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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.07 - Requirements for registered manufacturers

Current through June 24, 2024
On the registration under s.
				  287.17(3) (a),
				  Stats., a registered manufacturer shall include all of the following:
(1) The date on which the manufacturer began
				selling the brands of covered electronic devices offered for sale in this state
				and, if applicable, the date it stopped selling the brands.
(2) A list of the brands and types of
				eligible electronic devices accepted through the manufacturer's mail-back
				recycling program, if applicable, and information on how households or covered
				schools can access the program, including a website address, if
				available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.08 - Requirements for registered collectors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTRATION.
(a) A registered recycler or manufacturer
				shall also register as a collector if the recycler or manufacturer is accepting
				electronic devices from a household or covered school for recycling on behalf
				of a registered manufacturer.
(b) A
				registered collector shall include all of the following information with its
				registration under s.
				287.17(7) (a),
				Stats.:
1. A list of the electronic devices
				banned from disposal under s.
				287.07(5),
				Stats., that the collector accepts.
2. The site name, street address, and county
				for any location where the collector accepts eligible electronic devices used
				by households, and a phone number that households may call for more information
				about the location.
3. The date and
				time of any collection event to be held by the collector, if known at the time
				of registration, or any collection event held during the previous program year,
				along with the information listed under subd. 2. for the event.
4. Fees the collector charges households or
				covered schools to accept eligible electronic devices for
				recycling.
(c) A
				registered collector shall notify the department in a timely manner if any of
				the information provided under par. (b) 1. to 3. changes before the time of its
				next registration under s.
				287.17(7) (a),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.09 - Requirements for registered recyclers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTRATION.
(a) A registered collector or manufacturer
				shall also register as a recycler if the collector or manufacturer is recycling
				eligible electronic devices on behalf of a registered manufacturer.
(b) A registered recycler shall include all
				of the following information with its registration under s.
				287.17(8) (a),
				Stats.:
1. The street address of all
				facilities at which the registered recycler conducts recycling or stores
				eligible electronic devices or materials derived from eligible electronic
				devices.
2. A list of the
				electronic devices banned from disposal under s.
				287.07(5),
				Stats., that the recycler accepts.
3. A list of applicable third-party
				certifications that the recycler maintains.
4. If the facility is located in Wisconsin,
				the solid waste processing facility operating license number obtained under s.
				NR 502.08.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.10 - Requirements for authorized brokers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MANUFACTURER
				COOPERATION. This section applies to any authorized broker providing services
				to a registered manufacturer for the purpose of cooperation under s.
				287.17(2) (b),
				Stats.
(2) NOTIFICATION. A person,
				including a registered recycler, wishing to operate as an authorized broker on
				behalf of one or more registered manufacturers shall notify the department and
				provide the name, address, and contact information of an individual responsible
				for ensuring compliance with this section.
(3) ANNUAL WEIGHT TRANSACTION SUMMARY.
(a) An authorized broker may transact
				assignments of recycled weight with registered recyclers, authorized brokers,
				and registered manufacturers.
(b)
				An authorized broker shall submit to the department no later than the first day
				of the third month of a program year, a report that includes all of the
				following:
1. The recycled weight assigned by
				others to the authorized broker during the preceding program year, the names of
				the persons who assigned the recycled weight, and the recycled weight assigned
				by each person.
2. The recycled
				weight the authorized broker assigned to others during the preceding program
				year, the names of the persons recycled weight was assigned to, and the
				recycled weight assigned to each person.
(c) For weights reported under par. (b), the
				authorized broker shall report separate totals for the recycled weight
				associated with recycling of eligible electronic devices used in rural and
				urban counties. When the source county is unknown, the weight shall be counted
				in the total for urban counties.
(d) The total weight reported under par. (b)
				2. shall not exceed the total weight reported under par. (b)
				1.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.11 - Requirements for retailers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REGISTERED
				BRANDS. If a retailer determines that a covered electronic device is not listed
				as registered on the department's internet site, and that s.
