Definitions

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.