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CT Gen Stat § 22a-208v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-208v - Grass clippings prohibited from disposal at resources recovery facilities or solid waste facilities.

 (a) On and after October 1, 1995, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, and on and after October 1, 1997, the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, shall provide for a program of public information to promote the recycling of grass clippings by composting at the property where the grass clippings are generated, by allowing the grass clippings to decompose in place or by composting grass clippings at a municipal or commercial composting facility.(b) The commissioner shall authorize pilot projects, according to standards or guidelines he deems appropriate, under which municipalities may provide for the composting of grass clippings. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish composting of grass clippings at the property where such clippings were generated as the preferred method of disposal, or at a commercial composting facility, and to allow municipalities to compost grass clippings.(c) After October 1, 1998, or six months after the commissioner adopts such regulations, whichever is sooner, no resources recovery facility or solid waste facility permitted under this chapter, other than a municipal or commercial composting facility, may accept significant quantities of grass clippings for disposal.(P.A. 93-423, S. 2; P.A. 95-324, S. 6; P.A. 97-102, S. 1; P.A. 98-99, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)History: P.A. 95-324 amended Subsec. (a) to delete a prohibition on disposal of grass clippings at solid waste facilities after October 1, 1995, and to include disposal at a municipal or commercial composting facility as a disposal option, added new Subsec. (b) re pilot projects and regulations, and added Subsec. (c) re a prohibition on disposal of grass clippings at solid waste facilities after October 1, 1997, or within six months of adoption of regulations; P.A. 97-102 amended Subsec. (a) to require the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority to provide for a program of public information re recycling of grass clippings and amended Subsec. (c) to extend the date on which grass clippings are prohibited from certain solid waste facilities; P.A. 98-99 amended Subsec. (c) to prohibit disposal of significant quantities of grass clippings at certain facilities; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority” in Subsec. (a), effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-208w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-208w - Information re recycling credit.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall inform municipal governments of any procedures used by said commissioner to provide credit to municipalities for the recycling of grass clippings and for the recycling of spoiled vegetable food collected from retail food stores.(P.A. 96-80, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-208y (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-208y - Resources recovery facility plan for disposal of special waste and processed construction and demolition waste.

 The person holding the permit for a resources recovery facility may submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection a plan for the acceptance and disposal of special waste or processed construction and demolition wood at such facility. For purposes of this section, “special waste” has the meaning provided in regulations adopted by said commissioner under this chapter. Such plan shall identify special waste or processed construction and demolition wood which can be subject to uniform procedures for screening, testing, acceptance, recordkeeping, handling and disposal and shall include the rate at which such waste shall be processed. The commissioner shall review any plan submitted according to this section and shall approve or deny such plan. If accepted, compliance with such plan may constitute the special waste authorization from said commissioner which would otherwise be required for waste which meets the criteria of the plan.(P.A. 96-103, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-122, S. 135.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-208z (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-208z - Use of crushed recycled glass as cover material.

 (a) As used in this section, “crushed recycled glass” means glass food or beverage containers and less than five per cent, by volume, of other solid waste materials, including plastic, metal and paper that (1) have been combined by processing source-separated recyclable solid waste at an intermediate processing facility; (2) cannot be marketed as a cullet for remelt; (3) have components that measure not greater than three-eighths of an inch in diameter; and (4) are virtually inert and pose neither a pollution threat to ground or surface waters nor a fire hazard.(b) An owner or operator of a solid waste facility, as defined in section 22a-207, may use crushed recycled glass as cover material, as defined in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-209.(c) A person may use crushed recycled glass as fill material, including, but not limited to, aggregate for asphalt or concrete or any other subgrade construction application in which such glass would serve as a substitute for sand or stone aggregate, provided such glass would not constitute greater than ten per cent, by volume, of clean fill, as defined in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-209.(P.A. 02-11, S. 1; P.A. 03-65, S. 1; P.A. 04-109, S. 7.)History: P.A. 03-65 added Subsec. (a) defining “crushed recycled glass”, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (c) re use of crushed recycled glass as fill material, effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 04-109 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective May 21, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-524c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-524c) - Regulations.