				287.17(2) (c)
				2, Stats., does not apply, the retailer shall
				do all of the following:
(a) Remove the
				covered electronic device from the sales area of its in-person stores located
				in Wisconsin.
(b) Remove the
				covered electronic device from its own internet store or block Wisconsin
				households and schools from purchasing the covered electronic device through
				its internet store.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.13 - Suspension and revocation of collector and recycler registrations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REASONS FOR
				SUSPENSION. The department may suspend the registration of a collector under s.
				287.17(7),
				Stats., for failure to comply with any of the requirements under s.
				287.17(7),
				Stats. The department may suspend the registration of a recycler under s.
				287.17(8),
				Stats., for failure to comply with any of the requirements under s.
				287.17(8),
				Stats.
(2) REASONS FOR REVOCATION.
				The department may revoke a collector or recycler's registration if the
				collector or recycler has failed to take action to return to compliance in a
				timely manner following a suspension.
(3) ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
				COLLECTED DURING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. Beginning on the effective date of a
				suspension or revocation and continuing until a collector's registration is
				reinstated by the department, no eligible electronic device a collector
				receives from a household or covered school, or delivers to a manufacturer or
				recycler, may be included in the weight of eligible electronic devices recycled
				by a registered manufacturer under s.
				287.17(4) (f),
				Stats.
(4) ELIGIBILITY OF
				ELECTRONIC DEVICES RECYCLED DURING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. Beginning on the
				effective date of a suspension or revocation and continuing until a recycler's
				registration is reinstated by the department, no eligible electronic devices a
				recycler recycles are eligible to count toward the weight of eligible
				electronic devices recycled by a registered manufacturer under s.
				287.17(4) (f),
				Stats.
(5) PROCESS FOR
				REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
(a) After a collector or recycler's
				registration has been suspended or revoked, the collector or recycler shall do
				all of the following to be reinstated as a registered collector or recycler:
1. Resolve any outstanding compliance issues
				related to the suspension or revocation to the satisfaction of the
				department.
2. Demonstrate to the
				department full compliance with the requirements under s.
				287.17, Stats., and other
				applicable laws.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 530 - Electronic Waste Recycling Program Requirement › Section NR 530.14 - Revocation of manufacturer registrations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REASONS FOR
				REVOCATION. The department may revoke a manufacturer's registration under s.
				287.17(3),
				Stats., if the manufacturer has failed to comply with one or more of the
				requirements under s.
				287.17(2) (a), (3), (4), or
				(5), Stats.
(2) PROCESS FOR REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING
				REVOCATION.
(a) A manufacturer shall do all
				of the following to be reinstated as a registered manufacturer:
1. Resolve any outstanding compliance issues
				related to the revocation to the satisfaction of the department.
2. Demonstrate to the department full
				compliance with the requirements under s.
				287.17, Stats., and other
				applicable laws.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to allow and encourage, to
				  the maximum extent possible, the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in a
				  nuisance-free manner that is protective of public health and the environment
				  and in accordance with good engineering practices. The department encourages
				  the beneficial use of industrial byproducts to preserve resources, conserve
				  energy, and reduce or eliminate the need to dispose of industrial byproducts in
				  landfills. This chapter is adopted under ss.
				  289.05,
				  289.06,
				  289.43(4), (7) and
				  (8), and
				  227.11,
				  Stats.
This section is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20 by CR
					 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:
NR 538.01 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to allow
					 and encourage to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the protection of
					 public health and the environment and good engineering practices, the
					 beneficial use of industrial byproducts in a nuisance-free manner. The
					 department encourages the beneficial use of industrial byproducts in order to
					 preserve resources, conserve energy, and reduce or eliminate the need to
					 dispose of industrial byproducts in landfills. This chapter is adopted under
					 ss.
					 289.05,
					 289.06,
					 289.43(4), (7) and
					 (8), and
					 227.11,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this
				chapter governs the beneficial use of industrial byproducts, except hazardous
				waste as defined in s.
				291.01(7),
				Stats., and regulated under chs.
				NR
				660 to 679; metallic mining operations for nonferrous
				minerals as defined in s.
				293.01(9),
				Stats., and regulated under ch. NR 182; and metallic mining operations for
				ferrous minerals as defined in s.
				295.41(26),
				Stats., including mining wastes and mining waste sites as defined in s.
				295.41(30) and
				(31), Stats., and regulated under subch. III
				of ch. 295, Stats.
(2) This chapter
				does not apply to the design, construction or operation of industrial
				wastewater facilities, sewerage systems and waterworks treating liquid wastes
				approved under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., nor to facilities used solely for the
				disposal of liquid municipal or industrial wastes which have been approved
				under s.
				281.41, Stats.,
				or permitted under ch. 283, Stats., except facilities used for the disposal of
				solid waste.
Note:
The landspreading of wastewater treatment
				  sludges is regulated under chs.
				  NR 206 and 214. The landspreading
				  of solid wastes is regulated under ch. NR 518. Additional state and local laws
				  and codes may apply to the beneficial use of industrial byproducts regulated
				  under this chapter.
Note:
This note is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20
				  by CR 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:
The landspreading of wastewater treatment sludges is
					 regulated under chs.
					 NR 206 and 214. The landspreading
					 of solid wastes is regulated under ch. NR 518. Other state and local laws and
					 codes, however, may apply to the beneficial use of industrial byproducts
					 regulated under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.04 - Performance standards

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may store, handle or beneficially use an
				  industrial byproduct in a manner that may cause any of the following:
(1) A significant adverse impact on wetland
				water quality standards as provided under ch. NR 103.
Note:
Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20
				  by CR 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:
(1) A significant adverse impact on
				wetlands.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.05 - Solid waste rules exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				Persons who generate, use, transport, or store industrial byproducts that are
				characterized and beneficially used in compliance with this chapter are exempt
				from licensing under s.
				289.31, Stats.,
				and the regulatory requirements in chs.
				NR 500 to 528.
Note:
Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20
				  by CR 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:
(1) General. Persons who generate, use,
				transport or store industrial byproducts that are characterized and
				beneficially used in compliance with this chapter are exempt from licensing
				under s.
				289.31, Stats.,
				and the regulatory requirements in chs.
				NR 500 to 538.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.06 - Industrial byproduct characterization

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Industrial byproducts that are
				beneficially used under this chapter shall be characterized, as specified in
				this section, to determine their eligible uses under s.
				NR
				538.10. A generator, or the generator's designee,
				shall report the results of this characterization to the department as
				specified in s.
				NR
				538.14(1). The department shall reply
				with a written concurrence within 10 business days provided the applicant meets
				the applicable criteria of this chapter. The department has the option of
				concurring with the characterization, requesting additional information or
				analysis, determining that a case-specific approval under s. NR 538.09 is
				required, or issuing a non-concurrence decision. If the department does not
				respond to a certification request within 10 business days, the certification
				is deemed complete and concurrence is considered granted. The department may
				approve eligible uses for industrial byproducts that do not meet the listed
				characterization criteria on a case-specific basis in accordance with s. NR
				538.09.
(b) For those materials not
				explicitly listed in, and which are subject to the requirements of the "Other"
				materials column of ch. NR 538 Appendix Tables 1 and 2, the department may do
				any of the following:
1. Exempt the
				requirement to analyze for certain parameters on a material-specific
				basis.
2. Require analysis for
				additional parameters on a material-specific basis in order to demonstrate
				compliance with performance standards identified at s.
				NR
				538.04.
3.
				Require the applicant submit a testing program plan, which the department must
				approve in writing prior to commencement of
				characterization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.09 - Case-specific approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may review the characterization results for
				  an industrial byproduct not defined in s.
				  NR
				  538.03(8) in response to a request
				  from the generator and may, on a case-specific basis, approve a beneficial use
				  or uses for that material or conditionally approve a beneficial use that does
				  not meet the beneficial uses or standards specified in this chapter. The
				  department may require additional information prior to a case-specific
				  approval. Any exemption or approval granted under this section shall be in
				  accordance with the applicable requirements of s.
				  289.43(4), (7) and
				  (8), Stats. If the department determines that
				  the industrial byproduct material falls under the s.
				  NR
				  538.03(8) (b) or (c) exclusions or
				  the proposed use does not meet the definition of a beneficial use under s.
				  NR
				  538.03(2), approval for use or
				  disposal must be obtained through the applicable provisions under ss. NR 500 to
				  528.
This section is created eff. 11-1-20 by CR
					 19-080.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.10 - Eligible beneficial uses

Current through June 24, 2024
All uses of industrial byproducts shall meet all applicable
				  structural and physical specifications and generally accepted engineering
				  practices for the use. Under this chapter, the eligible beneficial uses of
				  industrial byproducts that may be exempt from licensing under s.
				  289.31, Stats.,
				  and the regulatory requirements under chs. NR 500 to 528 include any of the
				  following:
(1) CONTAINED OR CONVERTED
				USES
.
Uses that are fully contained within a licensed,
				engineered disposal facility, are encapsulated within a matrix material, are
				burned for fuel, or are converted into a product, including any of the
				following:
(a) Encapsulated uses. Products
				that may meet these criteria include cement, lightweight aggregate, structural
				or ornamental concrete or ceramic materials, portland cement concrete pavement,
				asphaltic concrete pavement, slurry seals, roofing materials, plastics, paint,
				fiberglass, mineral wool, wallboard, plaster and other products approved in
				writing by the department.
(b)
				Agents for physical or chemical stabilization, solidification or other
				treatment of solid waste that is to be disposed of at a licensed, engineered
				disposal facility or utilized in some other final use approved in writing by
				the department.
(c) Supplemental
				material used for fuel or to assist air pollution control during the process of
				combustion for energy production.
(d) Daily cover or internal structures at
				licensed, approved landfills having a liner and leachate collection system. The
				industrial byproducts used for this purpose may not contain free liquids. The
				industrial byproducts beneficially used at landfills for alternate daily cover
				in accordance with s. NR 506.055 may contain no more than 15% silt and clay
				sized materials as determined by their P200 content and may not be placed in
				layers greater than 6 inches thick. Any uses under this paragraph shall be
				subject to the conditions of the plan of operation and any other applicable
				solid waste approvals associated with the landfill.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.12 - Additional criteria for the beneficial use of industrial byproducts as geotechnical fill

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All geotechnical fill uses shall comply
				with the performance standards under s.
				NR 538.04
				and the applicable criteria in this section.
(2) Industrial byproducts that are utilized
				for any of the uses under s.
				NR
				538.10(2) shall be placed in
				accordance with all of the following:
(a)
				Industrial byproducts may not be placed within areas of permanent standing
				water or areas that need to be dewatered prior to placement due to groundwater
				infiltration.
(b) For those
				beneficial uses listed in s.
				NR
				538.10(2) that use industrial
				byproducts designated by the department as select foundry sand under s.
				NR 538.06(3)
				(f) or that do not exceed the concentrations
				specified in ch. NR 538 Appendix, Table 1, Column A, there shall be a minimum
				separation distance of 3 feet between the industrial byproduct and the
				groundwater table at the time of placement, except geotechnical fill used for
				nonmetallic mine reclamation projects under s.
				NR
				538.10(2) (f), which shall maintain a
				minimum separation distance as determined by s.
				NR
				538.10(2) (f) 5.
(c) For those beneficial uses listed in s.
				NR
				538.10(2) that use industrial
				byproducts, excluding select foundry sand, that exceed the concentrations
				specified in ch. NR 538 Appendix, Table 1, Column A, but are less than the
				concentrations specified in ch. NR 538 Appendix, Table 1, Column B, there shall
				be a minimum separation distance of 5 feet between the industrial byproducts
				and the groundwater table at the time the material is placed.
(d) Industrial byproducts may not be placed
				within an area that meets the definition of a floodplain under s.
				NR
				116.03(16) or below the ordinary
				high-water mark within any navigable waters as defined under s.
				NR
				115.03(6) without prior written
				approval from the department.
