Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 500-599 - Environmental Protection - Solid Waste Management
Chapter NR 540 - Waste separation and recycling collection facilities
Section NR 540.04 - Location requirements

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 540.04

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) GENERAL. No person may establish, construct, operate or maintain a waste separation and recycling collection facility in a floodplain or a wetland or that causes a take of an endangered or threatened species or other activity prohibited under s. 29.604, Stats.

(2) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. A waste separation and recycling collection facility required to be provided by the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility shall be within the property limits of the solid waste disposal facility, or, upon written approval of the department, at a convenient location within a reasonable travel distance of the solid waste disposal facility.

(3) MUNICIPAL CENTERS. A waste separation and recycling collection facility required to be provided by a municipality shall be located within the corporate limits of the municipality, or, upon written approval of the department, at a convenient location within a reasonable travel distance of the municipal corporate limits.

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