Wis. Admin. Code NR 544.04
Required components of an effective recycling program
Cite as Wis. Admin. Code NR § 544.04
Required components of an effective recycling program.
Required components of an effective recycling program. The effective recycling program of a responsible unit shall include all of the following components:
(1) A public information and education program that is reviewed by the responsible unit at least annually to confirm accuracy, including confirmation of the materials accepted at a materials recovery facility used as part of the effective recycling program. The public information and education program shall address all of the following:
(a) Recycling of materials specified under s. 287.07 (1m) , (2) , (3) , and (4) , Stats.
(b) Recycling of electronic devices under s. 287.07 (5) (a) , Stats., and opportunities for recycling electronic devices.
(c) Proper disposal of used batteries and opportunities for recycling batteries.
(d) Prohibitions on landfill disposal of oil filters and oil absorbent materials listed under s. 287.07 (4m) , Stats.
(e) Waste reduction and reuse efforts at single family and 2 to 4 unit residences, multiple-family dwellings, and non-residential facilities and properties.
(f) Reasons and ways to reduce food waste and composting opportunities and locations.
(2) An ordinance that contains the provisions specified in s. NR 544.06 .
(3) A system which meets the provisions of s. NR 544.05 for collecting from single family and 2 to 4 unit residences the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. A responsible unit may provide information on where and how to recycle waste tires specified in s. 287.07 (3) , Stats., in lieu of providing a system for collection of waste tires.
(4) A system for single family and 2 to 4 unit residences which meets the provisions of s. NR 544.05 for processing and marketing of the recyclable materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., which have been separated for recycling or recovered from solid waste in as pure a form as is technically feasible.
(5) Equipment and staff to implement the recycling program serving single family and 2 to 4 unit residences which may include contracting for services, staff, supplies and equipment from vendors.
(7) A requirement that owners of multiple-family dwellings and non-residential facilities and properties or their designated agents provide for the recycling at their facilities and properties of materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. Owners of multiple-family dwellings and non-residential facilities and properties or their designated agents may provide information on where and how to recycle waste tires specified in s. 287.07 (3) , Stats., in lieu of providing for collection of waste tires.
(8) A prohibition against disposing of in a solid waste facility or burning in a solid waste treatment facility the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., which have been separated for recycling.
(9) A means of adequately enforcing the requirements of the effective recycling program.
(9g) A compliance assurance plan describing the procedure the responsible unit will follow to address at a minimum one act of non-compliance with recycling requirements specified in its recycling ordinance that is commonly encountered by the responsible unit.
(9r) Submittal of an annual program report that meets the requirements specified in s. NR 544.10 .
(10) Provisions for the management of the postconsumer waste that is generated within the responsible unit and that is not separated or recovered for recycling in a manner consistent with the highest feasible solid waste management priority under s. 287.05 (12) , Stats.
(11) A reasonable effort to reduce to the maximum extent feasible, the amount, by weight, of each material specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., that is generated as solid waste within the region and disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility or converted into fuel or burned without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility.