Wind blows trash out of landfill into fences, trees

RIGHT NOW, GARBAGE IS DECORATING DOZENS OF TREES AND COVERING FENCES IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, PUT THERE BY POWERFUL WINDS. 12 NEWS TONI VALLIERE SHOWS US WHAT CAUSED THE MESS AND THE PLANS TO CLEAN IT UP. "TONI VALLIERE- A RARE SCENE HERE OUTSIDE OF THE MENOMONEE FALLS LANDFILL, WHERE POWERFUL WINDS HAVE BEEN BLOWING GARBAGE ALL OVER THE PLACE, GETTING IT STUCK IN TREES AND FENCES, CAUSING A SCENE, A LOT OF NOISE AND QUITE A STINK." WIND WHIPPING WINDS WHIPPING UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR, PICKED UP ALL THIS GARBAGE THAT HAD BEEN "IN" THE MENOMONEE FALLS LANDFILL AND TOSSED IT "OUT" FRIDAY. GARBAGE RATTLING TRASH BLOWN AROUND IN THE AIR, UNTIL GETTING CAUGHT IN THE LANDFILL'S FENCE AND SURROUNDING TREES. GARBAGE RATTLING CREATING THIS MESS ALONG COUNTY LINE ROAD AND 124TH. LUCKILY, NO HOMES SURROUND THIS PROPERTY. CARS DRIVING BY IT IS HOWEVER, QUITE A SIGHT FOR PEOPLE DRIVING BY THE TRASH DECORATED AREA. BUT IT MAY NOT LOOK THIS "TRASHY FOR LONG". WASTE MANAGEMENT SAYS THEY WILL BE CLEANING UP THE MESS USING LITTER STICKS AND GRABBERS TO ENSURE THEY GET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE ITEMS OUT OF THE TREES AND BACK INTO THE LANDFILL. "VALLIERE - WASTE MANAGEMENT TELLS ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL THESE WINDS DIE DOWN, SO SATURDAY MORNING A CREW OF 15 WILL BE OUT HERE TO CLEANUP ONE GARBAGE BAG AT A TIME. IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, TONI VALLIERE WISN 12 NEWS."

It was an unusual scene outside of the Menomonee Falls landfill, where powerful winds have been blowing garbage all over the place, getting it stuck in trees and fences, causing a scene, a lot of noise and quite a stink.

Winds whipping up to 55 mph, picked up garbage that had been in the Menomonee Falls landfill and tossed it out Friday.

The trash was blown around and caught in the landfill's fence and surrounding trees, creating a mess along County Line Road and 124th Street.

Luckily, there are no homes around the property.

It was however, quite a sight for people driving by the trash-decorated area.

Waste Management said it will be cleaning up the mess using litter sticks and grabbers to ensure they get every single one of these items out of the trees and back into the landfill.

Waste Management told WISN 12 News nothing can be done until the winds die down, so Saturday morning a crew of 15 will be out there to clean up one garbage bag at a time.

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Wind blows trash out of landfill into fences, trees