Wastes specifically prohibited under the law from being disposed in Michigan’s solid waste landfills, includes Michigan deposit containers, yard waste, used oil, bulk liquids, whole tires, empty drums, hazardous waste, lead acid batteries, and low-level radioactive waste. Wastes with special handling requirements or approvals required to be disposed in a solid waste landfill include asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste, septage, and technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials. In some cases, there are exceptions to the prohibition. For example, although yard waste is prohibited from being disposed in a landfill, if the waste is an invasive species, an exception is granted under the law.  To learn more about prohibited and special waste requirements, see the Landfill Prohibited Materials and Special Wastes and Invasive Species Websites.