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(Reprint of File No. 312)
(26) "Closure plan" means a comprehensive written plan, including maps, prepared by a professional engineer licensed by the state that details the closure of a solid waste disposal area and that addresses final cover design, stormwater controls, landfill gas controls, water quality monitoring, leachate controls, postclosure maintenance and monitoring, financial assurance for closure and postclosure activities, postclosure use and any other information that the commissioner determines is necessary to protect human health and the environment from the effects of the solid waste disposal areas; (27) "Designated recyclable item" means an item designated for recycling by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22a-241b, as amended by this act, or designated for recycling pursuant to section 22a-256 or 22a-208v; (28) "Composting facility" means land, appurtenances, structures or equipment where organic materials originating from another process or location that have been separated at the point or source of generation from nonorganic material are recovered using a process of accelerated biological decomposition of organic material under controlled aerobic or anaerobic conditions. Sec. 2. Subsection (h) of section 22a-220 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(h) On or before [August 31, 1991] September 30, 2010, and annually thereafter, each municipality, or its designated regional agent, shall provide a report to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection describing the measures taken during the preceding year to meet its obligations under this section. The commissioner shall provide each municipality with a form for such report by [June 1, 1991] July 1, 2010. Such form may be amended from time to time. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) a description of the efforts made by the municipality to promote recycling, (2) a description of its efforts to ensure compliance with separation requirements, (3) [the amount of each recyclable item contained in its solid waste stream which has been delivered to a recycling facility as reported to the municipality or its designated regional agent by the owner or operator of a recycling facility pursuant to section 22a-208e or by a scrap metal processor pursuant to section 22a-208f, and (4) the amount of solid waste generated within its boundaries which has been delivered to a resources recovery facility or solid waste facility for disposal as reported to the municipality or its designated regional agent by the owner or operator of the resources recovery facility or solid waste facility pursuant to section 22a-208e] an identification of the first destinations that received solid waste, including recyclable material generated in the municipality's borders, and (4) the actual or estimated amount of such disposed solid waste and recyclable material that has been delivered to a first destination that is out of state or a Connecticut end user. If such amounts of recyclable material or solid waste are unknown to the municipality, the municipality shall provide the commissioner with the contact information of the collector who transported such recyclable material or municipal solid waste. For the purposes of this subsection, "collector" has the same meaning as in section 22a-220a, as amended by this act.
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) (a) (1) Not later than July 1, 2011, each municipality shall offer curbside or backyard collection of designated recyclable items to those residents and businesses for which such municipality provides municipal curbside or backyard collection of solid waste as of October 1, 2010. (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any municipality that the Commissioner of Environmental Protection determines recycles its solid waste in a percentage, averaged over a continuous three-year period, that exceeds the state-wide average during such continuous three-year period for the amount of municipal solid waste recycled.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "curbside or backyard collection" means the collection, by either municipal collection services or private collectors, of presorted designated recyclable items or solid waste left for such collection by residents and businesses on the property where such residents reside or on the property of such business, and "collector" has the same meaning as in subsection (g) of section 22a-220a of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
(2) "Common gathering venue" means any area or building, or portion thereof, that is open to the public, including, but not limited to, any (A) building that provides facilities or shelter for public assembly, (B) inn, hotel, motel, sports arena, supermarket, transportation terminal, retail store, restaurant or other commercial establishment that provides services or retails merchandise, or (C) museum, hospital, auditorium, movie theater or university building.
(b) Each common gathering venue where designated recyclable items may be generated while the public congregates at such venue and that provides for the collection of solid waste shall provide recycling receptacles for the collection of any designated recyclable items generated at such venue, provided nothing in this section shall be construed to require an owner or operator of such venue, or the municipality where such venue is located, to provide such recycling receptacles whenever such receptacles are provided by another person pursuant to contract. Such recycling receptacles shall be as accessible to the public and at the same locations as trash receptacles. Any existing trash receptacle may be converted to a recycling receptacle by labeling or other means appropriate to identify that such receptacle is dedicated to the collection of designated recyclable items. Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) For the purposes of this section, "customer" means a business and "collector" means any person offering solid waste or designated recyclable item collection services.