(e)
				Industrial byproducts used as geotechnical fill as part of the reclamation of
				nonmetallic mine sites in accordance with s.
				NR
				538.10(2) (f) may not exceed the
				concentrations in s. NR 538 Appendix, Table 1, Column A unless designated by
				the department as select foundry sand under s.
				NR 538.06(3)
				(f).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.14 - Reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INITIAL CERTIFICATION. Prior to
				beneficial use of industrial byproducts under this chapter, or the
				establishment of a non-exempt storage facility, each generator, non-exempt
				storage facility operator, or the generator's designee, shall submit an initial
				certification form to the department. An initial certification form shall be
				submitted prior to beneficial use in accordance with this chapter for any
				industrial byproduct not previously approved for eligible uses, for any
				industrial byproduct for which the generation process has changed, or for the
				establishment of a storage facility for industrial byproducts. The initial
				certification form shall include all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the generator or
				storage facility operator.
(b) The
				name, address, and telephone number of the designated generator or storage
				facility operator contact.
(c) A
				description of each industrial byproduct intended for beneficial use or storage
				that clearly identifies the process that generated the material and an estimate
				of the volume that may be made available for beneficial use on an annual
				basis.
(d) Initial byproduct
				characterization results as required under s. NR 538.06 (1) to (3), including a
				listing of the eligible uses of each industrial byproduct to be beneficially
				used or stored for beneficial use in accordance with s. NR 538.10 and ch. NR
				538 Appendix, Tables 1 to 3. Documentation, including test results supporting
				the eligible use determinations, shall be included. Non-exempt storage
				facilities under s. NR 538.16 (1) (a) shall provide the name and address of the
				generators of the industrial byproducts to be stored unless the storage
				facility is located at the same address as the industrial byproduct generating
				facility.
(e) Authorization for
				Wisconsin department of natural resources staff to conduct inspections of the
				facilities generating industrial byproducts being beneficially used under this
				chapter or storage facilities for those industrial byproducts and collect
				samples to verify compliance with this chapter.
(f) Certification by each generator, or the
				generator's designee, and each storage facility operator, or the operator's
				designee, that the information on the form is true and accurate, and that the
				performance standards of s. NR 538.04 will be met.
Note:
Copies of the initial certification form
				  may be obtained from the department of natural resources, bureau of waste
				  management, 101 South Webster Street, Natural Resources Building, P.O. Box
				  7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.16 - Storage and transportation requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STORAGE.
(a) Storage of industrial byproducts for
				beneficial use shall meet the performance standards specified in s.
				NR 538.04.
				Storage facilities shall also satisfy all of the following:
1. The storage facility shall meet all of the
				following design and operational criteria:
a.
				Areas intended for the storage of industrial byproducts that have been
				determined to contain greater than the concentrations specified for the
				parameters listed in ch. NR 538 Appendix, Table 1, Column B shall incorporate
				an impervious surface pad and be surrounded by curbs or berms to control
				surface water run-on and run-off. Alternately, if a low permeability clay
				surface is used, it shall include a protective material cover of, at a minimum,
				one foot of gravel or an equivalent material over the clay. Areas intended for
				the storage of byproducts that have been determined to contain less than the
				concentrations specified for the parameters listed in ch. NR 538 Appendix,
				Table 1, Column B shall construct a surface pad beneath the storage pile
				consisting of either an impervious surface, compacted soil, or an aggregate
				surface with a minimum one-foot thickness or an equally effective design as
				approved by the department in writing.
b. Storage facilities shall be operated and
				maintained to minimize dust, off-site tracking, and storm water runoff. The
				storage area shall be clearly delineated and lined on 3 sides with curbs,
				blocks or berms designed to prevent spillage and contain the byproduct to the
				designated storage area. A setback shall be maintained between the stored
				material and the entrance to the storage area to prevent spillage of material
				and to reduce off-site tracking.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.20 - Environmental monitoring

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				may require environmental monitoring for beneficial use projects subject to
				this chapter that do not meet the beneficial uses described in s. NR 538.10 or
				are subject to a case-specific approval under s. NR 538.09.
