NR 544.03(27) (27) “PETE” means polyethylene terephthalate.

NR 544.03 Note Note: Plastic containers made of PETE and regulated under ch. ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number “1”.

NR 544.03(27m) (27m) “Plastic container” means a rigid plastic container including those made of PETE (#1), HDPE (#2), PVC (#3) , LDPE (#4), PP (#5), PS (#6), and other resins or multiple resins (#7).

NR 544.03(28) (28) “PP” means polypropylene.

NR 544.03 Note Note: Plastic containers made of PP and regulated under ch. ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number “5”.

NR 544.03(28m) (28m) “PS” means polystyrene.

NR 544.03 Note Note: Plastic containers made of PS and regulated under ch. ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number “6”.

NR 544.03(29) (29) “PVC” means polyvinyl chloride.

NR 544.03 Note Note: Plastic containers made of PVC and regulated under ch. ATCP 137 will have a triangular symbol with number “3”.

NR 544.03(30) (30) “Postconsumer waste” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (7), Stats.

NR 544.03(31g) (31g) “Processing” means baling, shredding, pulverizing, composting, separating or otherwise treating or altering by some means to facilitate the further transport, recycling or reuse of solid waste intended to be recycled or reused.

NR 544.03(31r) (31r) “Processing facility” has the meaning specified in s. NR 500.03 (181), but does not include facilities where combustion of solid waste occurs.

NR 544.03(32) (32) “Public information and education program” means a program to inform citizens, businesses and institutions why and how to participate in community recycling, reduce overall waste and encourage personal actions that result in voluntary compliance.

NR 544.03(33) (33) “Recyclable materials” means materials listed in s. 287.07 (1m) to (4), Stats.

NR 544.03(33m) (33m) “Recycling” means the series of activities by which solid waste is collected, sorted, processed and converted into raw materials and used in the production of new materials. It excludes the use of these materials as a fuel substitute or for energy production.

NR 544.03(34) (34) “Region” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (8), Stats.

NR 544.03(35) (35) “Residual material” means recyclable materials collected for recycling that are damaged or contaminated during collection or processing to the point that they are no longer marketable.

NR 544.03(36) (36) “Responsible unit” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (9), Stats.

NR 544.03(37) (37) “Reuse” means using a product more than once in its same form for the same or other productive purposes.

NR 544.03(38) (38) “Rural municipality” means a municipality with a permanent population of 70 persons per square mile or fewer, as determined under s. 287.24 (1), Stats.

NR 544.03(39) (39) “Single commodity materials recovery facility” means a facility where only one of the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) and (4), Stats., not mixed with other solid waste, is processed for reuse or recycling by conversion into a consumer product or a product which is used as a raw material in a commercial or industrial process.

NR 544.03(39g) (39g) “Single-stream collection” means a system for co-mingled collection of recyclable fibers, containers or other recyclable materials in which these materials are separated from solid waste at the point of collection and are transported to a processing facility to be sorted into marketable commodities.

NR 544.03(39m) (39m) “Solid waste” has the meaning specified in s. 289.01 (33), Stats.

NR 544.03(41) (41) “Waste reduction” means decreasing the quantity of waste materials or products generated.

NR 544.03(41am) (41am) “Wetland” has the meaning specified in s. 23.32 (1), Stats.

NR 544.03(42) (42) “Yard waste” has the meaning specified in s. 287.01 (17), Stats.

NR 544.03 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; correction in (17) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2003 No. 565; CR 04-113: r. (1), (8), (16), (17), (20), (24), (25), (31) and (40), renum. (2) to be (1) and am., cr. (2), (6m), (12m), (27m), (28m), (31g), (31r), (33m), and (39g), am. (7), (12), (21), (37), (39) and (41) Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05; correction in (38) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2013 No. 690.

NR 544.04 NR 544.04 Required components of an effective recycling program. The effective recycling program of a responsible unit shall include all of the following components:

NR 544.04(1) (1) A public information and education program to address recycling of materials specified in s. 287.07 (1m) to (4), Stats., and waste reduction and reuse efforts at single family and 2 to 4 unit residences, multiple-family dwellings and non-residential facilities and properties. It shall include program start up and regular distribution of current program information, and consumer and youth education.