§ 130A-309.09B. Local government waste reduction programs. - North Carolina Statutes

§130A‑309.09B.  Local government waste reduction programs.

(a)        Each unit of localgovernment shall establish and maintain a solid waste reduction program thatwill enable the unit of local government to meet the local solid wastereduction goals established pursuant to G.S. 130A‑309.09A(b)(2). Thefollowing requirements shall apply:

(1)        Demolition debrisconsisting of used asphalt or used asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel, rock,concrete, or similar nonhazardous material may be used as fill and need not bedisposed of in a permitted landfill or solid waste disposal facility, providedthat demolition debris may not be placed in the waters of the State or at orbelow the seasonal high water table.

(2)        Repealed by SessionLaws 1991, c. 621, s. 8.

(3)        Units of localgovernment are encouraged to separate marketable plastics, glass, metal, andall grades of paper for recycling prior to final disposal and are furtherencouraged to recycle yard trash and other organic solid waste into compostavailable for agricultural and other acceptable uses.

(b)        To the maximumextent practicable, units of local government should participate in thepreparation and implementation of joint waste reduction and solid wastemanagement programs, whether through joint agencies established pursuant toG.S. 153A‑421, G.S. 160A‑462, or any other means provided by law.Nothing in a county's solid waste management or waste reduction program shallaffect the authority of a municipality to franchise or otherwise provide forthe collection of solid waste generated within the boundaries of themunicipality.

(c)        through (e)Repealed by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c. 594, s. 14.

(f)         A county orcounties and its or their municipalities may jointly determine, through a jointagency established pursuant to G.S. 153A‑421 or G.S. 160A‑462,which local governmental agency shall administer a solid waste management orwaste reduction program.

(g)        Repealed by SessionLaws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c. 594, s. 14. (1989, c. 784, s. 2; 1989(Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1009, s. 4; 1991, c. 537, s. 2; c. 621, s. 8; 1993, c.86, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 594, s. 14.)