(2) FULLY ENCAPSULATED TRANSPORTATION
				FACILITY EMBANKMENTS. Environmental monitoring for embankments that are fully
				encapsulated under s. NR 538.10 (6) shall be conducted as follows:
(a) One headwell shall be installed if less
				than 50,000 cubic yards of industrial byproducts are used in the embankment. A
				second headwell shall be installed if 50,000 cubic yards or more of industrial
				byproducts are used in the embankment.
(b) The head elevation in each headwell shall
				be monitored twice each year at least 4 months apart. If the head level on the
				liner exceeds 2 feet, the department shall be notified. This notification shall
				include an evaluation of the reason for the head level build up and a proposed
				response to reduce the head level on the liner.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.22 - Property owner notification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Written notice
				shall be provided to all owners of property on which any volume of industrial
				byproducts is utilized under this chapter for one or more of the beneficial
				uses described under s.
				NR
				538.10(2). This notice shall be
				provided to the owner of property and the department prior to its use. The
				generator, or a person designated by the generator, shall provide the notice in
				accordance with this section, unless the department approves an alternative
				notice procedure. This notice shall be on a form provided by the department or
				in a format approved by the department in writing. Any property owner receiving
				this notice shall retain this information and provide this information to the
				next purchaser of the property.
Note:
Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 11-1-20
				  by CR 19-080. Prior to 11-1-20 it reads:
(1) Written notice shall be provided to the
				owners of property on which industrial byproducts are utilized under this
				chapter for one or more of the beneficial uses described under s.
				NR
				538.10(5) to (9). This notice shall
				be provided to the owner of property prior to its use. The generator of the
				industrial byproduct, or a person designated by the generator, shall provide
				the notice in accordance with this section, unless the department approves an
				alternative notice procedure. This notice shall be on a form provided by the
				department or in a format approved by the department. Any property owner
				receiving this notice shall retain this information and provide this
				information to the next purchaser of the property. Category 1 industrial
				byproducts are exempt from the requirements of this section. Category 2
				industrial byproducts are exempt from the requirements listed in this section
				for beneficial use projects of less than 2500 cubic yards provided that the
				owner of the property is informed in writing that industrial byproducts are
				being utilized.
Note:
Copies of this form may be obtained from
				  the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Waste Management, 101 South
				  Webster Street, Natural Resources Building, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin
				  53707-7921.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 538 - Beneficial Use Of Industrial Byproducts › Section NR 538.24 - Excavation of existing geotechnical fill

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. An
				owner of property where industrial byproducts had previously been used as
				geotechnical fill in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or the
				owner's designee, may petition the department for approval to excavate and
				re-use or dispose of the industrial byproduct material provided they meet the
				provisions of this section.
(2)
				RE-USE. Except as provided in sub. (5), the property owner, or the owner's
				designee, shall submit a written notification to the department for re-use of
				the existing geotechnical fill. The department shall review and respond to the
				notification in accordance with s.
				NR
				538.14(6). The notification shall
				contain all of the following information:
(a)
				The name, address, and contact information for the property owner and the
				owner's representative or consultant.
(b) Information demonstrating that the
				existing geotechnical fill had been placed as a beneficial use project in
				accordance with this chapter. This information may include a copy of the
				concurrence letter from the department, a copy of the owner notification notice
				required under s.
				NR
				538.22, the location on a database maintained by the
				department for locating beneficial use projects, or other proof as accepted by
				the department.
(c) The location of
				the existing geotechnical fill material and the proposed extent of the
				excavation and relocation of the material.
(d) The proposed re-use, including a
				demonstration that it will meet the applicable standards specified in ss.
				NR 538.04
				and 538.10.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
These rules apply to waste separation and recycling
				  collection facilities for newsprint, aluminum, glass and plastic to be located
				  at landfills accepting residential waste from the public and disposing of less
				  than 50,000 tons of residential waste a year; to counties with populations of
				  10,000 to 50,000 and, in counties with populations of over 50,000 to towns,
				  villages, and cities of 10,000 in population or more, or to the county if there
				  is no town, village or city of 10,000 in population.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.04 - Location requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. No person may establish,
				construct, operate or maintain a waste separation and recycling collection
				facility in a floodplain or a wetland or that causes a take of an endangered or
				threatened species or other activity prohibited under s.
