Section 544.23. Pilot program application.

 

(1)   Application . An applicant shall submit a one-time application to participate in the pilot program to the department on a form provided by the department, postmarked no later than March 1, 2003. If there are an insufficient number of qualified applicants to fulfill requirements in s. 287.11 (4) (b) , Stats., the department shall extend the application deadline for 90 days.

(2)   Contents of application. An applicant shall provide the following information in its application to participate in the pilot program:

(a) Identification of materials selected for recycling or reuse from the materials listed in Table 2.

1. The applicant shall select materials from at least 4 of the 7 categories listed in Table 2.

2. The applicant shall select at least 9 materials from the list of materials listed in Table 2.

(b) A description of the market plan for materials the responsible unit proposes to recycle under the pilot program that it does not currently require to be recycled.

(c) The baseline recycling rate.

(d) Identification of parties that may be affected through participation in the pilot program and documentation of agreement of cooperation from these parties. Specifically, the applicant shall provide:

1. The identities of the providers of services for collection, sorting, processing, marketing services and educational services.

2. The identity and location of the solid waste disposal facilities, the solid waste treatment facilities or the material recovery facilities where solid waste will be processed or disposed.

(e) A description of how parties identified in par. (d) will prevent the recycling of materials subject to pilot program exemptions from being disposed in solid waste generated in other responsible units serviced by these parties.

(f) If the pilot program requires changes to the local recycling ordinance, a demonstration of how that responsible unit will make any necessary changes to its ordinance after selection as a pilot program and the anticipated schedule of any changes. - See PDF for table

(3)   Authorizing resolution. A responsible unit shall submit to the department an authorizing resolution by the governing body designating a representative to submit this application and handle all pilot program actions. Resolutions on file with the department for other recycling grant programs in prior years do not satisfy this requirement. The department may not review an application submitted without an authorizing resolution.

History: CR 02-062 : cr. Register January 2003 No. 565 , eff. 2-1-03.

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This 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. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 As a result of the repeal of s. 287.11 (4), 2009 Stats., by 2011 Wis. Act 32 , this section is unenforceable and will be repealed by future rulemaking. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1