WAUKESHA COUNTY CELEBRATES DIVIDENDS TO COMMUNITITES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE RECYCLING PROGRAM

June 27, 2018
(WAUKESHA, WI) – Today, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow is proud to announce that communities who participate in the Waukesha County Recycling Program received significant funds for tax relief. The total amount of dividend payments made to communities is $1.75 million for 2018.
 
“Recycling is up 44% since the transition to single sort recycling. The increase in recycling also means Waukesha County communities divert 15% more material, over 12,000 tons, from the landfill, saving about $600,000 through reduced landfill disposal costs,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow.     
 
Each year, municipalities that participate in the program receive dividend payments to offset residential recycling program costs. The payments vary for each partner based on individual program costs, tons of recyclables and recycling rate. A breakdown of the recycling dividend payment for individual communities is located on the next page.
 
Since it began in 1991, partner communities have collectively recycled over 556,000 tons of materials and avoided more than $26 million in landfill disposal costs. Together, local residents continue to recycle more and recycle right, another impressive example of how Waukesha County is leading the way.
 
For more information, visit www.waukeshacounty.gov/recycling, call 262-896-8300 or download the free Waukesha County Recycles mobile app in Google Play and Apple App Stores.  Like Waukesha County Recycles on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
 
 
 
 
Municipal Recycling Disbursement:         Total= $1,750,010
 
Municipality Tons Recycled (2017) Tons Landfilled
(2017)		 Recycling Rate     (2017) Total 2018 County Recycling Dividend  
 
C. Brookfield 4,289 10,159 29.7% $228,682  
C. Delafield 685 1,955 26.0% $39,198  
C. Muskego 1,950 6,908 22.0% $87,233  
C. New Berlin 3,847 9,836 28.1% $176,882  
C. Oconomowoc 1,807 4,566 28.4% $129,333  
C. Pewaukee 1,673 3,641 31.5% $106,166  
C. Waukesha 5,424 14,559 27.1% $395,871  
T. Brookfield 460 1,299 26.1% $28,736  
T. Delafield 967 2,672 26.6% $47,216  
T. Lisbon 1,044 3,287 24.1% $58,548  
T. Merton 933 2,485 27.3% $38,793  
T. Oconomowoc 872 2,587 25.2% $38,217  
T. Vernon 809 2,467 24.7% $40,852  
T. Waukesha 881 2,704 24.6% $55,851  
V. Big Bend 141 479 22.7% $10,031  
V. Chenequa 96 241 28.5% $5,849  
V. Dousman 185 613 23.2% $11,190  
V. Eagle 193 787 19.7% $11,688  
V. Elm Grove 743 1,777 29.5% $52,343  
V. Hartland 851 2,054 29.3% $58,142  
V. Lac La Belle 135 210 39.1% $4,973  
V. Merton 360 1,000 26.4% $21,317  
V. Nashotah 130 206 38.7% $8,511  
V. Ocon Lake 83 171 32.7% $5,189  
V. Pewaukee 483 1,774 21.4% $38,539  
V. Summit 532 1,481 26.4% $33,013  
V. Wales 321 859 27.2% $17,647  
TOTAL 29,892 80,777 27.3% $1,750,010