 The commissioner shall promulgate regulations governing solid waste management, and permits, as provided for in section 22a-208a, shall be conditioned upon conformance with such regulations as well as applicable laws.(1971, P.A. 845, S. 3; P.A. 86-403, S. 53, 132.)History: Sec. 19-524c transferred to Sec. 22a-209 in 1983; P.A. 86-403 made technical change, substituting reference to Sec. 22a-208a for reference to Sec. 22a-208.See Sec. 22a-6z re regulations implementing Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.Annotation to former section 19-524c:Cited. 168 C. 278.Annotations to present section:Cited. 218 C. 580; Id., 821.Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209d - Categories of materials not to be considered solid waste. Use of solids that are by-products of water treatment processes.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, categories of materials which, if used in accordance with standards adopted by the commissioner to protect the environment and public health, shall not be considered solid waste under section 22a-207 or subject to a permit under this chapter or chapter 446k. Notwithstanding the provisions of the regulations adopted under this section or section 22a-209, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall not prohibit the use of waste sand from the casting of metals as cover, road base or fill or for other purposes at a solid waste disposal area permitted under section 22a-208a, provided the concentration of toxic materials in the sand is below the level of hazardous waste under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and any regulations promulgated to carry out said act, and further provided any person who disposes of such sand under this section shall provide certification, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, that such sand is not hazardous. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22a-209, a public water supply company may, by itself or in conjunction with any person or municipality, use solids that are the by-products of water treatment processes provided such use conforms to best management practices and controls described in an operations plan approved in writing by the commissioner. A public water supply company may, by itself or in conjunction with any person or municipality, use such solids in accordance with such plan until the commissioner issues a general permit to such company for the use of such solids pursuant to section 22a-209f.(P.A. 94-198, S. 12; P.A. 96-103, S. 3; P.A. 04-151, S. 17; P.A. 05-288, S. 105; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 96-103 added provision re adoption of regulations concerning disposal of water treatment solids; P.A. 04-151 deleted provision requiring adoption of regulations re use and disposal of solids that are by-products of water treatment processes and added provisions re use of such solids in conformance with best management practices and controls; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209e - Certain lamp recycling facilities to be considered volume reduction plants.

 For the purposes of this chapter, “lamp recycling facility” means a facility operated to remove, recover or recycle for reuse mercury, metals, phosphorous powder, gases, glass or other materials from fluorescent or high intensity discharge lamps. Such a facility shall be considered a volume reduction plant, as defined in section 22a-207, regardless of the volume of solid waste generated and shall not be subject to the requirements of section 22a-454 provided such facility is operated in compliance with federal law.(P.A. 95-139, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 95-139 effective June 7, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209g - Labeling of products containing mercury.

 (a) For purposes of this section: “Retailer” means a person who engages in the sale to the general public of items for which a label is required under the regulations adopted under this section; “wholesaler” means a person who engages in the sale of any such item to a retailer; and “manufacturer” means a person who manufactures any such item and sells such item to a retailer or wholesaler.(b) After the adoption of the regulations authorized by subsection (c) of this section, a manufacturer or wholesaler may not sell for use in this state, and a retailer may not sell, any of the items for which a label is required under the regulations adopted under this section unless the item is labeled to clearly inform the purchaser or consumer that mercury is present in the item and that the item must be properly disposed of or recycled.(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall cooperate with any effort to adopt a proposed label for products containing mercury which effort is undertaken by the New England Governors' Conference and the eastern Canadian premiers who adopted a mercury action plan in June, 1998. If such group agrees to a proposed label, the commissioner, in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 shall require such label to be affixed to any product sold in this state which the commissioner deems necessary, other than any medication. The purpose of such regulations shall be to facilitate the recycling of such products and to reduce the presence of mercury in the solid waste stream. If said group does not agree to a proposed label on or before January 1, 2001, the commissioner shall propose to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment a plan for the labeling of products containing mercury.(P.A. 99-228, S. 1, 5; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 99-228 effective June 29, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209h - Information to be provided concerning electric lamps containing mercury and management of spent lamps.

 Each manufacturer of electric lamps containing mercury sold in this state, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, shall provide to any distributor of such lamps written information stating that mercury is contained in such lamps and a description of the laws of this state governing management of spent lamps containing mercury. Each such manufacturer shall provide such information either on each such lamp containing mercury, or in or on the packaging of each such lamp containing mercury, or in a sufficient amount of printed material provided to retailers to allow retailers to make such information available to any consumer purchasing any such lamp containing mercury. Each such manufacturer shall provide to each municipality in this state information regarding the appropriate management of spent lamps containing mercury.(P.A. 99-228, S. 2, 5; P.A. 02-89, S. 66; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 1.)History: P.A. 99-228 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 02-89 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) requiring the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority to report on or before January 1, 2001, re any changes in the amount of mercury-containing products in the waste stream over the previous two years; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-209i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-209i - Universal waste rule. Fluorescent lamps. Equipment containing mercury.

