[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Outdoor burning — See Ch. 84.
[Adopted 5-26-1983]
The provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Standards adopted and published
as Chapters NR 180 and 181 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code are hereby
adopted and by reference made a part of this article as if fully set forth
herein.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the town, to establish,
maintain, conduct or operate a solid waste disposal operation in the Town
of St. Joseph.[1]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which fails to comply with the
provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less
than $10 nor more than $200 for each offense, together with the costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall
be imprisoned in the county jail of St. Croix County until said forfeiture
and costs are paid, but not to exceed 30 days for each violation. Each violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 12-15-1994]
The purpose of this article is to promote, regulate and require the
separation, collection and processing of recyclable materials to the greatest
extent feasible.
This article is enacted pursuant to W.S.A. s. 287.09(3)(b). The provisions
of the St. Croix County Recycling Ordinance are adopted and made a part hereof
by reference, except as otherwise provided herein.
Owners and occupants of single-family and multifamily residences and
nonresidential facilities located within or conducting business in the Town
of St. Joseph are required to separate and/or recycle from their solid waste
those items identified in Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the St. Croix County Recycling
Ordinance.
Definitions shall include, but not be limited to, those definitions
included in the St. Croix County Recycling Ordinance.
All solid waste haulers or recyclers conducting business within the Town of St. Joseph must provide for collection of recyclable materials at least one time per month. All haulers or recyclers must register with the Town Clerk and file appropriate reports as listed in § 163-9. All haulers or recyclers must offer at least one volume-based pricing option. All haulers or recyclers must provide their customers with instructions on how to sort and package their recyclable materials. A copy of this information should be provided to the Town Clerk.
A.
Any solid waste hauler or recycler registered by the
Town of St. Joseph to collect any recyclable material in the town shall be
required to maintain appropriate records for the town and to report, in writing,
to the Town Clerk at least annually, by February 1 of each year, sufficient
and accurate information and data related to the amount, weight and type of
recyclable material, waste and other material collected in the town in the
previous year. The information and data to be provided shall be sufficient
in detail to allow the town to meet the recyclable material collection, compliance
and data requirements established for the town in Chapter NR 544 of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code or its successor chapter. The annual reports must be submitted
on a form available from the Town Clerk.
B.
This report shall specifically include amounts, types
and weights for newspapers, corrugated paper, magazines, aluminum containers,
steel and bimetal containers, plastic containers, glass containers and foam
polystyrene packages. This report may include weight slips and a statement
identifying how recyclable materials are processed and marketable and what,
if any, material was rejected for processing.
C.
All documents relating to recycling in the Town of St.
Joseph shall be retained for a period of three years by the solid waste hauler
or recycler and shall be available for review by town officials.
