Section NR 540.03 - Definitions(1) "Aluminum" means aluminum cans.(2) "Critical habitat areas" means any habitat determined by the department to be critical to the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species listed in ch. NR 27.(3) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(4) "Floodplain" means the land which has been or may hereafter be covered by flood water during the regional flood as defined in ch. NR 116.(5) "Glass" means glass bottles, jars and other containers and does not include window glass, pyrex, light bulbs or other noncontainer glass.(6) "Municipality" means any town, village, city or county in the state.(7) "Plastic" means a rigid or semi-rigid container made of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or other recyclable plastic.(8) "Residential solid waste" means solid waste generated within households, and does not include commercial waste, industrial waste, demolition waste, construction waste, septage, or brush or other wastes not produced within a household.(9) "Solid waste disposal facility" means a licensed solid waste facility for the discharge, deposit, injection or placing of any solid waste into or on the land. This term does not include facilities for the collection, storage, transfer, transportation or treatment of solid waste.(10) "Waste separation and recycling collection facility" means a system of containers, equipment or other structures to collect source separated newsprint, aluminum, glass or plastic for the purpose of recycling. The facility does not need to collect all 4 materials at one location.(11) "Wetland" means an area where water is at, near, or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 540.03
Cr. Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88.Waste separation and recycling collection facilities for newsprint, glass, aluminum and plastic are required to be established both at solid waste disposal facilities accepting less than 50,000 tons of residential waste, and in communities of population of over 10,000 people unless otherwise exempted. For facilities in communities, the requirements are as follows: In counties of 10,000-50,000 people one facility is required; the county shall provide the facility if no facility is available. In counties of 50,000 or more people: If no city, village or town is above 10,000 in population, the county is to provide for at least one facility. For cities, villages and towns of over 10,000 in population, the required number of facilities is: If the population is over 10,000 but less than 50,000 - one If the population is at least 50,000 but under 100,000 - 2 If the population is 100,000 or more - 3 plus one for each additional 100,000 in population. Exemptions can be granted if there are already an adequate number of recycling facilities listed in a DNR directory or if the required facilities are not economically feasible. It is not necessary for all 4 materials to be collected at a single location, or under common ownership.