Wisconsin Statutes Municipalities (Ch. 59 to 68) § 59.792. Milwaukee County; sewage, waste, refuse

1. Engage in the function of the destruction or disposal of waste by providing dumpage facilities.

2. Acquire lands by purchase, lease, donation or right of eminent domain within the county and use the lands as dumpage sites for depositing, salvaging, processing, burning or otherwise disposing of waste.

3. Acquire land by purchase, lease or donation outside the county for purposes described in subd. 2. where state and local regulations permit.

4. Construct and equip incinerators and other structures to be used for disposal of waste.

5. Maintain, control and operate dumpage sites.

6. Maintain, control and operate incinerators for burning waste.

7. Utilize or dispose of by sale or otherwise heat or power reclaimed from incinerator facilities.

8. Sell all salvageable waste materials and by-products.

9. Levy a tax to create a working capital fund to maintain and operate dumpage facilities, construct, equip and operate incinerators and other structures for disposal of wastes.

10. Charge or assess reasonable fees to persons making use of such sites, incinerators or other structures for the disposal of waste.

11. Make charges approximately commensurate with the cost of services rendered to any municipality using the county waste disposal facilities.

12. Authorize payment to any municipality, in which county waste disposal facilities, including incinerators, are located, to cover the reasonable cost of fire fighting services rendered to the county when fire fighting service is required.

13. Contract with private collectors and municipalities and transporters to receive and dispose of waste other than garbage at dumpage and incinerator sites.

14. Levy taxes to provide funds to acquire sites and to construct and equip incinerators and other structures for disposal of wastes.

15. Enact and enforce ordinances, and adopt and enforce rules and regulations, necessary for the orderly conduct of providing dumpage facilities and services and provide forfeitures for the violation thereof.