Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 544 - Effective recycling programs › Section NR 544.08 - Application for initial program or alternative collection or processing system approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. A responsible unit seeking
				an initial determination that its program is an effective recycling program or
				the approval of an alternative collection or processing system under this
				chapter shall apply to the department under this section. For all measurements,
				a responsible unit shall use sampling methods or measurements specified by the
				department. Applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
				department.
Note: This form, or specific data formats for electronic
				  submittal of the form, may be obtained from the Department of Natural
				  Resources, Bureau of Waste Management at 101 S. Webster St., P.O. Box 7921,
				  Madison, WI 53707.
(2)
				CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR INITIAL PROGRAM APPROVAL. The application for
				initial program approval shall provide all of the following information:
(a) A description of the public information
				and education program under s.
				NR
				544.04(1).
(b) Certified copies of all ordinances
				containing the provisions specified in s.
				NR
				544.06.
(c) A description of the collection system
				for single-family residences and 2 to 4 family residential dwellings units. A
				responsible unit shall also apply for approval of an alternative collection or
				processing system under sub. (3) if the collection system is not consistent
				with the requirements under s.
				NR 544.05(1) (a)
				1. and 2., and either par. (b) or
				(c).
(d) A description of the
				systems for processing and marketing recyclable materials collected from single
				family residences and 2 to 4 family residential dwelling units.
(e) An estimate of the total amount of
				recyclable materials collected in the calendar year prior to the year of
				application.
(f) A description of
				the equipment and staffing for its recycling program or contracts for services,
				staff, supplies and equipment from vendors.
(g) A description of its system of
				enforcement and, beginning August 1, 2006, a copy of its compliance assurance
				plan as required in s.
				NR
				544.04(9g).
(i) A description of provisions for recycling
				at multiple-family dwellings and non- residential facilities and
				properties.
(j) A description of
				opportunities for residents to reduce, reuse or recycle those items specified
				in s.
				287.07(1m)
				and (2), Stats., including opportunities
				provided by the private sector.
(k)
				A description of provisions for the management of solid waste that is generated
				in the responsible unit and that is not separated or recovered for recycling,
				and whether that waste is managed in a manner consistent with the highest
				feasible solid waste management priority under s.
				287.05(12),
				Stats.
(L) A description of means
				used to reduce to the maximum extent feasible, the amount, by weight, of each
				material specified in s.
				287.07(3)
				and (4), Stats., that is generated as solid
				waste within the region and disposed of in a solid waste facility or converted
				into fuel or burned without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment
				facility.
(m) The names of all
				materials recovery facilities that accept recyclable materials collected from
				the responsible unit, if these are included as a component of the effective
				recycling program.