§ 115A.415 — Substandard Disposal Facilities
Plain-Language Summary
Since July 1, 1995, no one may deliver or accept unprocessed mixed household trash at a substandard disposal facility. A substandard facility is one that does not meet the design and construction standards for new landfills that were in effect as of January 1, 1993. Waste must go through at least one processing step before it can be placed in such a facility.
115A.415 SUBSTANDARD DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
(a) Beginning July 1, 1995:
(1) a person may not deliver unprocessed mixed municipal solid waste to a substandard disposal facility; and
(2) an operator of a substandard disposal facility may not accept unprocessed mixed municipal solid waste for deposit in the disposal facility.
(b) For the purpose of this section, “substandard disposal facility” means a disposal facility that does not meet the design, construction, and operation requirements for a new mixed municipal solid waste facility contained in state rules in effect as of January 1, 1993.
(c) For the purpose of this section, waste is “unprocessed” if it has not, after collection and before disposal, undergone at least one process, as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 25, excluding storage, exchange, and transfer of the waste.
History:
History: History:
1993 c 249 s 10