This article shall be known as the "Solid Waste Management Ordinance
of the Village of New Glarus," hereinafter referred to as "this article."
It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intent of this article to
enhance and improve the environment and promote the health, safety and welfare
of the Village by establishing minimum standards for the storage, collection,
transport, processing, separation, recovery and disposal of solid waste.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings given herein, unless different meanings are clearly indicated
by the context:
AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment engaged in the rearing and slaughtering of animals
and the processing of animal products or orchard and field crops.
BULKY WASTE
Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by
normal collection, processing or disposal methods.
COLLECTION
The picking up and collecting of all garbage and refuse which is
deposited in standard containers or which is securely tied in bundles of appropriate
size and weight and all recyclables deposited in appropriate containers, set
at or near the curb or street edge or in appropriate containers within the
corporate limits of the Village. "Collection," except recyclables, shall also
include the transporting of such garbage and refuse to the Green County Landfill
unless otherwise directed by the Village.
COMMERCIAL
A business operating wholly or partly within the Village boundaries
and all residences or houses having more than four families occupying them
and all single dwelling units having more than three boarders or roomers living
there, being wholly or partly within the Village boundaries.
CONTRACTOR
The person retained by the Village of New Glarus to perform collection
of garbage or refuse, and in appropriate cases also means Village employees.
CURB
The back edge or curb and gutter along a paved street or where one
would be if the street was paved and had curb and gutter.
DEMOLITION WASTES
That portion of solid wastes consisting of wastes from the repair,
remodeling or reconstruction of buildings, such as lumber, roofing and sheathing
scraps, rubble, broken concrete, asphalt and plaster, conduit, pipe, wire,
insulation and any other materials resulting from the demolition of buildings
and improvements.
DISPOSAL
Disposal of any material collected or brought to the sanitary landfill
site, such disposal to be done in accordance with all city, town, village,
county, state and federal regulations.
DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
DUMP
A land site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner that does
not protect the environment.
GARBAGE
Includes every refuse accumulation of animals, fruit or vegetable
matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing
in, or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables originally used for
foodstuffs.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Those wastes such as toxic, radioactive or pathogenic substances
which require special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons or damage
to property and the environment.
INDUSTRIAL
A manufacturing operation or its equivalent operating wholly or partly
within the Village boundaries.
INSTITUTIONAL
Any school, church, hospital, nursing home, or public building wholly
or partly within the Village boundaries.
PERSON
Individuals, firms, corporations and associations, and includes the
plural as well as the singular.
RECYCLABLE WASTE
Waste material that can be remanufactured into usable products and
shall include, by way of enumeration but not by way of limitation, glass,
plastics, newspapers, cardboard, and metals (aluminum, steel, tin, brass,
etc.).
REFUSE
All refuse, except bodily waste, including but not limited to all
rubbish, tin cans, paper, cardboard, glass jars, pieces of glass, bottles,
wood, grass clippings, leaves, ashes, Christmas trees and furniture, which
normally results from the operation of a household or a commercial, institutional,
or industrial operation. Large cartons or crates shall also come under the
definition of "refuse" if such cartons or crates are broken down to a size
suitable for handling by the contractor.
SCAVENGING
The uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in solid waste
management.
STANDARD GARBAGE OR REFUSE CONTAINER
A can or container of not more than 32 gallons' capacity which has
a tight-fitting lid and which is waterproof or a plastic garbage bag of suitable
strength and which does not exceed the same size capacity, a weight limit
which shall be strictly enforced. Containers bearing pickup stickers must
be of the plastic garbage bag type.
STORAGE
The interim containment of solid waste in an approved manner after
generation and prior to collection and ultimate disposal.
STORAGE AREAS
Areas where persons place containers during noncollection days as
well as areas where containers are set out on collection day.
USER
A residential, commercial, industrial or institutional establishment
requiring garbage or recycling service.
WHITE GOODS
Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, water softeners,
dishwashers, air conditioners, freezers, ovens and microwave ovens.
Storage areas shall be kept in a nuisance- and odor-free condition.
Litter shall not be allowed to accumulate. Collection crews will not be responsible
for cleaning up loose materials from any containers which have become ruptured
or broken due to wet conditions, animals, vandalism or other cause. The occupant
and/or owner shall be responsible for cleaning up this litter. Litter not
collected shall not be allowed to accumulate. Violation will result in the
occupant and/or owner being notified to clean up his area, with continued
violation resulting in the owner being prosecuted under the provisions of
this article and other Village ordinances.
The accumulation or deposit of garbage, trash or putrescible animal
or vegetable matter in or upon any lot or land or any public or private place
within the Village which causes the air or environment to become noxious or
offensive or to be in such a condition as to promote the breeding of flies,
mosquitoes or other insects, or to provide a habitat or breeding place for
rodents or other animals, or which otherwise becomes injurious to the public
health is prohibited and declared to constitute a nuisance.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place, deposit
or cause to be deposited, for collection, any waste or refuse not generated
within the corporate limits of the Village of New Glarus. This section shall
not apply to persons who dispose of insignificant amounts of refuse not indicative
of normal household garbage or refuse in appropriate litter receptacles on
the street or in the parks.
The collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish shall be
conducted under the supervision, direction and control of the Village Board
in conformity with this article and with such additional rules and regulations
as may be made from time to time by the Village Board.
This article shall be known as the "Recycling Ordinance for the Village
of New Glarus," hereinafter referred to as "this article."
The purpose of this article is to promote recycling, composting, and
resource recovery through the administration of an effective recycling program,
as provided in § 287.11, Wis. Stats., and Ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm.
Code.
This article is adopted as authorized under § 287.09(3)(b),
Wis. Stats.
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 the 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
Ch. NR 544, Wis. Adm. Code, 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 Village
of New Glarus.
The provisions of this article shall be administered by the Village
Board of the Village of New Glarus in conformity with this article and with
such additional rules and regulations as may be made from time to time.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings given herein, unless different meanings are clearly indicated
by the context:
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.
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 the packaged
article in a shipping container.
C.
Consists of rigid materials shaped to hold and cushion the packaged
article in a shipping container.
HDPE
High-density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 2.
LDPE
Low-density polyethylene, labeled by the SPI Code No. 4.
MAGAZINES
Magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING
A property containing five or more residential units, including those
which are occupied seasonally.
NEWSPAPER
Newspapers 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
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 CONTAINER
An individual, separate, rigid plastic bottle, can, jar or carton,
except for a blister pack, that is originally used to contain a product that
is the subject of a retail sale.
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, 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 MATERIALS
Includes lead acid batteries; major appliances (with and without
freon); 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.
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 material from postconsumer waste:
B. Major appliances with freon.
C. Major appliances without freon.
H. Corrugated paper or other container board.
I. Foam polystyrene packaging.
O. Rigid plastic containers made of PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE,
PP, PS and other resins or multiple resins.
The separation requirements of §
257-20 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 §
257-20 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 §
257-20F through
Q for which a variance has been granted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under § 287.11(2m), Wis. Stats., or § NR 544.14, Wis. Adm. Code.
To the greatest extent practicable, the recyclable materials separated in accordance with §
257-20 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-unit residences, multiple-family
dwellings and nonresidential facilities and properties shall manage lead acid
batteries, major appliances (with and without freon), waste oil and yard waste
as follows:
A. Batteries. Lead acid batteries shall be deposited at
sites set forth by the Village of New Glarus; the addresses of these sites
are available from the Village Clerk-Treasurer or are in the Village of New
Glarus Recycling News.
B. Waste oil. Waste oil shall be deposited at sites set
forth by the Village of New Glarus; the addresses of these sites are available
from the Village Clerk-Treasurer or are in the Village of New Glarus Recycling
News.
C. Appliances with freon. Major appliances with freon shall
be picked up by the Village of New Glarus' designated hauler after a payment
of a fee set by the Village Board. The fee is to cover the cost of collection
of the appliance and the evacuation of freon.
D. Appliances without freon. Major appliances without freon
shall be picked up by the Village of New Glarus' designated hauler after a
payment of a fee set by the Village Board. The fee is to cover the cost of
collection of the appliance.
E. Yard wastes. Yard waste shall be deposited at a site
and time specified by the Village Board in conjunction with the Public Works
Department. The collection site will be open, at a minimum, part of one day
a week. Yard waste may also be composted by the individual residents. Instructions
on composting are available at the Village Library or Village Hall.
Except as otherwise directed by the Village Board, 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 §
257-20F through
Q:
A. Aluminum containers shall be rinsed thoroughly and flattened
to save space.
B. Bimetal containers shall be rinsed thoroughly and flattened
to save space.
C. Corrugated paper or other container board shall be broken
down and bundled.
D. Foam polystyrene packaging shall be broken down and bundled.
E. Glass containers shall be rinsed thoroughly with caps
removed. Broken glass is not acceptable.
F. Magazines, newspaper, brown paper bags and office paper
may be mixed. They may be put in brown paper bags or tied in bundles. They
must be kept clean and dry.
G. Rigid plastic containers shall be prepared and collected
as follows:
(1) Plastic containers made of PETE shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
(2) Plastic containers made of HDPE shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
(3) Plastic containers made of PVC shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
The starting date for collection will be determined by availability of purchase
markets.
(4) Plastic containers made of LDPE shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
The starting date for collection will be determined by availability of purchase
markets.
(5) Plastic containers made of PP shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
The starting date for collection will be determined by availability of purchase
markets.
(6) Plastic containers made of PS shall be rinsed thoroughly,
flattened to save space and placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
The starting date for collection will be determined by availability of purchase
markets.
(7) Plastic containers made of other resins or multiple resins
shall be rinsed thoroughly, flattened to save space and placed at the curb
on the day designated for collection. The starting date for collection will
be determined by availability of purchase markets.
H. Steel containers shall be rinsed and flattened, have
labels removed and be placed at the curb on the day designated for collection.
I. Waste tires shall be clean and off the rim. They will
be collected on designated spring and fall cleanup days.
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 §
257-20F through
Q which have been separated for recycling, except that waste tires may be burned for energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility.