This article shall govern and apply to the generation, collection,
management and disposal of refuse and recycling in the Village and
the collection of refuse and recycling by the Village Department of
Public Works. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring solid waste
into the Village for the purpose of collection by the Whitefish Bay
Department of Public Works, which waste was not generated within the
Village.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BRUSH
Any woody material over 1/4 inch but less than six inches
in diameter from a tree, bush or plant, including, but not limited
to, tree branches, small trees, prunings and trimmings. Brush does
not include stumps, roots or root balls.
CART
A container provided or sold by the Village for the collection
of refuse or recycling.
CONSTRUCTION
The assembly of materials to create a new building, building
improvement or lot improvement.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS/WASTE
Materials resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair
and demolition of utilities, structures, buildings, lot improvements,
and roads, including but not limited to the following: bricks, concrete,
and other masonry materials; soils; rocks; wood, including painted,
treated, and coated wood and wood products; wall coverings; plaster;
drywall; aluminum and vinyl siding; plumbing fixtures; non-asbestos
insulation; roofing shingles and other roof coverings; reclaimed asphalt
pavement; glass; plastics; electrical wiring, and piping or metals
incidental to any of those materials, blocks, broken concrete, plaster,
wire and wood lath, timbers and wood building products and other similar
nonputrescible materials. This term does not include materials that
cannot be recycled because of lead, asbestos or other hazardous materials
content, or materials which the Department of Public Works, from time
to time, may declare are no longer eligible for Village recycling
services.
CONTRACTOR
Any person, other than the property owner, who is responsible
for the construction, demolition, or remodeling of a building or lot
improvement, or any part thereof, where such work requires the issuance
of a building, plumbing, electrical, HVAC or demolition permit under
the Municipal Code.
DEMOLITION
The razing or other intentional destruction of all or part
of any single structure.
DOMESTIC WASTE
Solid waste material resulting from residential habitation
and housekeeping. The Village collects domestic waste from single-family
dwellings, duplexes, three-family dwellings and condominiums. A parsonage
or rectory shall be deemed residential when it falls within one of
the above classifications. Municipal facilities are deemed residential
and are considered to be generators of domestic waste for purposes
of this article.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A device that requires electric current or electromagnetic
fields to function and that contains a circuit board.
HOUSEHOLD SHARP MEDICAL WASTE
Sharps and any type of domestic waste product capable of
puncturing or lacerating the skin that is designed or used to treat,
diagnose, or prevent a disease or medical condition, including, but
not limited to, scalpels, hypodermic needles and lancets.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, boiler, clothes
dryer, clothes washer, dehumidifier, dishwasher, humidifier, freezer,
furnace, microwave oven, oven, pressure tank, and refrigerator, stove
or water heater.
NONRESIDENTIAL REFUSE AND RECYCLING
Refuse and recycling from private, commercial, retail, industrial
or institutional facilities and properties not otherwise defined as
residential in this article.
PARKWAY
The area immediately adjacent to the street pavement usually
between the public sidewalk and street curb.
PERSON
Includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, local governmental unit, as defined in § 66.0131(1)(a),
Wis. Stats., state agency or authority, or federal agency.
PLASTIC
Any of the following plastic products and containers labeled
with recycling arrows and the most current Society of the Plastics
Industry (SPI) (or successor) code No. 1 through No. 7, described
as follows:
A.
SPI code No. 1 is PETE, polyethylene terephthalate.
B.
SPI code No. 2 is HDPE, high-density polyethylene.
C.
SPI code No. 3 is PVC, polyvinyl chloride.
D.
SPI code No. 4 is LDPE, low-density polyethylene.
E.
SPI code No. 5 is PP, polypropylene.
F.
SPI code No. 6 is PS, polystyrene or EPS, expanded polystyrene;
commonly called "block polystyrene."
G.
SPI code No. 7 is other resins or multiple resins.
H.
This definition does not include plastic bags used for refuse
collection.
RECYCLABLES
Waste material that is capable of being recycled for future
use and eligible for Village recycling services, including, without
limitation, aluminum containers; corrugated paper or other containerboard;
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, as described further
below:
B.
BIMETAL CONTAINERA container for carbonated or malt beverages that are made primarily of a combination of steel and aluminum.
C.
CONTAINER BOARDCorrugated paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping containers and related products.
D.
MAGAZINESMagazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
E.
MIXED PAPERMiscellaneous household paper, including junk mail, school paper, brown paper bags, magazines, gift, shoe and cereal boxes, and similar material.
F.
NEWSPAPERA newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint.
G.
(1)
The term "office paper" means 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.
(2)
The term "office paper" does not include industrial process
waste.
H.
The Department of Public Works may designate other waste materials
as recyclables from time to time.
RECYCLE
Any process by which materials are collected, separated,
processed into raw materials for new, reused or reconstituted products,
or for the recovery of materials for energy production processes.
REFUSE
Solid waste acceptable for disposal in a sanitary landfill.
Refuse does not include recyclables.
REMODELING
Any improvement or alteration made to buildings or lot improvements
that do not involve the complete demolition and reconstruction of
the building.
RESIDENTIAL REFUSE AND RECYCLABLES
Materials generated by one-, two- and three-family residences
and condominiums as well as rectories, parsonages, and municipal facilities.
SANITARY LANDFILL
A facility that is licensed, designed and constructed to
receive refuse.
SHARPS
Medical equipment or clinical laboratory articles that may
cause punctures or cuts. Sharps include, but are not limited to, contaminated,
used, unused and disinfected items listed in Wis. Adm. Code § NR
526.05(1).
SHARPS CONTAINER
A leakproof, rigid, puncture-resistant container that is
taped closed or tightly lidded to prevent the loss of the sharps waste.
SOLID WASTE
Any refuse, recyclables or other salvageable materials that
are removed from a property when discarded.
WASTE OIL
Used motor oil, transmission fluid or other lubricating oil.
WASTE TIRE
A tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose
because of wear, damage or defect.
YARD WASTE
All lawn and garden waste (including garden plants and thatch), but not including grass clippings, leaves, brush, stumps, compost, roots, root balls, soil, sand, rocks, concrete, brick, or other construction waste. Grass clippings are not collected per §§
10-9A(5) and
10-11B(1).