289.645 Recycling fee.

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(1)Imposition of recycling fee on generators. Except as provided under sub.

(4)and s. 289.675

(1), a generator of solid waste or hazardous waste shall pay a recycling fee for each ton or equivalent volume of solid waste or hazardous waste that is disposed of at a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility. If a person arranges for collection or disposal services on behalf of one or more generators, that person shall pay the recycling fee to the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility or to any intermediate hauler used to transfer wastes from collection points to a licensed facility. An intermediate hauler who receives the recycling fee under this subsection shall pay the fee to the licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility. Tonnage or equivalent volume shall be calculated in the same manner as the calculation made for tonnage fees under s. 289.62

(1).

(2)Collection. The owner or operator of a licensed solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility shall collect the recycling fee from the generator, a person who arranges for disposal on behalf of one or more generators or an intermediate hauler and shall pay to the department the amount of the fee required to be collected according to the amount of solid waste or hazardous waste received and disposed of at the facility during the preceding reporting period, except as provided under sub.

(8).

(3)Amount of recycling fee. The fee imposed under this section is $7 per ton for all solid waste other than high-volume industrial waste.

(4)Exemptions from recycling fee.

(a)Solid waste materials approved by the department for lining, daily cover or capping or for constructing berms, dikes or roads within a solid waste disposal facility are not subject to the recycling fee imposed under sub.

(1), except that materials approved for use under s. 289.30

(5)or 289.31

(9)are subject to the fee.

(b)Except as provided in par.

(c), the recycling fee does not apply to waste generated by an organization described in section 501

(3)of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501

(a)of the Internal Revenue Code, that derives a portion of its income from the operation of recycling and reuse programs and that does one of the following:

1. Provides services and programs for people with disabilities.

2. Primarily serves low-income persons.