[Adopted 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03 (§§ 5.11 and 5.15
of the Village Code)]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business
of hauling recyclables within the Village without first being licensed
by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the provisions
of § NR 502.06, Wis. Adm. Code.
A hauler operating in the Village shall not transport any recyclables
for processing to a processing facility unless that facility has been
approved in writing by the Village and, by January 1, 1995, the facility
has self-certified with the DNR under § NR 544.16, Wis.
Adm. Code.
A hauler shall not compact glass with paper either during collection
or during transport of recyclables to a processing facility or market
and shall maintain the materials in a marketable condition.
A hauler has the right to reject or leave at the premises any recyclable material that is not prepared according to the specifications of Article I of this chapter or as set forth in educational materials provided by the hauler to his, her or its service recipients, or if it is not separated from waste, placed in a proper container, or is not designated as recyclable material for collection. A hauler has the right to refuse to pick up any waste if it contains recyclable containers and/or material. In every such case, the hauler or attendant shall notify in writing the generator of the materials of the reasons for rejecting the items. The hauler shall keep a list of all such occurrences and provide a copy of it to the Village not less often than semiannually.
Each hauler who collects waste or recyclables in the Village
for storage, treatment, processing, marketing or disposal shall obtain
and maintain all necessary municipal and state permits, licenses and
approvals prior to collecting any materials in the Village.
Every recycling hauler and/or processor operating in the Village
is required to maintain records and report in writing to the Public
Works Director not less often than semiannually. Reports shall include
but not be limited to the amount of waste and recyclables collected
in and transported from the Village, the amount of waste and recyclables
from the Village which have been processed and/or marketed, by item
type, and the final disposal location of waste and recyclable material.
A failure to timely report shall be cause for the Village to revoke
any license or permit and to sever any contract it has with the hauler
and/or processor.
No person, firm or corporation, except employees of the Village who are then employed in the regular course of their employment, shall collect or transport waste or recyclable materials in the Village without first obtaining a license from the Village. Each license shall bear a number corresponding to the license plate issued to, and which shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle used by, such licensee in his, her or its business. Such license shall be available only to the person, firm or corporation in whose name it is issued and shall not be used by any person, firm or corporation other than the original licensee. Any licensee who shall allow or permit his, her or its license to be used by any other person, firm or corporation, and any person, firm or corporation who or which shall use a license granted to any other person, firm or corporation, shall be in violation of this article. Such a license shall be issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer upon written application, the approval of the Public Works Director, and the payment of the license fee as set forth in Chapter 225, Fees and Charges.
No person, firm or corporation shall transport any waste or
recyclable material in any vehicle unless the vehicle is operated
and constructed in such a manner that its contents shall not blow,
scatter, leak, or spill in, on or upon any street or alley or otherwise
create a nuisance.
[Amended 2-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-02]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
article, upon conviction, shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more
than $1,000 and pay the costs of prosecution, or, in the event of
failure to pay such forfeiture and costs within the time set by the
court, any such person shall be committed to the Brown County jail
until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but every such commitment
shall be for a definite term which shall not exceed 90 days. Each
act of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
