(1) APPLICATION. A responsible unit seeking
an initial determination that its program is an effective recycling program or
the approval of an alternative collection or processing system under this
chapter shall apply to the department under this section. For all measurements,
a responsible unit shall use sampling methods or measurements specified by the
department. Applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
department.
Note: This form, or specific data formats for electronic
submittal of the form, may be obtained from the Department of Natural
Resources, Bureau of Waste Management at 101 S. Webster St., P.O. Box 7921,
Madison, WI 53707.
(2)
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR INITIAL PROGRAM APPROVAL. The application for
initial program approval shall provide all of the following information:
(a) A description of the public information
and education program under s.
NR 544.04(1).
(b) Certified copies of all ordinances
containing the provisions specified in s.
NR 544.06.
(c) A description of the collection system
for single-family residences and 2 to 4 family residential dwellings units. A
responsible unit shall also apply for approval of an alternative collection or
processing system under sub. (3) if the collection system is not consistent
with the requirements under s.
NR 544.05(1) (a)
1. and 2., and either par. (b) or
(c).
(d) A description of the
systems for processing and marketing recyclable materials collected from single
family residences and 2 to 4 family residential dwelling units.
(e) An estimate of the total amount of
recyclable materials collected in the calendar year prior to the year of
application.
(f) A description of
the equipment and staffing for its recycling program or contracts for services,
staff, supplies and equipment from vendors.
(g) A description of its system of
enforcement and, beginning August 1, 2006, a copy of its compliance assurance
plan as required in s.
NR 544.04(9g).
(i) A description of provisions for recycling
at multiple-family dwellings and non- residential facilities and
properties.
(j) A description of
opportunities for residents to reduce, reuse or recycle those items specified
in s.
287.07(1m) and (2), Stats., including opportunities
provided by the private sector.
(k)
A description of provisions for the management of solid waste that is generated
in the responsible unit and that is not separated or recovered for recycling,
and whether that waste is managed in a manner consistent with the highest
feasible solid waste management priority under s.
287.05(12),
Stats.
(L) A description of means
used 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 facility or converted
into fuel or burned without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment
facility.
(m) The names of all
materials recovery facilities that accept recyclable materials collected from
the responsible unit, if these are included as a component of the effective
recycling program.
(3)
ALTERNATIVE COLLECTION OR PROCESSING SYSTEMS. A responsible unit that is
seeking approval of an alternative to the systems specified in s.
NR 544.05(1) and
(2) shall submit to the department the
information required in sub. (2) and the following information for initial
approval:
(a) A description of the proposed
alternative, including the following:
1. The
name of the operator or provider or both of the collection, processing and
marketing services.
2. Cost
estimates of the proposed program.
(b) A comparison of the advantages,
disadvantages and costs of the proposed alternative to the systems described in
s.
NR 544.05(1) and
(2).
(c) A demonstration that the proposed
alternative systems will meet the total collection standard specified in Table
1.
(d) A description of operating
procedures that will be used to minimize contamination and loss of recyclable
materials during collection and processing.
(e) A demonstration that the proposed systems
will recover the materials specified in s.
287.07(3) and (4), Stats., from solid waste in as pure
a form as is technically feasible and that the materials are
marketable.
(f) A demonstration of
the amount of residual materials resulting from the proposed alternative
systems.
