(a) Licensing/ Authorization of Haulers Required. No person or corporation shall engage in the business of hauling refuse or recyclables within the Village of Edgar without being licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under NR 502.06, Wis. Adm. Code, and licensed by or under contract with the Village Board.
(b) Processing Facilities. Any contractor operating in the Village of Edgar shall not transport for processing any refuse or recyclables to a processing facility unless that facility has been approved, in writing, by the Village (or, unless the contractor notifies the Village which facility they are using), and the facility has self-certified with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under NR 544.16, Wis. Adm. Code.
(c) Village Purchasing of Recycled Content, Materials, Equipment and Supplies. Pursuant to Sec. 16.72(2)(e) and (f), Wis. Stats., the Village of Edgar will, to the extent practicable, strive to purchase products made from recycled and recovered materials. Purchases shall include twenty-five percent (25%) recycled content of paper purchased by the Village. The Village of Edgar shall, to the extent practicable, award contracts for equipment and supplies based in part on recyclability and ultimate disposition of products to discourage the purchase of single-use disposable products and require purchase of multiple-use, durable products.
(d) Antiscavenging or Unlawful Removal of Recyclables. It shall be unlawful for any person, unless under contract with or licensed by the Village of Edgar, to collect or remove any recyclable material that has been deposited or placed at the curb or in a container for the purpose of collection for recyclables.
(e) Right to Reject Materials.
(1) The hauler or drop-off site attendant has the right to reject or refuse to accept any refuse or recyclable material that is not prepared according to the specifications of Section 8-4-5, or in education material provided by the contractor or the Village of Edgar to the service recipients.
(2) Recyclable materials may also be left or rejected if not separated from regular waste, or are not designated recyclable materials for collection. The hauler also has the right to refuse to collect any solid waste if it contains recyclable containers and materials. In such cases, the hauler or attendant shall notify the generator of the materials about the reasons for rejecting the items either in writing or verbally. The hauler shall also keep a list of such occurrences and provide it to the Village Board at regular intervals.
(3) The Village of Edgar, and its contract hauler(s), shall refuse the following:
a. Hazardous waste.
b. Household hazardous waste.
c. Toxic waste.
d. Poisonous waste.
e. Hazardous liquids, including paints and solvents.
f. Pesticides, including contaminated, non-agricultural pesticides and containers.
g. Medical wastes.
h. Asbestos.
i. Sludge.
j. Industrial and commercial waste.
k. Brush/trees.
I. Demolition waste.
m. Bio-medical waste.
n. Dead animals.
(f) Fee Structure. The Village of Edgar shall establish for service recipients for the payment of collection services for solid waste. Fees shall be assessed on a per unit or per household basis and may be charged on the utility bill, or as a line item on taxes as a special charge on an annual basis, or some similar system.
(g) Collection Schedule. The Village of Edgar shall establish the time of collection of solid waste, and the Village Administrator shall publish and provide notice of the collection schedule at least once in the spring and fall of each year, and at any time when the collection schedule is changed.