§ 50-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bi-metal container means a container for carbonated or malt beverages that is made primarily of a combination of steel and aluminum.

Container board means corrugated paperboard used in the manufacture of shipping containers and related projects.

Contractor means the person performing recyclable materials collection and processing under this chapter.

Foam polystyrene packing means packaging made primarily from foam polystyrene that satisfies one of the following criteria:

(1)

Is designed for serving food or beverages.

(2)

Consists of loose particles intended to fill space and cushion the packaged article in a shipping container.

(3)

Consists of rigid materials shaped to hold and cushion the packaged article in a shipping container.

Garbage means discarded materials resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, storage, cooking, and consumption of food, and discarded animal feces.

Hazardous substance means any substance or combination of substances which may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or which may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment. This term includes, but is not limited to, pesticides and substances which are toxic, corrosive, flammable, irritants, strong sensitizers or explosives, as determined by the state department of natural resources.

Hazardous waste means any solid waste identified by the state department of natural resources as hazardous waste under Wis. Stats. § 291.05(1), (2), or (4).

Hazardous waste facility means a site or structure for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste and includes all of the contiguous property under common ownership or control surrounding the site or structure.

HDPE means high-density polyethylene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 2.

LDPE means low-density polyethylene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 4.

Magazines means magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.

Major appliance means a residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer, clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, oven, refrigerator, stove, furnace, boiler, dehumidifier, water heater and microwave oven from which the capacitor has been removed.

Medical waste means infectious waste and those containers, packages, and materials that contain infectious waste or that are from a treatment area and are mixed with infectious waste.

Mixed or other plastic resin types means plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 7.

Multiple-family dwelling means a property containing five or more residential units, including those which are occupied seasonally.

Newspaper means a newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint.

Nonresidential facilities and properties means commercial, retail, industrial, institutional and governmental facilities and properties. This term does not include multiple-family dwellings.

Office paper means high-grade printing and writing papers from offices in nonresidential facilities and properties. Printed white ledger and computer printout are examples of office paper generally accepted as high grade. This term does not include industrial process waste.

Other resins or multiple resins means plastic resins labeled by the SPI code #7.

Person includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, local governmental unit, as defined in Wis. Stats. § 66.031, state agency or authority or federal agency.

PETE means polyethylene terephthalate plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 1.

Plastic container means an individual, separate, rigid plastic bottle, can, jar or carton, except for a blister pack, that is originally used to contain a product that is the subject of a retail sale.

Post-consumer waste means solid waste other than solid waste generated in the production of goods, hazardous waste, as defined in Wis. Stats. § 291.01, waste from construction and demolition of structures, scrap automobiles, or high-volume industrial waste, as defined in Wis. Stats. § 291.97.

PP means polypropylene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 5.

Producer means the person whose ultimate use of a product results in solid waste being generated, whether recyclable or not.

PS means polystyrene plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 6.

PVC means polyvinyl chloride plastic containers marked by the SPI Code No. 3.

Recyclable materials means lead acid batteries; major appliances; waste oil; yard waste; aluminum containers; corrugated paper or other container board; foam polystyrene packaging; glass containers; magazines; newspapers; office paper; plastic containers, including those made of PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS, and mixed or other plastic resin types; steel containers; waste tires; and bi-metal containers.

Solid waste has the meaning specified in Wis. Stats. § 281.01. In addition, the term "solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded or salvageable materials, including liquid, solid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under Wis. Stats. ch. 283 or source material, special nuclear material, or by-product material, all as defined in Wis. Stats. § 254.31.

Solid waste disposal means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, or placing of any solid waste into or on any land or water. This term does not include the transportation, storage, or treatment of solid waste.

Solid waste facility.

(1)

The term "solid waste facility" has the meaning specified in Wis. Stats. § 289.01. In addition the term "solid waste facility" means a facility for solid waste treatment, solid waste storage, or solid waste disposal, and includes commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and federal establishments or operations such as, without limitation because of enumeration, sanitary landfills, dumps, land disposal sites, incinerators, transfer stations, storage facilities, collection and transportation services, and processing treatment and recovery facilities. The term "solid waste facility" includes the land where the facility is located.

(2)

The term "solid waste facility" does not include a facility that uses large machines to sort, grade, compact, or bale clean wastepaper, fibers, or plastics, not mixed with other solid waste, for sale or use for recycling purposes. The term "solid waste facility" does not include an automobile junkyard or scrap metal salvage yard. The term "solid waste facility" does not include any facility exempt from town regulation by state law or regulation, including certain demolition facilities.

Solid waste storage means the holding of solid waste for a temporary period, at the end of which period the solid waste is to be treated or disposed.

Solid waste treatment means any method, technique, or process that is designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of solid waste, including incineration.

Waste tire means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.

Yard waste.

(1)

The term "yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than six inches in diameter.

(2)

This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

(Code 2006, §§ 8-3-6, 8-4-4)