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MO Rev Stat § 260.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.250 - Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposal restricted — recycling of certain items, addressed in solid waste management plan.

Effective - 28 Aug 2015   260.250. Major appliances, waste oil, yard waste and batteries, disposal restricted — recycling of certain items, addressed in solid waste management plan. — 1. After January 1, 1991, major appliances, waste oil and lead-acid batteries shall not be disposed of in a solid waste disposal area. After January 1, 1992, yard waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste disposal area, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. After August 28, 2007, yard waste may be disposed of in a municipal solid waste disposal area or portion of a municipal solid waste disposal area provided that:  (1) The department has approved the municipal solid waste disposal area or portion of a solid waste disposal area to operate as a bioreactor under 40 CFR Part 258.4; and  (2) The landfill gas produced by the bioreactor shall be used for the generation of electricity.  2. After January 1, 1991, waste oil shall not be incinerated without energy recovery.  3. Each solid waste management district shall address the recycling, reuse and handling of aluminum containers, glass containers, newspapers, textiles, whole tires, plastic beverage containers and steel containers in its solid waste management plan consistent with sections 260.250 to 260.345. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530, A.L. 2007 S.B. 54, A.L. 2015 H.B. 92 merged with S.B. 445)
MO Rev Stat § 260.253 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.253 - Department to provide technical assistance and public education programs on collection of used motor oil — household consumer used motor oil, duty to maintain toll-free telephone for information.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   260.253. Department to provide technical assistance and public education programs on collection of used motor oil — household consumer used motor oil, duty to maintain toll-free telephone for information. — Funds may be allocated, upon appropriation, to the department to provide technical assistance to local governments and conduct public education programs concerning the proper handling of used motor oil. The department shall establish and maintain a telephone number, which may be toll free, for the purpose of disseminating information concerning the locations and operation of household consumer-used motor oil collection centers within the state, as well as information concerning the availability, dates and requirements for curbside collection where available. The department shall also develop a durable and legible sign, suitable for use by a retailer of motor oil informing the public of the importance of proper collection, recycling or disposal of used motor oil and the telephone number for used motor oil information. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 60 & 112 § 260.253 subsec. 1)
MO Rev Stat § 260.254 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.254 - Grants for household consumer-used motor oil collection systems, requirements — centers not to accept motor oil from commercial operation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   260.254. Grants for household consumer-used motor oil collection systems, requirements — centers not to accept motor oil from commercial operation. — 1. The department may award grants to solid waste management districts, municipalities, counties, and other local government entities or their instrumentalities to plan, establish or promote household consumer-used motor oil collection systems. In order to be eligible for grants, household consumer-used motor oil collection centers may only accept used motor oil originating from household consumers or farmers, and must operate in compliance with department rules. Household consumer-used motor oil collection centers may not accept used motor oil from commercial operations. Household consumer-used motor oil collection centers may limit the quantity of oil received at any one time from an individual and may restrict the size of the container used to deliver the oil to the center.  2. All household consumer-used motor oil collection centers must comply with the recycled used oil management standards as established by the department.  3. Household consumer-used motor oil collection centers shall transfer used motor oil only to transporters licensed pursuant to rules of the department.  4. All used motor oil recycling, reclaiming, and rerefining facilities shall comply with all applicable requirements of the department.  5. The department shall establish rules to carry out the provisions of this section and section 260.253. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 60 & 112 § 260.253 subsecs. 2 to 6)
MO Rev Stat § 260.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.260 - Batteries, lead-acid, disposal of restricted — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   260.260. Batteries, lead-acid, disposal of restricted — penalty. — 1. Effective January 1, 1991, no person shall knowingly place a used lead-acid battery in a solid waste disposal area, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead-acid battery.  2. Such batteries shall be delivered to a recycling or resource recovery facility permitted by this or another state or to the agent of a battery wholesaler or manufacturer for delivery to a permitted secondary lead smelter.  3. Each lead-acid battery improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation. A person who disposes of a lead-acid battery in violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530, A.L. 1995 H.B. 81)
