Collection and processing systems

Collection and processing systems. (1) Collection systems. (a) General requirements. Except as provided under sub. (3) , systems for collecting the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., from single family and 2 to 4 unit residences shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. Separate the materials from other solid waste prior to collection and maintain that separation during the collection process. 3. Maintain the materials collected in marketable condition. 5. A municipal collection system that provides the minimum monthly curbside collection under par. (b) , (c) , or (d) shall ensure that residents have access to a drop-off collection service. (b) Collection systems in urban municipalities. A municipality with a population greater than 5,000 shall provide, contract for provision of, or otherwise provide for, a system for collection of the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., from each single family residence and 2 to 4 unit residence. The collection system shall provide one of the following or be a combination that ensures all residents of the municipality are provided with recycling service for the specified materials: 1. Curbside collection at least monthly for all the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. 2. A drop-off collection system that is utilized at least monthly by at least 80 percent of the single family and 2 to 4 unit residences in the municipality as documented by drop-off site monitoring records. (c) Collection systems in rural municipalities. A municipality with a population of 5,000 or less shall provide, contract for provision of, or otherwise provide for each single family and 2 to 4 unit residence either drop-off or curbside collection service for the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. The collection system shall provide one of the following or be a combination that ensures all residents of the municipality are provided with recycling service for the specified materials: 1. A drop-off collection service. A rural municipality that provides only drop-off collection service shall ensure that all of the following conditions are met: a. The size of the facility is adequate to meet the needs of single family and 2 to 4 unit residences to recycle the materials specified and the total volume of recycling containers is sufficient to avoid overflow during the time periods between collection of material for delivery to a processing facility. b. The site is open at least 2 days each month for a minimum of 5 hours each day, unless demonstrated by the municipality that fewer hours adequately meet the needs of the residents. 2. A curbside collection service that is provided at least monthly. (d) Individual collection services. A municipality may meet the collection system requirements for an effective recycling program if it requires all single family and 2 to 4 unit residences in the municipality to contract individually for at least monthly curbside collection and recycling of the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. An individual collection service shall qualify as an acceptable collection system under this subsection provided the municipality or the responsible unit completes all of the following: 1. The recycling ordinance required under s. NR 544.06 shall require that all single family and 2 to 4 unit residences within the municipality contract for at least monthly curbside collection of the materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats. 2. The compliance assurance plan required under s. NR 544.04 (9g) shall include in its description of its system of enforcement how the municipality or responsible unit will address cases where a single family or 2 to 4 unit residence has not contracted for individual collection service. 3. The tonnage of materials specified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4) , Stats., that are collected using an individual collection service shall be reported to the department under s. NR 544.10 . (2) Processing systems. (a) Processing systems utilized as part of an effective recycling program shall produce materials or products of marketable quality. (b) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a responsible unit shall use as part of its effective recycling program one or more materials recovery facilities that are self-certified under s. NR 544.16 . (3) Alternative collection and processing systems. (a) A responsible unit may apply to the department under s. NR 544.08 (3) for approval of an alternate collection system that does not meet the requirements under sub. (1) (a) 1. and under sub. (1) (b) , (c) , or (d) . (b) A responsible unit may apply to the department under ss. NR 502.08 and 544.08 (3) for approval of an alternative processing system that does not meet the requirement under sub. (2) (b) . (c) Single stream collection systems that use a materials recovery facility that is self-certified under s. NR 544.16 shall qualify as acceptable collection systems under this subsection and do not require approval for alternative collection systems.