[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR256.02]



[Page 361-362]

 

                   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



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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.