[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR256.02]

[Page 357]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 256--GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE SOLID 
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart A--Purpose, General Requirements, Definitions
 
Sec. 256.02  Scope of the State solid waste management plan.

    (a)(1) The State plan shall address all solid waste in the State 
that poses potential adverse effects on health or the environment or 
provides opportunity for resource conservation or resource recovery. The 
plan shall consider:
    (i) Hazardous wastes;
    (ii) Residential, commercial and institutional solid waste;
    (iii) Wastewater treatment sludge;
    (iv) Pollution control residuals;
    (v) Industrial wastes;
    (vi) Mining wastes;
    (vii) Agricultural wastes;
    (viii) Water treatment sludge; and
    (ix) Septic tank pumpings.
    (2) The State plan shall consider the following aspects of solid 
waste management:
    (i) Resource conservation;
    (ii) Source separation;
    (iii) Collection;
    (iv) Transportation;
    (v) Storage;
    (vi) Transfer;
    (vii) Processing (including resource recovery);
    (viii) Treatment; and
    (ix) Disposal.
    (b) The State Plan shall establish and justify priorities and timing 
for actions. These priorities shall be based on the current level of 
solid waste management planning and implementation within the State, the 
extent of the solid waste management problem, the health, environmental 
and economic impacts of the problem, and the resources and management 
approaches available.
    (c) The State plan shall set forth an orderly and manageable process 
for achieving the objectives of the Act and meeting the requirements of 
these quidelines. This process shall describe as specifically as 
possible the activities to be undertaken, including detailed schedules 
and milestones.
    (d) The State plan shall cover a minimum of a five year time period 
from the date submitted to EPA for approval.
    (e) The State plan shall identify existing State legal authority for 
solid waste management and shall identify modifications to regulations 
necessary to meet the requirements of these guidelines.