(b) Each contract between a collector and a customer for the collection of solid waste shall make provision for the collection of designated recyclable items, either by providing for the collection of designated recyclable items by the same collector who is party to the solid waste contract or by including an identification by the customer of the collector with whom such contract exists. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require a customer to contract exclusively with one collector for the collection of both designated recyclable items and other solid waste. Each collector shall provide each customer with clear written or pictorial instructions on how to separate designated recyclable items in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-241b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
(d) (1) Any collector hauling solid waste generated by residential, business, commercial or other establishments, [in] including, but not limited to, recyclables generated within the borders of a municipality, shall register annually in such municipality and disclose: (A) The name and address of the collector and the owner of such collection company; (B) the name of any other municipality in which such collector hauls such solid waste, including recyclables; (C) whether the hauling done by such collector is residential, commercial or other; (D) the types of waste hauled; (E) the anticipated location of any disposal facilities or end users receiving recyclable solid waste; and (F) any additional information that such municipality requires to ensure the health and safety of its residents.
(2) On or before July 31, 2011, any such collector shall report to the municipality (A) the types of solid waste, including recyclables, as listed in subsection (c) of section 22a-208e generated within the borders of a municipality and collected by such collector, (B) the name, location and contact information for the first destination where such solid waste, including recyclables, was delivered by the collector during the previous fiscal year, and (C) the types and actual or estimated amounts of such solid waste, including recyclables, directly delivered to an out-of-state destination or to an end user or manufacturer in the state. Such reports shall be submitted to the municipality annually, on or before July thirty-first, and shall provide the information specified in this subdivision for the prior state fiscal year. Such reports shall be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and shall include any other additional information the commissioner deems necessary.
Sec. 11. Subsection (g) of section 22a-220a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(g) As used in this section, "collector" means any person who holds himself out for hire to collect solid waste on a regular basis from residential, business, commercial or other establishments.
Sec. 12. Section 22a-220a of the general statutes is amended by adding subsections (j) and (k) as follows (Effective July 1, 2010):
(NEW) (j) If a collector hauls solid waste generated in this state, including recyclables as listed in subsection (c) of section 22a-208e from an entity located in the state other than a facility that has obtained a permit or authorization pursuant to this chapter and delivers such solid waste or recyclables to a destination that is an entity other than a facility that has obtained a permit or authorization pursuant to this chapter, then on or before July 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, such collector shall submit a report regarding such solid waste, including recyclables, to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. Such report shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall provide such information regarding such solid waste as the commissioner deems necessary, including, but not limited to: (1) The types of solid waste, including recyclables, collected, (2) for municipal solid waste, the municipality of origin of such municipal solid waste including recyclables, (3) the amount by weight, volume or other method acceptable to the commissioner of such solid waste, including recyclables delivered to such destination, and (4) the name, address and contact information of the entity receiving such solid waste or recyclables. (NEW) (k) If a collector hauls municipal solid waste generated in the state, including recyclables, and delivers such municipal solid waste, including recyclables, to a facility that has obtained a permit or authorization pursuant to this chapter, then, upon delivery, such collector shall identify to the receiving facility for each load of municipal solid waste or recyclables, as applicable: (1) The originating regional facility, (2) the originating municipality if such waste did not pass through a regional facility, or (3) the originating regional facility or state if such waste originated outside of the state. If such municipal solid waste load comes from more than one municipality, the collector shall estimate the amount of waste from each municipality.
22a-220a(g)
The bill also requires municipalities to provide curbside recycling if that municipality provides curbside collection of MSW, unless a municipality exceeds the state-wide average for recycling. To the extent a municipality falls below the state-wide average rate of recycling, municipalities could incur costs to provide curbside recycling to its residents. It is anticipated that this provision will impact less than five municipalities. House “A” made various changes that resulted in the impact described above.