MO Rev Stat § 260.262 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.262 - Retailers of lead-acid batteries, duties — notice to purchaser, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories   260.262. Retailers of lead-acid batteries, duties — notice to purchaser, contents. — A person selling lead-acid batteries at retail or offering lead-acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall:  (1) Accept, at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new lead-acid batteries purchased, used lead-acid batteries from customers, if offered by customers;  (2) Post written notice which must be at least four inches by six inches in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language:  (a) It is illegal to discard a motor vehicle battery or other lead-acid battery;  (b) Recycle your used batteries; and  (c) State law requires us to accept used motor vehicle batteries, or other lead-acid batteries for recycling, in exchange for new batteries purchased; and  (3) Manage used lead-acid batteries in a manner consistent with the requirements of the state hazardous waste law;  *(4) Collect at the time of sale a fee of fifty cents for each lead-acid battery sold. Such fee shall be added to the total cost to the purchaser at retail after all applicable sales taxes on the battery have been computed. The fee imposed, less six percent of fees collected, which shall be retained by the seller as collection costs, shall be paid to the department of revenue in the form and manner required by the department and shall include the total number of batteries sold during the preceding month. The department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the fee collection and enforcement. The terms "sold at retail" and "retail sales" do not include the sale of batteries to a person solely for the purpose of resale, if the subsequent retail sale in this state is to the ultimate consumer and is subject to the fee. However, this fee shall not be paid on batteries sold for use in agricultural operations upon written certification by the purchaser; and  *(5) The department of revenue shall administer, collect, and enforce the fee authorized pursuant to this section pursuant to the same procedures used in the administration, collection, and enforcement of the general state sales and use tax imposed pursuant to chapter 144 except as provided in this section. The proceeds of the battery fee, less four percent of the proceeds, which shall be retained by the department of revenue as collection costs, shall be transferred by the department of revenue into the hazardous waste fund, created pursuant to section 260.391. The fee created in subdivision (4) and this subdivision shall be effective October 1, 2005. The provisions of subdivision (4) and this subdivision shall terminate December 31, 2023. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530, A.L. 1995 H.B. 81, A.L. 2005 S.B. 225, A.L. 2011 S.B. 135, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650, A.L. 2018 S.B. 659 merged with S.B. 782)  *Subdivisions (4) and (5) terminate 12-31-23.
MO Rev Stat § 260.264 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.264 - Notices to public, batteries, duties of department.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   260.264. Notices to public, batteries, duties of department. — The department of natural resources shall produce, print and distribute the notices required by section 260.262 to all places where lead-acid batteries are offered for sale at retail. In performing its duties under this section, the department may inspect any place, building or premises governed by sections 260.260 to 260.266. The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the superintendent of the highway patrol to authorize the superintendent to conduct inspections at motor vehicle safety inspection stations in conjunction with inspections undertaken pursuant to sections 307.350 to 307.400. Authorized employees of the agency or of the superintendent may issue warnings and citations to persons who fail to comply with the requirements of those sections. Failure to post the required notice following warning shall be an infraction. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530)
MO Rev Stat § 260.266 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.266 - Wholesalers of lead-acid batteries, duties — storage of batteries, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   260.266. Wholesalers of lead-acid batteries, duties — storage of batteries, requirements. — 1. Any person selling new lead-acid batteries at wholesale shall accept, at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new lead-acid batteries purchased, used lead-acid batteries from customers, if offered by customers. A person accepting lead-acid batteries in transfer from an automotive battery retailer shall be allowed a period not to exceed ninety days to remove lead-acid batteries from the retail point of collection.  2. Lead-acid battery retailers and wholesalers shall not hold used lead-acid batteries for more than ninety days without the approval of the department and shall store used lead-acid batteries in a manner which will protect human health and the environment pursuant to regulations adopted by the department of natural resources under this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530, A.L. 1995 H.B. 81)
MO Rev Stat § 260.267 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.267 - Restriction on sales of certain batteries, effective dates — sale of nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery requirements, duties of manufacturer, violation, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   260.267. Restriction on sales of certain batteries, effective dates — sale of nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery requirements, duties of manufacturer, violation, penalty. — 1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes any alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1997, with any mercury content that was intentionally introduced, as distinguished from mercury that may be incidentally present in other materials, except that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline-manganese button cell batteries shall be twenty-five milligrams of mercury per button cell.  2. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes for use in Missouri any button cell mercuric-oxide battery on or after January 1, 1996.  (2) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes for use in Missouri any nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery on or after January 1, 1996, unless the battery manufacturer does all of the following:  (a) Identifies an approved collection site to which persons may send used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal;  (b) Informs each mercuric-oxide battery purchaser of the location of the collection site identified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and  (c) Informs each mercuric-oxide battery purchaser of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to receive information about returning used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal.  3. A person in violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 81)
MO Rev Stat § 260.269 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.269 - In-state private entity disposal permitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   260.269. In-state private entity disposal permitted, when. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state, including without limitation, any agency or political subdivision thereof, in possession of used tires, scrap tires, or tire shred may transfer possession and ownership of such tires or shred to any in-state private entity to be lawfully disposed of or recycled; provided, such tires or shred are not burned as a fuel except in a permitted facility; and further provided, such tires shall not be disposed of in a landfill; and still further provided, the cost incurred by the state, agency, or political subdivision transferring such tires or shred is less than the cost the state, agency, or political subdivision would have otherwise incurred had it disposed of such tires or shred. The private entity shall pay for the transportation of such used tires they receive. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 578 merged with S.B. 135)
MO Rev Stat § 260.272 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.272 - Scrap tires and rubber chips may be used as landfill cover, department of natural resources to promulgate rules.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   260.272. Scrap tires and rubber chips may be used as landfill cover, department of natural resources to promulgate rules. — Processed scrap tires and recycled rubber chips may be used in the design and operation of sanitary landfills, including use of such tires and rubber chips as daily cover. The department of natural resources may promulgate rules to implement this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 1999 H.B. 603, et al. § 1, A.L. 2005 S.B. 225)
MO Rev Stat § 260.275 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.275 - Scrap tire site, closure plan, contents — financial assurance instrument, purpose, how calculated.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   260.275. Scrap tire site, closure plan, contents — financial assurance instrument, purpose, how calculated. — 1. Each operator of a scrap tire site shall ensure that the area is properly closed upon cessation of operations. The department of natural resources may require that a closure plan be submitted with the application for a permit. The closure plan, as approved by the department, shall include at least the following:  (1) A description of how and when the area will be closed;  (2) The method of final disposition of any scrap tires remaining on the site at the time notice of closure is given to the department.  2. The operator shall notify the department at least ninety days prior to the date he expects closure to begin. No scrap tires may be received by the scrap tire site after the date closure is to begin.  3. The permittee shall provide a financial assurance instrument in such an amount and form as prescribed by the department to ensure that, upon abandonment, cessation or interruption of the operation of the site, an approved closure plan is completed. The amount of the financial assurance instrument shall be based upon the current costs of similar cleanups using data from actual scrap tire cleanup project bids received by the department to remediate scrap tire sites of similar size. If scrap tires are accumulated at a solid waste disposal area, the existing closure financial assurance instrument filed for the solid waste disposal area may be applied to the requirements of this section. Any interest that accrues to any financial assurance instrument established pursuant to this section shall remain with that instrument and shall be applied against the operator's obligation under this section until the instrument is released by the department. The director shall authorize the release of the financial assurance instrument after the department has been notified by the operator that the site has been closed, and after inspection, the department approves closure of the scrap tire site.  4. If the operator of a scrap tire site fails to properly implement the closure plan, the director shall order the operator to implement such plan, and take other steps necessary to assure the proper closure of the site pursuant to section 260.228 and this section.  5. A coal-fired electric generating facility that burns tire-derived fuel shall not be considered a scrap tire site or solid waste disposal area. ­­-------- (L. 1990 S.B. 530, A.L. 1995 S.B. 60 & 112, A.L. 2005 S.B. 225, A.L. 2009 H.B. 661)
MO Rev Stat § 260.278 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development|Chapter 260 - Environmental Control|Section 260.278 - Performance bond or letter of credit required for transporter of scrap tires, when — provisions required — forfeiture of bond, when, procedure — bond requirement ceases, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   260.278. Performance bond or letter of credit required for transporter of scrap tires, when — provisions required — forfeiture of bond, when, procedure — bond requirement ceases, when. — 1. A person who has, within the preceding twenty-four months, been found guilty or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 260.270 which involves the transport of scrap tires may not be granted a permit to transport scrap tires unless the person seeking the permit has provided to the department a performance bond or letter of credit as provided under this section.  2. The bond or letter shall be conditioned upon faithful compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit and section 260.270 and shall be in the amount of ten thousand dollars.  3. Such performance bond, placed on file with the department, shall be in one of the following forms:  (1) A performance bond, payable to the department and issued by an institution authorized to issue such bonds in this state; or  (2) An irrevocable letter of credit issued in favor of and payable to the department from a commercial bank or savings and loan having an office in the state of Missouri.  4. Upon a determination by the department that a person has violated the terms and conditions of the permit or section 260.270, the department shall notify the person that the bond or letter of credit shall be forfeited and the moneys placed in an appropriate subaccount of the solid waste management fund, created under section 260.330, for remedial action.  5. The department shall expend whatever portion of the bond or letter of credit necessary to conduct resource recovery or nuisance abatement activities to alleviate any condition resulting from a violation of section 260.270 or the terms and conditions of a permit.  6. The requirement for a person to provide a performance bond or a letter of credit under this section shall cease for that person after two consecutive years in which the person has not been found guilty or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 260.270. ­­-------- (L. 1995 S.B. 60 & 112, A.L. 2005 S.B. 225)