Wisconsin § 287.07 - Prohibitions on land disposal and incineration.

§ 287.07. Prohibitions on land disposal and incineration.

287.07(1m) (1m) Batteries, major appliances and oil. No person may: 287.07(1m)(a) (a) Dispose of a lead acid battery or a major appliance in a solid waste disposal facility in this state, except that a person may dispose of a microwave oven in a solid waste disposal facility in this state if the capacitor has been removed and disposed of in accordance with s. 299.45 (7) , if applicable. 287.07(1m)(am) (am) Burn a lead acid battery or a major appliance in a solid waste treatment facility in this state. 287.07(1m)(b) (b) Dispose of waste oil in a solid waste disposal facility or burn waste oil without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility in this state. 287.07(2) (2) Yard waste. Beginning on January 3, 1993, no person may dispose of yard waste in a solid waste disposal facility, except in a land spreading facility approved in accordance with ch. 289 , or burn yard waste without energy recovery in a solid waste facility in this state. 287.07(3) (3) Waste tires. Beginning on January 1, 1995, no person may dispose of a waste tire, as defined in s. 289.55 (1) (c) , in a solid waste disposal facility or burn a waste tire without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility in this state. 287.07(4) (4) General disposal restrictions. Beginning on January 1, 1995, no person may dispose of in a solid waste disposal facility, convert into fuel, or burn at a solid waste treatment facility in this state any of the following: 287.07(4)(a) (a) An aluminum container. 287.07(4)(b) (b) Corrugated paper or other container board. 287.07(4)(c) (c) Foam polystyrene packaging. 287.07(4)(d) (d) A glass container. 287.07(4)(f) (f) A magazine or other material printed on similar paper. 287.07(4)(g) (g) A newspaper or other material printed on newsprint. 287.07(4)(h) (h) Office paper. 287.07(4)(i) (i) A plastic container. 287.07(4)(j) (j) A steel container. 287.07(4)(k) (k) A container for carbonated or malt beverages that is primarily made of a combination of steel and aluminum. 287.07(4e) (4e) General restrictions on placing in container. 287.07(4e)(a) (a) Beginning on July 1, 2011, no person may place in a container the contents of which will be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility, converted into fuel, or burned at a solid waste treatment facility any of the items identified in sub. (4) (a) to (k) . 287.07(4e)(b) (b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, no person may place a waste tire in a container the contents of which will be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility or burned without energy recovery in a solid waste treatment facility. 287.07(4m) (4m) Oil filters and oil absorbent materials. 287.07(4m)(a) (a) In this subsection: 287.07(4m)(a)1. 1. “Automotive engine oil” has the meaning given in s. 287.15 (1) (a) . 287.07(4m)(a)2. 2. “Oil absorbent materials” means materials that are used to absorb waste oil. 287.07(4m)(a)3. 3. “Oil filter” means a filter for automotive engine oil. 287.07(4m)(a)4. 4. “Waste oil” means any petroleum-derived or synthetic oil that has been used or spilled. 287.07(4m)(b) (b) Beginning on January 1, 2011, no person may dispose of a used oil filter in a solid waste disposal facility. 287.07(4m)(bm) (bm) Beginning on April 7, 2012, no person may dispose of oil absorbent materials containing waste oil in a solid waste disposal facility unless all of the following apply: 287.07(4m)(bm)1. 1. Waste oil has been drained so that no visible signs of free-flowing oil remain in or on the oil absorbent materials. 287.07(4m)(bm)2. 2. The oil absorbent materials are not hazardous waste, as defined in s. 289.01 (12) . 287.07(5) (5) Electronic devices. 287.07(5)(a) (a) Beginning on September 1, 2010, no person may dispose of in a solid waste disposal facility, burn in a solid waste treatment facility, or place in a container the contents of which will be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility or burned in a solid waste treatment facility, any of the following devices, unless the device is of a kind exempted by a rule promulgated under s. 287.17 (10) (i) : 287.07(5)(a)1. 1. A peripheral, as defined in s. 287.17 (1) (j) . 287.07(5)(a)3. 3. A facsimile machine. 287.07(5)(a)4. 4. A digital video disc player. 287.07(5)(a)5. 5. A digital video player that does not use a disc and that is not a camera, as defined in s. 287.17 (1) (a) . 287.07(5)(a)6. 6. A video cassette recorder. 287.07(5)(a)7. 7. A video recorder that does not use a cassette and that is not a camera, as defined in s. 287.17 (1) (a) . 287.07(5)(a)8. 8. A covered electronic device, as defined in s. 287.17 (1) (f) . 287.07(5)(a)9. 9. A telephone with a video display. 287.07(5)(a)10. 10. Another kind of electronic device identified by the department under s. 287.17 (10) (i) . 287.07(5)(b) (b) The operator of a solid waste disposal facility or a solid waste treatment facility shall make a reasonable effort to manually separate, and arrange to have recycled, a consumer video display device, as defined in s. 287.17 (1) (em) , that is readily observable in solid waste that is delivered to the facility for disposal or burning unless the operator determines that one of the following applies: 287.07(5)(b)1. 1. Separating the device is not practical or would require the operator to implement measures to protect human health or safety in addition to any measures taken in the ordinary course of business. 287.07(5)(b)2. 2. The device has been damaged in such a way that recycling is not feasible or practical. 287.07(6) (6) Batteries. Beginning on January 1, 2028, no person may dispose of or burn a covered battery, as defined in s. 287.175 (1) (d) , in a solid waste disposal facility. Such a battery may be disposed of only by delivery to a collection site or collection event operated under a battery stewardship plan under s.