Wisconsin keeps more items out of landfills than most people expect. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources bans a long list of items from landfills, and those bans apply to homes and businesses alike.
You can't landfill cardboard, newspapers, office paper, or glass, metal, and plastic bottles and cans. Electronics, major appliances, lead-acid batteries, waste oil, used oil filters, and tires are banned too. So is yard waste, including leaves, grass, and brush under six inches across.
Hazardous waste, liquids, paint, solvents, fuel, and asbestos can't go in a standard dumpster either.
The easiest fix is to keep banned items separate. Flatten cardboard for recycling, and set appliances and electronics aside for a recycler.
Not sure about something? Check with your account manager before it goes in.