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AR Code § 8-8-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 8 - Interstate Compacts|Subchapter 2 - Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§ 8-8-206. Approval of rates at regional facility

 (a) Pursuant to Article III of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, the State Radiation Control Agency is authorized to approve rates to be charged any user of a regional facility located in the State of Arkansas by the operator of the regional facility.  (b) No operator of a regional facility shall charge or alter such rates without the prior approval of the agency.
AR Code § 8-9-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-9-101. Policy

 It is the policy of the State of Arkansas to encourage and promote recycling in order to conserve natural resources, conserve energy, and preserve landfill space. In furtherance of this policy, the State of Arkansas adopts as a goal in the new century the recycling of forty percent (40%) of its municipal solid waste and forty-five percent (45%) of its municipal solid waste, as shall be determined by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or the Division of Environmental Quality by rule.
AR Code § 8-9-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-9-102. Construction

 The terms and provisions of this chapter are to be liberally construed so as to best achieve and effectuate the policies and purposes hereof.
AR Code § 8-9-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-9-103. Conflict with federal laws

 If any provision of this chapter is found to conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter.
AR Code § 8-9-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-9-104. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission;  (2) “Materials in the recycling process” means ferrous and nonferrous metals diverted or removed from the solid waste stream so that they may be reused, as long as:  (A) Those materials are processed or handled using reasonably available processing equipment and control technology, as determined by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, taking cost into account; and  (B) A substantial amount of the materials are consistently utilized to manufacture a product which otherwise would have been produced using virgin material;    (3) “Municipal solid waste” means waste produced by individuals, public entities, agriculture, and businesses, including yard waste and waste not traditionally included in the recycling rate calculation and that is by its nature eligible for disposal in a municipal solid waste landfill;  (4) “Person” means an individual, municipality, other governmental entity, or another entity recognized by law with rights and duties;  (5) “Recyclable materials” or “recyclables” means those materials from the solid waste stream that can be recovered for reuse in present or reprocessed form;  (6) “Recycling” means the systematic collection, sorting, decontaminating, and returning of waste materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange;  (7) “Solid waste” means the same as provided by § 8-6-702;  (8) “Solid waste board” or “board” means a regional solid waste management board or its successor created under § 8-6-701 et seq.;  (9) “Solid waste district” or “district” means a regional solid waste management district or its successor created under § 8-6-701 et seq.;  (10) “Source separation” means the act or process of removing a particular type of recyclable material from the solid waste stream at the point of generation or at a point under control of the generator for the purpose of collection and recycling; and  (11) “Yard waste” means grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings.
AR Code § 8-9-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-9-105. Penalties and procedures

 (a) Any person who violates any provision of § 8-9-301 et seq. or the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act, § 8-9-401 et seq., or of any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as are contained in § 8-6-204.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for issuance of rules, conduct of hearings, notice, power of subpoena, review of action on permits, right of appeal, presumptions, finality of actions, and related matters shall be as provided in §§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-106 and 8-4-201 — 8-4-229 of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, § 8-4-101 et seq., including without limitation §§ 8-4-205, 8-4-210, 8-4-212 — 8-4-214, and 8-4-218 — 8-4-229.  (c) All rules adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor or appropriate subcommittees of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
AR Code § 8-9-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 2 - Recycling Generally|§ 8-9-202. Powers and duties of the division

 The Division of Environmental Quality shall have the power and duty to:   (1) Adopt reasonable rules to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;  (2) Promote public education and public awareness of the necessity of supporting waste reduction and recyclable material recovery as an integral part of all solid waste and recyclable materials programs in the state;  (3) Provide, to the extent practicable, upon request, to state agencies, planning and technical assistance in carrying out their responsibilities under this subchapter; and  (4) Implement, administer, and fund the collection and recycling or collection and disposal of extra-large tires as defined in § 8-9-402 with the advice and assistance of the Compliance Advisory Panel.
AR Code § 8-9-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 2 - Recycling Generally|§ 8-9-203. Recycling by governmental entities

