Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 544 - Effective recycling programs › Section NR 544.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Bi-metal container" means a container for beverages that is made primarily of
				a combination of steel and aluminum.
(2) "Co-collection system" means a system for
				collecting recyclable materials from residential properties, that does not
				physically separate and maintain separation of solid waste from recyclable
				materials during collection and transportation, for processing and marketing.
				It includes curbside collection and drop-off collection.
(3) "Container board" means corrugated
				paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping containers and related
				products.
(4) "Curbside collection"
				means a system for collecting recyclable materials from residential properties,
				including from the curb, alley, backyard or roadside, and for transporting the
				recyclable materials for processing and marketing.
(5) "Current service area" has the meaning
				specified in s.
				287.07(7)
				(b) 1 a., Stats.
(6) "Department" means the department of
				natural resources.
(6m) "Designated
				agent" means any person who, on behalf of or by agreement with the owner or
				operator of a multi-family dwelling, a non-residential facility or property,
				provides goods or services at that location.
(7) "Drop-off collection" means a system for
				collecting recyclable materials in which the recyclable materials are taken by
				individuals to designated collection sites and deposited into designated
				containers from which the recyclable materials are transported for processing
				and marketing.
(8am) "Floodplain"
				means the land which has been or may be hereafter covered by flood water during
				the regional flood as defined in ch. NR 116, and includes the floodway and the
				flood fringe as defined in ch. NR 116.
(9) "HDPE" means high density polyethylene.
Note: Plastic containers made of HDPE and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "2".
(10) "LDPE" means low density polyethylene.
Note: Plastic containers made of LDPE and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "4".
(11) "Magazines" means magazines and other
				materials printed on similar paper.
(12) "Materials recovery facility" has the
				meaning specified in s.
				287.27(1),
				Stats.
Note: The definition of a materials recovery facility, as
				  given in s.
				  287.27(1),
				  Stats., provides "In this section, `materials recovery facility' means a
				  facility where the materials specified in sub. (4) (b) or s.
				  287.07(3)
				  or (4), not mixed with other solid waste, are
				  processed for reuse or recycling by conversion into a consumer product or a
				  product which is used as a raw material in a commercial or industrial process.
				  `Materials recovery facility' does not include a facility operated by a pulp or
				  paper mill which utilizes fiber or paper that has been separated from waste for
				  use as a raw material in a commercial product."
(12m) "Mixed waste" means municipal solid
				waste from which recyclable materials have not been separated for
				recycling.
(13) "Multiple-family
				dwelling" means a property containing 5 or more residential units, including
				those which are occupied seasonally.
(14) "Multiple-municipality responsible unit"
				means a responsible unit that is made up of more than one unit of government or
				solid waste management system.
(18)
				"Municipality" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.01(4),
				Stats.
(19) "Newspaper" means a
				newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint.
(21) "Non-residential facilities and
				properties" means commercial, retail, industrial, institutional and
				governmental facilities and properties. It includes any location at which goods
				or services are provided or manufactured, including locations under
				construction, demolition or remodeling, or used for special events such as, but
				not limited to, fairs, festivals, sport venues, conferences and exhibits.
(21am) "Nuisance conditions" means
				conditions which result in an unreasonable threat or danger to public health,
				safety or welfare, or to the environment.
(22) "Office paper" means high grade printing
				and writing papers from offices in non-residential facilities and properties.
				Printed white ledger and computer printout are examples of office paper
				generally accepted as high grade. This term does not include industrial process
				waste.
(23) "Operating solid waste
				treatment facility" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.07(7)
				(b) 1 b., Stats.
(26) "Person" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.01(5m),
				Stats.
(27) "PETE" means
				polyethylene terephthalate.
Note: Plastic containers made of PETE and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "1".
(27m) "Plastic container" means a rigid
				plastic container including those made of PETE (#1), HDPE (#2), PVC (#3) , LDPE
				(#4), PP (#5), PS (#6), and other resins or multiple resins (#7).
(28) "PP" means polypropylene.
Note: Plastic containers made of PP and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "5".
(28m) "PS" means polystyrene.
Note: Plastic containers made of PS and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "6".
(29) "PVC" means polyvinyl chloride.
Note: Plastic containers made of PVC and regulated under ch.
				  ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number "3".
(30) "Postconsumer waste" has the meaning
				specified in s.
				287.01(7),
				Stats.
(31g) "Processing" means
				baling, shredding, pulverizing, composting, separating or otherwise treating or
				altering by some means to facilitate the further transport, recycling or reuse
				of solid waste intended to be recycled or reused.
(31r) "Processing facility" has the meaning
				specified in s.
				NR
				500.03(181), but does not include
				facilities where combustion of solid waste occurs.
(32) "Public information and education
				program" means a program to inform citizens, businesses and institutions why
				and how to participate in community recycling, reduce overall waste and
				encourage personal actions that result in voluntary compliance.
(33) "Recyclable materials" means materials
				listed in s.
				287.07(1m)
				to (4), Stats.
(33m) "Recycling" means the series of
				activities by which solid waste is collected, sorted, processed and converted
				into raw materials and used in the production of new materials. It excludes the
				use of these materials as a fuel substitute or for energy production.
(34) "Region" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.01(8),
				Stats.
(35) "Residual material"
				means recyclable materials collected for recycling that are damaged or
				contaminated during collection or processing to the point that they are no
				longer marketable.
(36)
				"Responsible unit" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.01(9),
				Stats.
(37) "Reuse" means using a
				product more than once in its same form for the same or other productive
				purposes.
(38) "Rural municipality"
				means a municipality with a permanent population of 70 persons per square mile
				or fewer, as determined under s.
				287.24(1),
				Stats.
(39) "Single commodity
				materials recovery facility" means a facility where only one of the materials
				specified in s.
				287.07(3)
				and (4), Stats., not mixed with other solid
				waste, is processed for reuse or recycling by conversion into a consumer
				product or a product which is used as a raw material in a commercial or
				industrial process.
(39g)
				"Single-stream collection" means a system for co-mingled collection of
				recyclable fibers, containers or other recyclable materials in which these
				materials are separated from solid waste at the point of collection and are
				transported to a processing facility to be sorted into marketable
				commodities.
(39m) "Solid waste"
				has the meaning specified in s.
				289.01(33),
				Stats.
(41) "Waste reduction" means
				decreasing the quantity of waste materials or products generated.
(41am) "Wetland" has the meaning specified in
				s.
				23.32(1),
				Stats.
(42) "Yard waste" has the
				meaning specified in s.
				287.01(17),
				Stats.