HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 1994 (33) RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE ST. CROIX COUNTY RECYCLING ORDINANCE
RESOLUTION NO. 3 3 (c1 `f )
ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN
WHEREAS, St. Croix County has been designated as a responsible unit under Section 159.09(1)(b)
Wisconsin Statutes, and
WHEREAS, a responsible unit is required to develop and adopt a recycling ordinance, and,
WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted the St. Croix County Recycling Ordinance
[Ordinance #350(94)] on August 16, 1994, and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to make amendments to the St. Croix County Recycling Ordinance,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors does hereby approve and
adopt the following amendments to the St. Croix County Recycling Ordinance.
Section (7) is amended to read:
(7) MANDATORY RECYCLING. Owners andjsi occupants of single - family and multi - family residences
and non - residential facilities located within or conducting business in any member municipality within the
St. Croix County responsible unit, are required to separate and recycle, from their municipal solid waste,
those items identified in sections (10) and (12) of this ordinance.
Section (8) is amended to read:
(a) "Aluminum container" means all aluminum food or beverage cans.
(b) "Bi -metal container" means a food or beverage container
that is primarily made of a combination of steel and aluminum.
(bc) "Corrugated cardboard" means corrugated paperboard or cardboard used in the
manufacture of shipping containers and related products.
(fc) "HOPE" means a plastic container made from high density polyethylene resin and labeled
by the SPI code #2.
(ac) "Magazines" means magazines and other materials printed on similar paper.
(h) "Major appliance" means a residential or commercial air conditioner, clothes dryer, clothes
washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave oven (except those from which the capacitor has
been removed.) oven, refrigerator, eF stove, residential or commercial furnaces, boilers,
dehumidifiers. and water heaters.
(mc) "Newspaper" means a newspaper and other materials printed on newsprint or similar paper.
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(nc) "Office paper" means high trade printing and writing papers from offices in non - residential
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.
_(ac) "PETE" means a plastic container made from polyethylene resin and labeled by the SPI
code #1.
(ah) "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.
(xc) "SPI" means the Society of the Plastic Industry.
(zc) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original purpose because of wear,
damage or defect.
Section (9) is amended to read:
(9) APPLICABILITY. This ordinance shall apply to member municipalities of the St. Croix County
responsible unit and, in addition, includes - - - .. - _ .. _ .. - . _ . _ . _ _ _ _ .. _ . _
_ - • - - - • - - - - - - , - . - _ the following:
lel Any in -state or out -of -state municipality disposing of solid waste at a solid waste facility
within the County.
Section (10) is amended to read:
(10) RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. The following materials shall be separated from solid waste for
recycling and are prohibited from land disposal and incineration:
(e) Newspaper.
Corrugated Cardboard.
jg), Magazines.
_(h). Office Paper. (Does not apply to single- and multi - family residential properties.)
PETE ( #1) & HDPE ( #2) Plastic container.
Section (11) is amended to read:
(11) DISPOSAL & INCINERATION PROHIBITED. Except as provided by section 159.07(7), Wisconsin
Statutes, it is illegal to dispose of in a solid waste facility any of the materials listed in section (10), that have
been separated for recycling. It is also illegal to dispose of in a solid waste facility any lead acid battery,
major appliance, waste oil, waste tires or yard waste.
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Section (12) is amended to read:
(12) MANAGEMENT OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES, MAJOR APPLIANCES, WASTE OIL, AND YARD
WASTE AND WASTE TIRES. Occupants of single family and 2 to 4 unit residences, multi - family dwellings
and non - residential facilities and properties shall be responsible to manage separate lead acid batteries,
major appliances, waste oil, and yard waste and waste tires from solid waste and manage them in the
following manner:
(a) Lead acid batteries shall be delivered to a DNR approved material(s) recovery facility which
accepts lead acid batteries or to a lead acid battery retailer. Batteries may be picked up
by a service provider, provided they are recycled or reclaimed in a manner that is approved
by the DNR.
(c) Waste oil shall be delivered to a DNR - approved waste oil drop -off site. my -shall
(d) Yard waste shall be composted on the site of origin, or eempested -at delivered to a DNR -
approved serpesting- facility, site for composting or landspreadina.
jel Waste tires shall be delivered to a municipal collection point that accepts waste tires or to
a private business that accepts tires for recycling or proper disposal.
Section (13) is amended to read: • (13) COLLECTION. - - - - - • - - - - _. ... - - . - - - - - - - - - •• -
nunicipality. A member municipality with a population of over 5,000 shall be required to provide curbside
collection of recyclable materials from single - family and 2-4 unit residences at least one time per month.
A member municipality with a population of less than 5,000 may provide curbside collection or have
reasonable access to a drop -off system for the collection of recyclable material. Member municipalities are
not required to collect office paper from single- and multi - family residential properties. A member
municipality may require the collection of recyclables by ordinance or contract, or a combination thereof.
Prior to March 15 of each year, the member municipality shall file a report with the County, on forms
provided by the County, showing the quantity of materials collected in the preceding year and any other
information required by the County. The member municipality shall be responsible to collect recyclable
materials in a manner that meets the specifications of a material(s) recovery facility, a broker, and /or an end
user. Owners and /or agents of residential properties containing five (5) or more dwelling units and /or non-
residential properties and facilities are responsible for the collection of recyclable materials. including office
paper. in accordance with section (17) of this ordinance.
Section (15) is amended to read:
(15) PROCESSING. A member municipality is responsible for the processing of eelleeted recyclable
materials, collected from single - family and 2-4 unit residences, by ordinance or contract or a combination
thereof. The member municipality must annually certify to the County, that collected material has been
processed at a DNR - approved material(s) recovery facility.
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Dated: , / 3 J f5
Offered by: Waste Management Committee
NEGATIVE AFFI : MATIVE
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County Clerk, DO HEREBY CERTIFY Ihd
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Sue E. Nikon. St. Close County Cloth