[Adopted 9-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-10]
The purpose of this article is to promote recycling, composting,
and resource recovery through the administration of an effective recycling
program in the Town and to allow the Town to comply with Ch. 287,
Wis. Stats., and Ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm. Code, or their successor provisions.
This article is adopted as authorized under § 287.09(3)(b),
Wis. Stats, or its successor provision.
It is not intended by this article to repeal, abrogate, annul,
impair or interfere with any existing rules, regulations, ordinances
or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However,
whenever this article imposes greater restrictions, the provisions
of this article shall apply.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
article shall be held to be the minimum requirements and shall not
be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the
Wisconsin Statutes. Where any terms or requirements of this article
may be inconsistent or conflicting, the more restrictive requirements
or interpretation shall apply. Where a provision of this article is
required by Wisconsin Statutes or by a standard in Ch. NR 544, Wis.
Adm. Code, and where the article provision is unclear, the provision
shall be interpreted in light of the Wisconsin Statutes and the Chapter
NR 544 standards in effect on the date of the adoption of this article,
or in effect on the date of the most recent text amendment to this
article.
The requirements of this article apply to all persons within
the Town of Addison.
The provisions of this article shall be administered by the
Town Board of the Town of Addison or its designee.
These provisions pursuant to Ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm. Code, must
take effect on or before January 1, 1995. The provisions of this article
shall take effect on November 1, 1994.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
BIMETAL CONTAINER
A container for carbonated or malt beverages that is made
primarily of a combination of steel and aluminum.
CONTAINER BOARD
Corrugated paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping
containers and related products.
HDPE
High-density polyethylene plastic containers marked by the
SPI Code No. 2.
LDPE
Low-density polyethylene plastic containers marked by the
SPI Code No. 4.
MAGAZINES
Magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer,
clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave oven, oven, refrigerator,
stove, residential or commercial furnaces, boilers, dehumidifiers
and water heaters.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING
A property containing five or more residential units, including
those which are occupied seasonally.
NEWSPAPER
A newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint.
OFFICE PAPER
High-grade printing and writing papers from offices in nonresidential
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.
PERSON
Includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association,
local government unit, as defined in § 66.0131(1)(a), Wis.
Stats., state agency or authority or federal agency.
PETE
Polyethylene terephthalate plastic containers marked by the
SPI Code No. 1.
POSTCONSUMER WASTE
Solid waste other than solid waste generated in the production
of goods, hazardous waste, as defined in § 291.01(7), Wis.
Stats., waste from construction and demolition of structures, scrap
automobiles, or high-volume industrial waste, as defined in § 289.01(17),
Wis. Stats.
PP
Polypropylene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No.
5.
PS
Polystyrene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No.
6.
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride plastic containers marked by the SPI Code
No. 3.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Includes lead acid batteries; major appliances; waste oil;
yard waste; aluminum containers; corrugated paper or other container
board; foam polystyrene packaging; glass containers; magazines; newspapers;
office paper; plastic containers, including those made of PETE, HDPE,
PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and mixed or other plastic resin types; steel containers;
waste tires; and bimetal containers.
SOLID WASTE
Has the meaning specified in § 289.01(33), Wis.
Stats.
SOLID WASTE TREATMENT
Any method, technique or process which is designed to change
the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of solid
waste. "Treatment" includes incineration.
WASTE TIRE
A tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose
because of wear, damage or defect.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush,
including clean woody vegetative material no greater than six inches
in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots, or shrubs with
intact root balls.
Occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences,
multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties
shall separate the following materials from postconsumer waste:
G. Corrugated paper or other container board.
H. Foam polystyrene packaging.
J. Magazines or other materials printed on similar paper.
K. Newspapers or other materials printed on newsprint
M. Plastic containers made of PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and mixed
or other plastic resin types.
The separation requirements of §
300-9 do not apply to the following:
A. Occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences, multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties that send their postconsumer waste to a processing facility licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that recovers the materials specified in §
300-9 from solid waste in as pure a form as is technically feasible.
