For the purpose of this chapter:
BIMETAL CONTAINER
A container for carbonated malt beverages that is made primarily
of a combination of steel and aluminum.
COLLECTOR or HAULER
The person authorized by the Town Board to collect, transport,
and dispose of garbage, rubbish, solid waste, or recyclable material.
CONTAINER BOARD
Corrugated paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping
containers and related products.
GREEN BOX RECYCLABLE MATERIAL FACILITY
Recyclable material containers placed by the Town, its agents
or its contractor(s) to be used by the service recipients in the Town
for the temporary collection of recyclable material.
HDPE
High density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code #2.
LDPE
Low density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code #4.
MAGAZINES
Magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer,
boilers, humidifiers, clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave
oven (with capacitor removed), oven, refrigerator or stove.
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 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
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, local
governmental unit, as defined in § 66.0131(1)(a), Wis. Stats.,
state agency or authority or federal agency.
PETE
Polyethylene terephthalate, labeled by the SPI Code #1.
POST-CONSUMER 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, labeled by the SPI Code #5.
PS
Polystyrene, labeled by the SPI Code #6.
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride, labeled by the SPI Code #3.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Lead acid batteries; major appliances; waste oil; yard waste;
aluminum containers; corrugated paper or other container board; foam
polystyrene packaging; glass containers; magazines; newspaper; office
paper; rigid plastic containers, including those made of PETE, HDPE,
PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and other resins or multiple resins; 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 woody vegetative material no greater than six inches in
diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with
intact root balls.
The title of this chapter is the Town of Koshkonong "Recycling
Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted as authorized under § 287.09(3)(b),
Wis. Stats., or its successor provision. Any changes in the State
of Wisconsin's recycling laws or statutory requirements relative
to qualifications for State grant applications shall be deemed immediately
adopted and incorporated into this chapter.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to 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 chapter may be inconsistent
or conflicting, the more restrictive requirements or interpretation
shall apply. Where a provision of this chapter is required by Wisconsin
Statutes, or by a standard in Ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm. Code, or its successor
chapter and where the ordinance provision is unclear, the provision
shall be interpreted in light of the Wisconsin Statutes and Ch. NR
544, Wis. Adm. Code, standards or its successor chapter in effect
on the date of the adoption of this chapter, or in effect on the date
of the most recent text amendment to this chapter.
The requirements of this chapter apply to all persons in the
Town of Koshkonong.
The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the
Town Board of the Town of Koshkonong or its designee.
The provisions of this chapter shall take effect on September
30, 1994.
The owner or occupant of each residence, residential unit, place
of business, industry, institution or other place providing foods
or services of any type shall cooperate in the recycling of recyclable
material by performing the following:
A. Except as provided in Subsections
B and
C below hereafter, all recyclable material shall be separated from other solid waste. Recyclable materials shall be placed in appropriate recycling containers for collection in the same manner as regular solid waste according to the collection schedule. Recyclables shall not be placed in containers with solid waste.
B. Newspapers and mixed paper shall be placed in the appropriate container
and placed at the curb with solid waste on the designated collection
date for collection by the Town's solid waste collector. Bundles
or separated newspapers shall not be placed in containers with solid
waste. No newspapers or mixed paper, except contaminated paper or
paper otherwise rendered useless for recycling purposes, shall be
disposed of with solid waste.
C. Owners of multifamily dwellings and commercial properties must contract
separately with the hauler of their choice for garbage and recycling
hauling and disposal services. Owners of such properties, shall notify
tenants or employees as to the requirements of this Town of Koshkonong
recycling ordinance, including, but not limited to, the preparation
of recyclable materials in order to meet the processing requirements
of this chapter, and the prohibition for the placement of recyclables
in containers with solid waste.
D. Rimless tires, lead-acid batteries, and used oil shall be kept separate
from other solid waste materials and shall be placed for collection
in the same manner as regular solid waste on the designated collection
date. These items may also be recycled at private businesses where
they are purchased or at private recycling centers.
E. Owners of nonresidential facilities must provide separate containers
for recyclable materials and regular collection of those containers,
and must notify all users of these facilities semiannually of reasons
to reduce and recycle, which materials are collected, how to prepare
recyclable materials in order to meet the processing requirements
of the responsible unit's or out-of-state unit's recycling
program, collection methods or sites, locations and hours of operation,
and a contact person or company, including a name, address and telephone
number.
F. All nonresidential facilities and multifamily dwellings shall have
on file with the Town a description of their individual recycling
programs. The Town may conduct annual audits and inspections to insure
compliance with this recycling chapter.
The separation requirements of §
466-9 do not apply to any occupants of the Town regarding the following:
A. Occupants of single-family and two-to-four-unit residences, multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties that send their post-consumer waste to a processing facility licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Resources that recovers the materials specified in §
466-9 from solid waste in as pure a form as is technically feasible.
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B. Solid waste from these occupants which is burned as a supplemental
fuel at a facility if less than 30% of the heat input to the facility
is derived from the solid waste burned as supplemental fuel.
C. A recyclable material of these occupants specified in §
466-9 for which a variance has been granted to the Town by the Department of Natural Resources under § 287.11(2m), Wis. Stats., or NR 544.14, Wis. Adm. Code, or their successor provisions.
D. A recyclable material for which the Town Board has obtained the above
variances from the DNR under § 287.11(2m), Wis. Stats.,
or its successor provision, and the Town Board does not require separation
of this recyclable material from post-consumer waste.
The Town, with the assistance of the recycling committee, and
the designated recycling contractor, shall conduct an ongoing public
information and consumer and youth education program concerning local
and state recycling and waste reduction efforts.
No items which have been separated for recycling shall be disposed
of in a solid waste disposal facility or burned in a solid waste treatment
facility.
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The Town Board will annually review the amounts paid for garbage
and recycling hauling and disposable services and allocate the same
to all residential properties in the Town of Koshkonong, regardless
of whether their usage and occupancy is year-round or seasonal. Such
assessment shall be placed in equal amounts on all such residential
tax bills. The assessments for each year shall be made and contained
on the tax bills issued each December for the preceding year, such
that the initial assessment levied in December 2018, shall be for
the 2018 calendar year.