				29.604,
				Stats.
(2) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
				FACILITIES. A waste separation and recycling collection facility required to be
				provided by the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall be
				within the property limits of the solid waste disposal facility, or, upon
				written approval of the department, at a convenient location within a
				reasonable travel distance of the solid waste disposal facility.
(3) MUNICIPAL CENTERS. A waste separation and
				recycling collection facility required to be provided by a municipality shall
				be located within the corporate limits of the municipality, or, upon written
				approval of the department, at a convenient location within a reasonable travel
				distance of the municipal corporate limits.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.05 - License exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
A solid waste facility license is not required for a waste
				  separation and recycling collection facility developed in compliance with these
				  rules.
Other local, state and federal requirements may apply.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.06 - Design and operation standards

Current through June 24, 2024
Waste separation and recycling collection facilities shall
				  meet the following requirements:
(1)
				Facilities for newsprint shall provide protection from precipitation and direct
				exposure to sunlight. It is recommended that facilities for aluminum, glass and
				plastic either provide for protection from precipitation or for the drainage of
				precipitation.
(2) Facilities shall
				be designed and operated to minimize the potential for safety hazards,
				especially from broken glass.
(3)
				Facilities shall be designed and operated to minimize the potential for litter
				and the mixing of contaminants into otherwise properly separated
				materials.
(4) Facilities shall be
				designed and operated to minimize vandalism. Controlled access is recommended,
				but not required.
(5) A sign shall
				be posted to clearly describe materials collected, preparation required before
				depositing the materials at the facility, the hours of operation, the name of
				the owner or operator of the facility, and the name, address and telephone
				number of the responsible official to contact.
(6) Adequate capacity shall be provided to
				store sufficient quantities of material prior to transportation to
				markets.
(7) The design and
				operation of a waste separation and recycling collection facility located at a
				solid waste disposal facility shall not interfere with proper operation of the
				solid waste disposal facility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.07 - Notification

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person required to provide for a waste separation and
				  recycling collection facility shall, upon the development of the waste
				  separation and recycling collection facility, notify the appropriate department
				  area office with the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the
				responsible official,
(2) Location
				of the waste separation and recycling collection facility,
(3) Hours of operation, and
(4) Materials collected.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.08 - Public information and education

Current through June 24, 2024
Any person required to provide for a waste separation and
				  recycling collection facility shall publish in the local telephone directory a
				  listing of the telephone number of a responsible official for the waste
				  separation and recycling collection facility, and, at least semi-annually,
				  publish a notice in the major newspaper of each community to be served by the
				  facility describing the availability and location of the facility, the types of
				  materials accepted, the required preparation of materials to be accepted, and
				  the hours of operation. Other public information and education activities are
				  strongly recommended, but not required.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.09 - Annual report

Current through June 24, 2024
A person required to provide for a waste separation and
				  recycling collection facility shall, by March 1 of each year, submit a report
				  to the appropriate department area office describing for the previous calendar
				  year the amount of material collected, the markets to which materials were
				  taken, a description of any major problems in marketing the collected
				  materials, and an estimate of disposal volume and disposal cost saved due to
				  recycling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities › Section NR 540.10 - Application for exemption

Current through June 24, 2024
An exemption from the requirement to establish and operate a
				  waste separation and recycling collection facility may be granted in writing by
				  the department to any person who is required to establish a facility as
				  described in ch. 287, Stats., if other waste separation and recycling
				  collection facilities are required, if an adequate number of facilities already
				  exist or if the collection and sale of the recovered materials is not
				  economically feasible. The exemption may be granted for any of the 4 materials
				  to be collected and recycled, either individually or jointly. A request for an
				  exemption shall be made in writing to the appropriate department district
				  office. Exemptions shall be valid for a period of no more than 2 years, but may
				  be renewed by the department.