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 5120 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT CONCERNING PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL RECYCLING, ZONING ORDINANCES AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACTS. SUMMARY:
This bill: 1. expands the types of items that must be recycled (see BACKGROUND); 2. requires solid waste collectors and most municipalities to offer curbside or backyard recycling to those to whom they offer curbside or backyard waste removal; 3. requires recycling receptacles at common gathering venues that already have solid waste collection and that generate designated recyclable items; 4. prohibits zoning regulations from barring recycling receptacles, requiring receptacles to conform to most bulk or lot area regulations (see BACKGROUND), or unreasonably restricting size or access to recycling receptacles; 5. requires contracts between solid waste contractors and their commercial customers to address how the customers' recycling will be handled;
*House Amendment “A” amends the definitions of collector and composting; limits the requirement that municipalities offering curbside or backyard solid waste collection offer collection of recyclable items to those offering collection as of October 1, 2010; and requires commercial solid waste collection contracts to identify, rather than verify the existence of a contract with, a recyclable collector.
§ 2 – MUNICIPAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Current law requires each municipality to file an annual recycling report with the DEP by August 31. The law required the DEP commissioner to provide a form for these reports by June 1, 1991. The bill requires annual submission beginning September 30, 2010 and requires the commissioner to provide the report form by July 1, 2010. The bill changes the required report contents. Currently, they must include (1) a description of efforts to promote recycling and ensure separation requirement compliance; (2) the amount of each type of recyclable item contained in its solid waste stream delivered to a recycling facility, as reported by the recycling facility or a scrap metal processor; and (3) the amount of solid waste generated the municipality and delivered to a resources recovery or solid waste facility for disposal, as reported by the facility.
The bill retains the first reporting requirement, but eliminates the second and third. Instead, it requires municipalities to (1) identify the first destination for solid waste and recyclable materials generated within the municipality and (2) report the actual or estimated amounts of solid waste and recyclable material that has been delivered to a first destination out of state or a Connecticut end user. The bill also requires the municipality to give DEP contact information for the collector, which it defines as any person who holds himself or herself out for hire to collect solid waste on a regular basis from residential, business, commercial, or other establishments (§ 11), who transported the recyclable material or municipal solid waste if the amounts are unknown.
§ 3 — EXPANDED RECYCLING LIST By law, the DEP commissioner designates through regulations certain items that must be recycled. The bill defines these items as “designated recyclable items.” It requires the DEP commissioner to amend the regulations, by October 1, 2011, to expand the list of designated recyclable items to include (1) containers of three gallons or less made of polyethylene terephthalate plastic and high-density polyethylene plastic; (2) boxboard; and (3) additional types of paper, including magazines, residential high-grade white paper, and colored ledger. The bill also includes in the list of designated recyclable items, by reference in the definition, not through regulation, grass clippings and consumer products.
The law requires (1) people generating waste from a residential property to separate designated items from their solid waste for recycling and (2) nonresidential solid waste generators to make provision for recycling. The bill specifies that people generating waste from nonresidential properties must use separate collection containers for recycling. It also allows containers previously used for solid waste collection to be converted and used for recyclable item collection by labeling or otherwise identifying them as such. These requirements apply to existing designated recyclable items effective October 1, 2010 and to the additional designated recyclable items effective July 1, 2012.
§ 4 — MUNICIPAL ZONING REGULATIONS
The bill prohibits municipal zoning regulations from disallowing receptacles for storing items that must to be recycled. Zoning regulations also cannot (1) require the receptacles to comply with bulk or lot area provisions, except those for side, rear, and front yards or (2) unreasonably restrict the size of or access to receptacles, given the nature of the business and volume of recyclables the business produces in its normal course of business. The bill does not prohibit regulations requiring screening or buffering receptacles for aesthetic reasons.
§ 5 — CURBSIDE AND BACKYARD RECYCLING
The bill requires municipalities, by July 1, 2011, to offer curbside or backyard collection of designated recyclable items to all residents and businesses for which they provide municipal curbside or backyard solid waste collection as of October 1, 2010. It exempts any municipality whose percentage of solid waste recycling over a three-year period the DEP commissioner determines exceed the statewide average for the amount of municipal solid waste recycled during that period.