 (a) On or before July 1, 1999, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish notice of intent to adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the set of waste management standards for thermostats containing mercury, batteries and pesticides which standards are provided in 40 CFR 273, et seq., as an alternative to regulating such wastes as otherwise provided under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 USC 6901 et seq.). The commissioner shall petition the United States Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR 273.80, et seq., to include fluorescent lamps in such alternative program of regulation. Such regulations shall further provide for and facilitate the storage of electronic equipment for recycling and the recycling of electronic equipment.(b) Any waste from equipment containing mercury shall be disposed of or otherwise handled in accordance with the standards set forth in 40 CFR Parts 260, 261, 264, 265, 268, 270 and 273, until the commissioner adopts regulations as provided in subsection (a) of this section, at which time such regulations shall govern. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any person from such person's obligation to comply with any other state or federal requirement or regulation applicable to equipment containing mercury.(P.A. 99-228, S. 3, 5; P.A. 06-181, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 99-228 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 06-181 designated existing language as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re disposal or handling of waste from equipment containing mercury, effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19-524d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19-524d) - Demonstration resource recovery systems or improved solid waste facilities.

 The commissioner may acquire necessary property and equipment, or interests therein, and contract for the construction, including planning and design, and leasing, operation and maintenance of demonstration resource recovery systems or improved solid waste facilities, or both, on a local, regional or state-wide basis by private enterprise, a municipality or regional authority.(1971, P.A. 845, S. 5; P.A. 75-303, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 75-303 included facilities on local basis; Sec. 19-524d transferred to Sec. 22a-210 in 1983.Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-211. (Formerly Sec. 19-524e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-211. (Formerly Sec. 19-524e) - Solid waste management plans for state and local or regional authorities. Closing of municipal landfill; plan required.

 Section 22a-211 is repealed, effective June 6, 2014.(1971, P.A. 845, S. 6; P.A. 74-276; P.A. 81-179; 81-472, S. 131, 159; P.A. 85-436, S. 5, 6; P.A. 93-423, S. 5; P.A. 13-247, S. 312; P.A. 14-94, S. 82.)
CT Gen Stat § 22a-212. (Formerly Sec. 19-524f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-212. (Formerly Sec. 19-524f) - Grants to municipal and regional authorities for plan preparation.

 The commissioner shall make grants for providing financial assistance to municipal and regional authorities for the preparation of solid waste management plans. The grant to each municipal authority shall equal ten per cent of the nonfederal portion of the cost of preparing the plans. An additional ten per cent shall be paid for each additional municipality included in the plan, but not more than seventy per cent of the total cost of the nonfederal portion being granted by the commissioner to a regional authority.(1971, P.A. 845, S. 10; P.A. 14-94, S. 79.)History: Sec. 19-524f transferred to Sec. 22a-212 in 1983; P.A. 14-94 made technical changes, effective June 6, 2014.See chapter 103b re municipal resource recovery authorities.Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-213. (Formerly Sec. 19-524g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-213. (Formerly Sec. 19-524g) - Approval of solid waste disposal contracts. Contracts between municipalities and solid waste facilities.

 (a) All contracts made after July 1, 1971, by any city, town, borough or regional authority with any person, another municipality or regional authority to provide for processing, storage or disposal outside of its boundaries of solid wastes generated within its boundaries, shall be reviewed and have the approval of the commissioner as conforming to recognized standards of public health and safety before they can be implemented. The municipality shall be responsible for providing a copy of said solid waste disposal contract to the commissioner.(b) The commissioner shall not approve any such contract unless he finds that the facility to which the waste is to be transported for processing, storage and disposal has been issued a solid waste permit to operate the facility and has the necessary capacity to accommodate the terms of the contract.(c) All contracts made after June 6, 1990, by any municipality with the operator of a solid waste facility shall be in writing.(1969, P.A. 367; 1971, P.A. 845, S. 4; P.A. 77-37; P.A. 86-403, S. 54, 132; P.A. 90-179, S. 7, 9; P.A. 96-163, S. 6.)History: 1971 act changed date of applicability from October 1, 1969, to July 1, 1971, replaced “district” and “authority” with “regional authority”, and “refuse” with “solid wastes”, specified disposal outside of boundaries of contracting entity and removed reference to approval of local director of health; Sec. 19-84a transferred to Sec. 19-524g in 1972; P.A. 77-37 added Subsec. (b); Sec. 19-524g transferred to Sec. 22a-213 in 1983; P.A. 86-403 made technical change, adding reference to Sec. 22a-208a; P.A. 90-179 added Subsec. (c) re written contracts between municipalities and solid waste facilities; P.A. 96-163 amended Subsec. (a) to delete requirement that contracts for collection or transportation of solid waste be reviewed and approved by the commissioner and to add a provision requiring the municipality to provide a copy of contracts for which the commissioner's approval is required and amended Subsec. (b) to expand the range of facilities which may be covered under an approved contract.Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
CT Gen Stat § 22a-213a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22a - Environmental Protection|Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management|Section 22a-213a - Disposal of biomedical waste by generators.

 Section 22a-213a is repealed, effective October 1, 2013.(P.A. 88-341, S. 2; P.A. 89-270, S. 5; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-209, S. 20.)