(1)
				EXEMPTION BASED ON REQUIREMENTS FOR OR ADEQUACY OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
(a)
Municipal facilities.
The following information shall be submitted by a municipality to request an
				exemption from the requirement for a waste separation and recycling collection
				facility within a municipality, based on the requirements for waste separation
				and recycling collection facilities at solid waste disposal facilities or the
				availability of adequate existing waste separation and recycling collection
				facilities:
1. The name of the
				municipality,
2. The population of
				the municipality,
3. The required
				number of facilities, and
4. A
				description of any existing adequate waste separation and recycling collection
				facilities including location, materials collected and the name, address and
				telephone number of a responsible official for the facility or a description of
				any waste separation and recycling collection facilities required at solid
				waste disposal facilities that accept residential waste from the municipality.
Note: The primary responsibility for providing the required
				  waste separation and recycling collection facilities is on the owner or
				  operator of a solid waste disposal facility which receives less than 50,000
				  tons of residential solid waste per year. Municipalities which have the
				  responsibility to provide waste separation and recycling collection facilities
				  are required to provide these facilities if these facilities are not required
				  at the solid waste disposal facilities that accept waste from the municipality
				  or unless otherwise exempted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 542 - Recycling grants to responsible units › Section NR 542.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules under s.
				  287.23,
				  Stats., for the implementation and administration of a grant program for
				  planning, constructing or operating recycling programs with one or more of the
				  components specified in s.
				  287.11(2) (a) to
				  (h), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 542 - Recycling grants to responsible units › Section NR 542.02 - Applicability and cross referencing

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter applies to all applicants and recipients of
				  funding under s.
				  287.23,
				  Stats., for planning, constructing or operating a recycling program. This
				  chapter does not apply to applicants for financial assistance for waste
				  reduction and recycling demonstration grants under s. 287.25, Stats., nor the
				  waste tire grant program under s.
				  287.17,
				  Stats.
The second sentence of this section is without effect and
					 will be removed by future rulemaking. 1995 Wis. Act 227 repealed s.
					 287.17,
					 Stats. 2004 Wis. Act 32 repealed s. 287.25,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 542 - Recycling grants to responsible units › Section NR 542.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Avoided disposal costs" has the meaning specified in s.
				287.23(1)
				(ar), Stats.
(2) "Capital expenses" means construction or
				acquisition costs including improvements or equipment costing $1,000.00 or more
				and with an expected life of 3 years or more.
(3) "Curbside collection" means the
				collection of recyclable materials at the curb, or from an alley or
				roadside.
(4) "Department" means
				the department of natural resources.
(5) "Effective recycling program" means a
				solid waste management program that includes all of the components specified in
				s.
				287.11(2),
				Stats.
(6) "Population" has the
				meaning specified in s.
				287.24(1),
				Stats.
(7) "Postconsumer waste" has
				the meaning specified in s.
				287.01(7),
				Stats.
(8) "Prevailing market rate"
				has the meaning specified in s.
				287.23(1)
				(d), Stats. This means a reasonable estimate
				of the price for a recyclable material that will be paid by a collection
				facility serving the area within the boundaries of a responsible unit during
				the year for which an application for assistance is submitted.
(9) "Recycling center" means a facility that
				accepts source separated materials for processing and marketing.
(10) "Recycling program costs" means the
				collection, transportation, processing and marketing costs incurred as a result
				of any of the following:
(a) Source
				separation of recyclables through the use of either curbside collection or
				drop-off facilities, or both;
(b)
				Processing of source separated materials at a recycling center;
(c) Recovery of recyclables from postconsumer
				waste prior to grinding, shredding, composting or incinerating materials at a
				solid waste facility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management › Chapter NR 542 - Recycling grants to responsible units › Section NR 542.04 - Eligibility for grant assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE
				APPLICANTS. The following responsible units are eligible for assistance under
				this chapter:
(a) For assistance in 1992 to
				1994, any responsible unit.
(b) For
				assistance in 1995 to 2000, a responsible unit that has been determined by the
				department to have an effective recycling program.