NR 506.09(2)(e) (e) Special handling and disposal procedures.

NR 506.09(2)(f) (f) Based upon a preliminary review of the above information, the department may require additional information to determine the compatibility of the waste with the existing design and operation of the landfill.

NR 506.09 Note Note: Landfill operators who wish to accept hazardous waste from very small quantity generators subject to s. NR 662.014 (1) shall obtain approval from the department under s. NR 506.155.

NR 506.09 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1988, No. 385, eff. 2-6-88; r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (a), Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96.

NR 506.095 NR 506.095 Prohibited items. No person may dispose of the following in a landfill:

NR 506.095(1) (1) Lead acid batteries.

NR 506.095(2) (2) Major appliances.

NR 506.095(3) (3) Waste oil or materials containing waste oil, except as provided in s. NR 506.105 and par. (a).

NR 506.095(3)(a) (a) Material containing, or otherwise contaminated with, minimal amounts of oil from which the oil has been removed to the extent possible such that no visible signs of free flowing oil remain in or on the material, may be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, provided the material is not listed or identified as a hazardous waste.

NR 506.095 Note Note: The department encourages the recycling of used oil including oil-soaked rags and similar materials, by use of laundering services, burning for energy recovery and other recycling methods.

NR 506.095 Note Note: Disposal of petroleum contaminated soil and materials into solid waste disposal facilities shall be done in accordance with the applicable provisions of chs. NR 419 and 722.

NR 506.095(3)(b) (b) Oil drained or removed from materials containing or otherwise contaminated with oil is subject to regulation as used oil.

NR 506.095 Note Note: The department encourages that solid waste material from which oil is removed, such as used oil filters that have been drained in accordance with s. NR 661.0004 (2) (m), be recycled. If the material cannot be recycled, it should be properly characterized and disposed of in accordance with the requirements of chs. NR 500 to 538 and 660 to 679. 

NR 506.095(3)(c) (c) No person may mix oil with other material for the purpose of avoiding the prohibition of s. 287.07 (1m) (b), Stats.

NR 506.095(4) (4) Yard waste.

NR 506.095(5) (5) Solid waste that contains any material identified in s. 287.07 (3), Stats., that is generated in a region, as defined in s. 287.01 (8), Stats., that does not have an effective recycling program as determined under s. 287.11, Stats., and ch. NR 544, unless the material is subject to an exemption, waiver or beneficial use approval under s. 287.11 (2p), Stats. This subsection does not apply to any material identified in s. 287.07 (3), Stats., that contains infectious waste or that is from a treatment area and is mixed with infectious waste generated in the treatment area, if the container, package or material has been treated pursuant to standards established under ch. NR 526 to render the infectious waste noninfectious.

NR 506.095(6) (6) A material identified in s. 287.07 (3), Stats., that is separated for recycling as part of an effective recycling program under s. 287.11, Stats., and ch. NR 544, unless the department has granted a variance under s. 287.11 (2m), Stats.

NR 506.095 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96; corrections in (5) and (6) were made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2003 No. 567.

NR 506.10 NR 506.10 Asbestos. No person may dispose of asbestos containing material at a solid waste landfill except in conformance with the following minimum requirements:

NR 506.10(1) (1) Landfill criteria. Only facilities meeting the following criteria may accept asbestos for disposal:

NR 506.10(1)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), only approved facilities as defined in s. 289.01 (3), Stats., may accept asbestos containing material for disposal.

NR 506.10(1)(b) (b) The following asbestos containing materials may be accepted only at landfills engineered with a liner and leachate collection system which are approved to accept asbestos. The department may approve other landfills on a case by case basis.

NR 506.10(1)(b)1. 1. Category I non-friable asbestos containing material, which is not construction and demolition material,

NR 506.10(1)(b)2. 2. Category II non-friable asbestos containing material,

NR 506.10(1)(b)3. 3. Friable asbestos material.

NR 506.10(1)(c) (c) Construction and demolition materials containing category I non-friable asbestos may be disposed of at construction and demolition waste landfills approved in accordance with ch. NR 503 and approved facilities as defined in s. 289.01 (3), Stats.

NR 506.10(2) (2) General requirements.

NR 506.10(2)(a) (a) Unless an alternative handling procedure is approved by the department, category II nonfriable asbestos containing material and friable asbestos material shall be disposed of in a trench excavated into existing refuse and shall be covered with a minimum of 3 feet of non-asbestos solid waste or soil prior to compaction.

NR 506.10 Note Note: All applicable safety measures required by chs. NR 400 to 499, and EPA and OSHA, specifically, those requirements dealing with the safety of personnel working with the asbestos, shall be followed. U.S. EPA 40 CFR Part 61 “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)” contains additional requirements for the disposal of asbestos containing materials.