solid waste that have been generated from sources outside of the Town.  This provision shall not apply to any container, or collection point designated by the Town Board for use by the general public.

Any person who violates any other provision of the recycling ordinance may be required to forfeit not less than $10 or more than $1,000 for each violation.

The recycling ordinance can be seen in its entirety at the Town Hall, 4058 County Road N, Cottage Grove, WI, or on the Town’s website at https://storage.googleapis.com/juniper-media-library/288/2026/04/2026-04-20%20Ordinance%20Amending%20sections%2016.01%20and%2016.02.pdf