Politics & Government

Illegal Donation Boxes Placed Around Wauwatosa

Complaints were received about donation boxes for clothes and shoes placed around the city.

Donations boxes recently placed around Wauwatosa to collect clothing and shoes are illegal, reported Wauwatosa Now. 

The city received complaints about the boxes that were placed by St. Vincent de Paul of Waukesha County and Second Chance Recycling.

City officials told the newspaper that collection boxes are illegal in an enclosed area, close to a building, but not outside.

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St. Vincent de Paul of Waukesha County is a non-profit organization. People should be aware when donating if the box is a non-profit or for-profit organization. In other parts of the country municipalities have considered banning for-profit boxes.


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