Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Bi-metal container” means a container for beverages that is made primarily of a combination of steel and aluminum. (4) “Curbside collection” means a system for collecting recyclable materials from residential properties, including from the curb, alley, backyard or roadside, and for transporting the recyclable materials for processing and marketing. (5) “Current service area” has the meaning specified in s. 287.07 (7) (b) 1. a. , Stats. (6) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (6m) “Designated agent” means any person who, on behalf of or by agreement with the owner or operator of a multiple-family dwelling or a non-residential facility or property, provides goods or services at that location. (7) “Drop-off collection” means a system for collecting recyclable materials in which the recyclable materials are taken by individuals to designated collection sites and deposited into designated containers from which the recyclable materials are transported for processing and marketing. (8am) “Floodplain” has the meaning specified in s. NR 500.03 (87) . (9) “HDPE” means high density polyethylene. (10) “LDPE” means low density polyethylene. (11) “Magazines” means magazines and other materials printed on similar paper. (12) “Materials recovery facility” has the meaning specified in s. 287.27 (1) , Stats. (13) “Multiple-family dwelling” means a structure containing 5 or more residential units, including units that are occupied seasonally. (14) “Multiple-municipality responsible unit” means a responsible unit that is made up of more than one unit of government or solid waste management system. (18) “Municipality” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (4) , Stats. (19) “Newspaper” means a newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint. (21) “Non-residential facilities and properties” means commercial, retail, industrial, institutional, and governmental facilities and properties. “Non-residential facilities and properties” includes any location at which goods or services are provided or manufactured, including locations under construction, demolition, or remodeling, or used for special events such as fairs, festivals, sport venues, conferences, and exhibits. (21am) “Nuisance conditions” means conditions which result in an unreasonable threat or danger to public health, safety or welfare, or to the environment. (22) “Office paper” means a variety of high grade printing and writing papers. “Office paper” does not include industrial process waste, newspaper, or packaging. (23) “Operating solid waste treatment facility” has the meaning specified in s. 287.07 (7) (b) 1. b. , Stats. (26) “Person” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (5m) , Stats. (27) “PETE” means polyethylene terephthalate. (27m) “Plastic container” has the meaning specified under s. 287.01 (6) , Stats. (28) “PP” means polypropylene. (28m) “PS” means polystyrene. (29) “PVC” means polyvinyl chloride. (30) “Postconsumer waste” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (7) , Stats. (31g) “Processing” means baling, shredding, pulverizing, composting, separating or otherwise treating or altering by some means to facilitate the further transport, recycling or reuse of solid waste intended to be recycled or reused. (31r) “Processing facility” has the meaning specified in s. NR 500.03 (181) , but does not include facilities where combustion of solid waste occurs. (32) “Public information and education program” means a program to inform citizens, businesses and institutions why and how to participate in community recycling, reduce overall waste and encourage personal actions that result in voluntary compliance. (33) “Recyclable materials” means materials listed under s. 287.07 (1m) , (2) , (3) , and (4) , Stats. (33m) “Recycling” means the series of activities by which solid waste is collected, sorted, processed and converted into raw materials and used in the production of new materials. It excludes the use of these materials as a fuel substitute or for energy production. (34) “Region” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (8) , Stats. (35) “Residual material” means recyclable materials collected for recycling that are damaged or contaminated during collection or processing to the point that they are no longer marketable. (36) “Responsible unit” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (9) , Stats. (37) “Reuse” means using a product more than once in its same form for the same or other productive purposes. (38) “Rural municipality" means a municipality with a population of 5,000 or less, based on the most recent decennial or special census or the most recent subsequent population estimate under s. 16.96 , Stats. (39) “Single commodity materials recovery facility" means a materials recovery facility that processes only one of the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., not mixed with other solid waste. (39g) “Single-stream collection” means a system for co-mingled collection of recyclable fibers, containers, or other materials intended for recycling in which the materials are separated from solid waste at the point of collection and transported unsorted by commodity type to a processing facility to be processed into marketable commodities. (39m) “Solid waste” has the meaning specified in s. 289.01 (33) , Stats. (41) “Waste reduction” means decreasing the quantity of waste materials or products generated. (41am) “Wetland” has the meaning specified in s. 23.32 (1) , Stats. (42) “Yard waste” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (17) , Stats.