Waste Facilities Monitoring Committee

The Waste Facilities Monitoring Committee meets once every third month.  Meetings are held at 6 p.m. at the Waste Management Metro RDF Visitors Center.
 

Public Informational Hearing for Wetland Disturbance for Expansion of the Franklin Waste Management Metro Landfill

A public hearing took place Tuesday, August 25th, 2026, at 6 PM at the Franklin City Hall (9229 W Loomis Rd, Franklin, WI 53132) - see complete Notice of Public Informational Hearing for Wetland Disturbance. Waste Management, has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit to fill wetlands. The project is located in the northern half of Section 31, Township 05, Range 21 E, City of Franklin, Milwaukee County. Waste Management of Wisconsin (WMWI) owns and operates the Northern Expansion – West (NEW) landfill at the Metro Recycling and Disposal Facility (Metro RDF) complex. The facility currently receives commercial, industrial, municipal, and permitted special waste from major municipalities and industries in the area. The majority of the waste that is disposed of at NEW originates from the following counties in Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Racine. WMWI is proposing the Oakwood Expansion to the existing NEW. The proposed Oakwood Expansion is a horizontal and vertical expansion of the NEW, with the horizontal expansion area covering an additional approximately 72.25 acres of land. Eleven wetlands will be directly impacted by the proposed expansion, totaling approximately 7.66 acres of permanent wetland fill. 

The Department will review the proposal provided by the applicant and any information from public comments and the public informational hearing. The Department will determine whether the proposal complies with ss. 1.11, and 281.36, Wis. Stats., and chs. NR 150 and 103, Wis. Adm. Code, and ensure that any required mitigation meets the standards in s. 281.36(3r), Wis. Stats. The Department has made a tentative determination that it will deny the permit for the proposed activity.

Any person may submit written comments by emailing Travis.Schroeder@wisconsin.gov, by leaving a voice message by phone at (608) 438-9017, or writing to Travis Schroeder, 141 NW Barstow St Room 180, Waukesha, WI 5188 by mail. Comments should include the docket number or applicant name and should relate to whether the project meets the legal standards in the statutes and administrative code chapters listed above. Comments must be submitted or postmarked no later than 10 days after the hearing date to be considered (by September 4, 2026). See Also A Service Franklin & County Residents Rely On Is At Risk / Video/Audio of 8/25/2026 Public Informational Hearing.