Section NR 544.10 - Annual program report(1) REPORT. A responsible unit with an approved effective recycling program shall submit a report to the department under this section by April 30 of each year. For all measurements, a responsible unit shall use sampling methods or measurements specified by the department. The report shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the recycling program meets the requirements of this chapter and any conditions of the approved program. Reports shall be submitted on forms 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 REPORT. The report shall consist of the following: (a) A statement indicating that the program as initially approved is operating or, if there have been changes, a description of those changes.(b) A statement that the recycling ordinance is still in effect and a report on efforts to enforce that ordinance.(c) A statement that the collection system for single family and 2 to 4 unit residences is operating, and, if there have been changes, a description of those changes.(d) The tonnage collected of each material listed in Table 1, except that a multiple-municipality responsible unit, with a combination of rural and other municipalities, may meet a prorated standard for each material for the entire responsible unit. If the tonnage collected does not meet the total standard in Table 1, the report shall include an explanation for the failure to meet that standard and a proposal for improving collection in the following year.(f) A statement identifying how recyclables collected from single family and 2 to 4 unit residences are processed and marketed. Weight slips for marketed material and copies of contracts shall be kept on file.(g) A statement on the participation or compliance at multiple-family dwellings and non-residential facilities and properties including documentation of inspections and response to complaints regarding the recycling program.(h) A statement on opportunities for residents to reduce, reuse or recycle those materials specified in s. 287.07(1m) and (2), Stats., including opportunities at private facilities accessible to the public.(i) A description of provisions for the management of solid waste that is generated in the responsible unit's region and that is not separated or recovered for recycling and whether that solid waste is managed in a manner consistent with the highest feasible solid waste management priority under s. 287.05(12), Stats.(j) A description of efforts to improve the effectiveness of the recycling program, including waste reduction and reuse initiatives and efforts to increase collection of recyclables.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 544.10
Cr. Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; CR 04-113: am. (1), (2) (d) and (i) Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05.