B. Solid waste which is burned as a supplemental fuel at a facility
is less than 30% of the heat input to the facility is derived from
the solid waste burned as supplemental fuel.
C. A recyclable material specified in §
300-9 for which a variance or exemption has been granted by the Department of Natural Resources under § 287.07(7)(d) or 287.11(2m), Wis. Stats., or § NR 544.14, Wis. Adm. Code.
To the greatest extent practicable, the recyclable materials separated in accordance with §
300-9 shall be clean and kept free of contaminants such as food or product residue, oil or grease, or other nonrecyclable materials, including but not limited to household hazardous waste, medical waste, and agricultural chemical containers. Recyclable materials shall be stored in a manner which protects them from wind, rain, and other inclement weather conditions.
Occupants of single-family and two- to four-family residences,
multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties,
except as otherwise directed by order of the Town Board, shall manage
lead acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil, and yard waste as
follows:
A. Lead acid batteries shall be unbroken and taken to a commercial establishment
that accepts batteries.
B. Clothes dryers, clothes washers, dishwashers, ovens, and stoves shall
be placed in designated areas during scheduled times at the recycling
center. All doors must be removed from all appliances. Scrap iron
shall be placed in designated areas during scheduled times. Residential
and commercial air conditioners, freezers, microwave ovens, refrigerators,
and dehumidifiers shall be taken to a commercial establishment that
accepts such appliances.
C. Waste oil shall be prepared as directed and taken to a commercial
establishment that accepts waste oil.
D. Yard waste shall be placed as directed at the recycling center.
Except as otherwise directed by the Town Board of the Town of Addison, occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences shall do the following for the preparation and collection of the separated materials specified in §
300-9E through
O:
A. Aluminum containers shall be rinsed free of product residue, crushed,
kept dry and prepared as directed.
B. Bimetal containers shall be rinsed free of product residue, crushed,
kept dry and prepared as directed.
C. Corrugated paper or other container board shall be free of debris,
flattened, kept dry, and properly tied or packaged.
D. Foam polystyrene packaging shall be free of debris, flattened, kept
dry, and properly tied or packaged.
E. Glass containers shall be rinsed free of product residue with covers
removed, kept dry and prepared as directed.
F. Magazines or other materials printed on similar paper shall be kept
dry, separated from newsprint and properly tied or bagged.
G. Newspapers or other materials printed on newsprint shall be kept
dry and properly tied or bagged.
H. Office paper shall be in cardboard boxes, kept dry and tied together.
I. Plastic containers made of PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS or mixed
or other plastic resin types shall be rinsed free of product residue
with covers removed, kept dry, crushed and prepared as directed.
J. Tin/steel containers shall be rinsed free of product residue, shall
have labels removed, kept dry, crushed and properly packaged.
K. Waste tires shall not be accepted and shall be taken to commercial
establishments that accept tires.
No person may dispose of in a solid waste disposal facility or burn in a solid waste treatment facility any of the materials specified in §
300-9E through
O which have been separated for recycling, except waste tires may be burned with energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility.
It shall be unlawful for any person, unless under contract with
or licensed by the Town of Addison, to collect or remove any recyclable
material that has been deposited or placed at the curb or in a container
adjacent to a home or nonresidential building for the purposes of
collection for recycling.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place for disposal any
of the following wastes: hazardous and toxic waste, chemicals, explosives,
flammable liquids, paint, trees and stumps, construction debris, carcasses,
and medical wastes (unless personal needles which shall be contained
in cardboard to eliminate injury to collection personnel).
It shall be unlawful for any person to bring refuse for disposal
(and recyclables) from outside the corporate limits into the Town
of Addison, unless authorized by written agreement with the municipality.
The Town of Addison has the right to reject any recyclable material that is not prepared in accordance with the specifications of §§
300-12 and
300-13 of this article.
The Town Board of the Town of Addison reserves the right to
designate additional solid waste materials as recyclable or currently
collected materials as no longer recyclable, in accordance with state
law, and to either add or delete them from any services provided by
the Town of Addison. The Town of Addison shall provide written notice
to its residents of this declaration.