[Adopted 8-22-2006 (Title
8, Ch. 3, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
For the purpose of this article:
ALUMINUM
Aluminum foil trays and aluminum foil and aluminum cans used
for food and other nonhazardous materials, but excluding aerosol cans
and cans that held paint-related products, pesticides, or other toxic
or hazardous substances.
BAGS
Clear, colorless plastic bags designated for refuse, with
sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted
by top. With a capacity not to exceed 30 gallons and a loaded weight
of no more than 50 pounds.
BIMETAL AND TIN CANS
Tin-coated and steel cans, bimetal cans used for food preparation
and other nonhazardous materials, but excluding aerosol cans and cans
that held paint, paint-related products, pesticides, or other toxic
or hazardous substances.
COLLECTOR
The contractor selected by the Village to collect solid waste.
CONTAINER BOARD
Corrugated paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping
containers and related products.
CONTAINER GLASS
Includes container glass only. "Glass" does not include ceramic
cups, dishes, ovenware, plate glass, safety and window glass, heat-resistant
glass such as Pyrex, lead-based glass such as crystal, or TV tubes.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Includes corrugated cardboard only, it does not include waxed
cardboard or chipboard such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes, and similar
materials.
FOAM POLYSTYRENE PACKAGING
Packaging made primarily from foam polystyrene that satisfies
one of the following criteria:
A.
Is designed for serving food or beverages.
B.
Consists of loose particles intended to fill space and cushion
a packaged article in a shipping container.
C.
Consists of rigid materials shaped to hold and cushion a packaged
article in a shipping container.
GARBAGE
And includes all waste resulting from the use, preparation,
cooking or consumption of food.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any substance or combination of substances, including any
waste of a solid, semisolid, or gaseous form, which may cause or significantly
contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible
or incapacitating reversible illness or which may pose a substantial
present or potential hazard to human health or environment because
of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious
characteristics. This term includes, but is not limited to, substances
which are toxic, corrosive, flammable, irritants, strong sensitizers
or explosives as determined by the Village.
HDPE
High-density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 2.
LDPE
Low-density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 4.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
Automotive and related batteries that are comprised of lead
plates and an acid electrolyte, the definition does not include nickel
cadium batteries, dry cell batteries, flashlight batteries or batteries
used in calculators, watches, hearing aides or similar devices.
MAGAZINES
Magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer,
clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, oven, refrigerator or stove,
residential and commercial furnaces, boilers, dehumidifiers and water
heaters, and allowing the disposal of microwaves if the capacitor
has been removed.
MIXED PAPERS
Shall include all grades of papers, including white, colored,
ledger, shiny, coated, carbonless or NCR papers; envelopes, including
windowed, labeled, and kraft; magazines, phone books, computer printout
paper, glued pads and tablets, file folders, keypunch cards, Post-it
notes, spiral notebooks, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.; can include
paper clips and staples; does not include hand towels or other paper
products from restrooms or soiled napkins and paper plates; also does
not include carbon paper, cellophane, or any waxed paper.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING
A property containing five or more residential units, including
those which are occupied seasonally.
NEWSPAPERS
Shall include newspapers and newspaper advertisements printed
on newsprint, but does not include catalogues, magazines, cardboard,
or other paper products.
NONRECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Any material other than a recyclable material and includes
garbage, rubbish and other solid waste, including but not limited
to ashes, plastic material other than the type included within recyclable
materials, ceramics, broken glass of all types, window glass, styrofoam,
Pyrex, light bulbs, mirrors, china, waxed paper, waxed cardboard,
furniture, carpeting, used clothing and other materials not defined
as recyclable materials for purposes of this article.
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 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 No. 1.
PLASTIC BOTTLES
Shall includes only plastic bottles clearly marked with the
recycling emblem, encircling the No. 1 (PET or PETE) or the No. 2
(HDPE); does not include motor oil bottles, even if they are labeled
No. 1 or No. 2.
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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
PP
Polypropylene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 5.
PS
Polystyrene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 6.
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride, labeled by the SPI Code No. 3.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Includes lead-acid batteries, major appliances, waste oil,
yard waste, aluminum containers, corrugated paper and other container
board, glass containers, magazines, newspapers, office paper, rigid
plastic containers including those of PETE and HDPE, steel containers,
waste tires and bimetal containers.
RECYCLABLE PLASTIC GENERALLY
High-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate
plastic containers and specifically means any plastic containers described
as recyclable on the list maintained at the office of the Village
Clerk-Treasurer, which list is incorporated herein by reference and
is subject to revision and updating at any time.
SOLID WASTE
Has the meaning specified in § 289.01(33), Wis.
Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
SOLID WASTE FACILITY
Has the meaning specified in § 289.01(35), Wis.
Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
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.
TIN CANS
Shall include tin-coated metal cans and steel containers.
WASTE OIL
Contaminated petroleum-derived or synthetic oil, including
but not limited to motor oil, vehicle lubricants or coolants.
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 four inches
in diameter or four feet in length and holiday trees. This term does
not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.
The separation requirements of §
392-3 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 §
392-3 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
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 specified in §
392-3 for which a variance has been granted by the Department of Natural Resources under § 287.11(2m), Wis. Stats., or § NR 544.14, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
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 §
392-3 which have been separated for recycling, except waste tires may be burned with energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility.