260.250. Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposal restricted--recycling of certain items, addressed in solid waste management plan.

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260.250. Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposal restricted--recycling of certain items, addressed in solid waste management plan.

Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposalrestricted--recycling of certain items, addressed in solid wastemanagement plan.

260.250. 1. After January 1, 1991, major appliances, waste oil andlead-acid batteries shall not be disposed of in a solid waste disposalarea. After January 1, 1992, yard waste shall not be disposed of in asolid waste disposal area, except as otherwise provided in this subsection.After August 28, 2007, yard waste may be disposed of in a municipal solidwaste disposal area or portion of a municipal solid waste disposal areaprovided that:

(1) The department has approved the municipal solid waste disposalarea or portion of a solid waste disposal area to operate as a bioreactorunder 40 CFR Part 258.4; and

(2) The landfill gas produced by the bioreactor shall be used for thegeneration of electricity.

2. After January 1, 1991, waste oil shall not be incinerated withoutenergy recovery.

3. Each district, county and city shall address the recycling, reuseand handling of aluminum containers, glass containers, newspapers, wholetires, plastic beverage containers and steel containers in its solid wastemanagement plan consistent with sections 260.250 to 260.345.