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 540.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Aluminum" means aluminum cans.
(2) "Critical habitat areas" means any
				habitat determined by the department to be critical to the continued existence
				of any endangered or threatened species listed in ch. NR 27.
(3) "Department" means the department of
				natural resources.
(4) "Floodplain"
				means the land which has been or may hereafter be covered by flood water during
				the regional flood as defined in ch. NR 116.
(5) "Glass" means glass bottles, jars and
				other containers and does not include window glass, pyrex, light bulbs or other
				noncontainer glass.
(6)
				"Municipality" means any town, village, city or county in the state.
(7) "Plastic" means a rigid or semi-rigid
				container made of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene
				terephthalate (PET) or other recyclable plastic.
(8) "Residential solid waste" means solid
				waste generated within households, and does not include commercial waste,
				industrial waste, demolition waste, construction waste, septage, or brush or
				other wastes not produced within a household.
(9) "Solid waste disposal facility" means a
				licensed solid waste facility for the discharge, deposit, injection or placing
				of any solid waste into or on the land. This term does not include facilities
				for the collection, storage, transfer, transportation or treatment of solid
				waste.
(10) "Waste separation and
				recycling collection facility" means a system of containers, equipment or other
				structures to collect source separated newsprint, aluminum, glass or plastic
				for the purpose of recycling. The facility does not need to collect all 4
				materials at one location.
(11)
				"Wetland" means an area where water is at, near, or above the land surface long
				enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which
				has soils indicative of wet conditions.
Waste separation and recycling collection facilities for
					 newsprint, glass, aluminum and plastic are required to be established both at
					 solid waste disposal facilities accepting less than 50,000 tons of residential
					 waste, and in communities of population of over 10,000 people unless otherwise
					 exempted. For facilities in communities, the requirements are as follows: In
					 counties of 10,000-50,000 people one facility is required; the county shall
					 provide the facility if no facility is available. In counties of 50,000 or more
					 people: If no city, village or town is above 10,000 in population, the county
					 is to provide for at least one facility. For cities, villages and towns of over
					 10,000 in population, the required number of facilities is: If the population
					 is over 10,000 but less than 50,000 - one If the population is at least 50,000
					 but under 100,000 - 2 If the population is 100,000 or more - 3 plus one for
					 each additional 100,000 in population. Exemptions can be granted if there are
					 already an adequate number of recycling facilities listed in a DNR directory or
					 if the required facilities are not economically feasible. It is not necessary
					 for all 4 materials to be collected at a single location, or under common
					 ownership.