The bill requires each solid waste collector offering curbside or backyard residential solid waste collection in a municipality to offer curbside or backyard collection of designated recyclable items to its customers. The bill requires this recyclable collection to be included in the charge for solid waste collection. But it does not prohibit collectors from adjusting fees for combined curbside collection services. It also exempts collectors serving a municipality that the DEP commissioner determines exceeds the statewide average percentage of solid waste recycling over a three-year period.
§ 6 —COMMON GATHERING VENUE RECYCLING
The bill creates a new recycling requirement for common gathering venues (1) where designated recyclable items may be generated during public congregation and (2) that provide for solid waste collection. Under the bill, these venues must provide recycling receptacles to collect designated recyclable items that are sold or given away there. However, the bill does not require a venue's owner or operator or the municipality where the venue is located to provide recycling receptacles if someone else provides them pursuant to a contract.
The bill defines “common gathering venue” as any area or building, or portion of it, that is open to the public, including any: 1. building that provides facilities or shelter for public assembly; 2. inn, hotel, motel, sports arena, supermarket, transportation terminal, retail store, restaurant, or other commercial establishment providing services or retailing merchandise; or 3. museum, hospital, auditorium, movie theater, or university building. The bill requires recycling receptacles to be as accessible to the public and at the same locations as trash receptacles. It allows existing trash receptacles to be converted to recycling receptacles by labeling or other means appropriate to identify that they for the collection of designated recyclable items.
§ 7 — COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
The bill establishes requirements for commercial contracts between solid waste collectors and customers. Specifically, it requires each commercial contract for solid waste collection to provide for designated recyclable item collection, either by the same collector or someone identified by the customer as contractor for recyclable collection. The bill does not require businesses to contract exclusively with one collector for both designated recyclable items and other solid waste. If the business chooses a separate recyclable collector, the contract must identify the collector. The bill specifies that each collector must provide each business with clear written or pictorial instructions on how to separate designated recyclable items. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
§ 8-9 — REPORTS AND STUDIES
The bill requires the DEP commissioner to submit to the Environment Committee, by June 1, 2011, a report on the costs and benefits to the state, municipalities, and waste generators of removing food from the waste stream. The report must also identify incentives and guidance the state could give to develop composting facilities. The bill defines these facilities as land, appurtenances, structures, or equipment where organic materials originating from another process or location that have been separated at the point or source of generation from nonorganic material are recovered using a process of accelerated biological decomposition of organic material under controlled aerobic or anaerobic conditions.
The bill also requires the DEP commissioner, in consultation with CASE, to study and submit to the Environment Committee, by January 1, 2011, a report on the potential beneficial use of ash residue.
§§ 10-12 — REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTORS
The bill expands registration and reporting requirements for collectors and establishes new ones. It limits the collectors covered to those who hold themselves out for hire to collect solid waste on a regular basis. Existing law requires solid waste collectors to (1) register with any municipality in which he or she hauls waste generated by residential, business, commercial, or other establishments and (2) disclose the name of any other municipality in which he or she hauls waste.
The bill requires collectors, by July 31, 2011, to report annually to municipalities, on a form prescribed by the DEP commissioner, (1) the types of solid waste and recyclables generated within the municipality and collected by the collector; (2) the name, location, and contact information for the first destination where waste and recyclables were delivered the previous fiscal year; and (3) the types and actual or estimated amount of waste and recyclables delivered out of state or to a Connecticut end user or manufacturer. The recyclables upon which collectors must report include (1) cardboard, (2) glass food and beverage containers, (3) leaves, (4) metal food and beverage containers; (5) newspapers, (6) storage batteries, (7) waste oil, (8) plastic food and beverage containers, and (9) office paper. The reports must include information for the preceding state fiscal year and any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
10. grass (clippings should be left on the lawn or, if necessary, composted, according to DEP) (Conn. Agencies Reg. § 22a-241b-2). Bulk Area Regulations
By law, a municipal zoning commission may create regulations concerning (1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; (2) the percentage of a lot's area that may be occupied; (3) yard, court, and open space size; (4) population density and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes, including water dependent uses; and (5) advertising signs' and billboards' height, size, and location. These types of regulation are sometimes referred to as “bulk” regulations (CGS § 8-2(a)). COMMITTEE ACTION