 (a) Each state agency, state college or university, county, city, and public school, in cooperation with the Division of Environmental Quality and the Compliance Advisory Panel shall:  (1) Establish a source separation and recycling program for recyclables generated as a result of agency operations;  (2) Adopt procedures for collection and storage of recyclables; and  (3) Make contractual or other arrangements for transportation and sale of recyclables.    (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any state agency, state college or university, county, city, or public school from engaging in, contracting for, or otherwise allowing or arranging for composting of yard waste on property owned or controlled by the governmental entity.
AR Code § 8-9-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 2 - Recycling Generally|§ 8-9-204. Purchasing of recyclables by governmental entities

 State agencies, cities, counties, and other governmental entities are encouraged to provide for preferential purchasing of products made from recycled materials or products that may be recycled or reused.
AR Code § 8-9-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 3 - Recyclable Items|§ 8-9-301. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Label” means a molded, imprinted, or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product;  (2) “Lead-acid battery” means a battery with a core of elemental lead and a capacity of six volts (6v) or more;  (3) “Plastic” means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow;  (4) “Plastic bottle” means a plastic container intended for single use that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw-type or snap cap, or other closure and has a capacity of sixteen fluid ounces (16 fl. ozs.) or more but less than five gallons (5 gals.);  (5) “Rigid plastic container” means any formed or molded container other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin, and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of eight ounces (8 ozs.) or more but less than five gallons (5 gals.); and  (6) “Single use” means filled one (1) time.
AR Code § 8-9-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 3 - Recyclable Items|§ 8-9-302. Plastic container labeling

 (a)  (1) Beginning July 1, 1992, a person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. Rigid plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material.  (2) The code shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three (3) arrows, with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the pointer from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle, formed by the three (3) arrows curved at their midpoints, shall depict a clockwise path around the code number.  (3) The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:  (A) PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);  (B) HDPE (high density polyethylene);  (C) V (vinyl);  (D) LDPE (low density polyethylene);  (E) PP (polypropylene);  (F) PS (polystyrene); and  (G) OTHER.      (b) The Division of Environmental Quality shall maintain a list of the label codes provided pursuant to this section and shall provide a copy of that list to any person upon request.
AR Code § 8-9-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 3 - Recyclable Items|§ 8-9-304. Used motor oil

 The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall adopt, after notice and public hearing, reasonable rules that are protective of the public health and environment for the collection, storage, and disposal, reuse, or recycling of used motor oil.
AR Code § 8-9-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-401. Title — Legislative intent — Findings

 (a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act”.  (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to:  (1) Protect the public health and the state's environmental quality by setting and implementing standards to be followed in the hauling, collection, storage, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale;  (2) Provide accountability and sustainability for used tire programs by requiring use of the electronic uniform used tire manifest system developed by the Division of Environmental Quality and business plans for used tire programs;  (3) Equalize the application of fees for all tires removed from rims; and  (4) Ensure that reimbursements for used tire programs are related to the overall used tire program goals.    (c) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) If not properly managed, used tires pose a potential threat to human health and safety and the environment because used tires:  (A) Are a known breeding habitat for mosquitoes and other disease-transmitting vectors; and  (B) Pose substantial fire hazards;    (2) The state must have a used tire program for recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale that is accountable, effective, and efficient; and  (3) The primary goal of the used tire program is to recycle or put to beneficial use as many used tires as possible.
AR Code § 8-9-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-407. Electronic uniform used tire manifest system

 (a) The following entities shall use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system to accurately report all information related to the collection, transportation, distribution, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale:  (1) Used tire programs;  (2) Tire generators;  (3) Tire collection centers;  (4) Any person who:  (A) Removes a tire from the used tire program after it is collected; or  (B) Imports a tire under § 8-9-404(c); and    (5) Commercial generators.    (b) If any of the persons or entities listed in subsection (a) of this section cannot use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system, the person or entity may submit to the used tire program an equivalent paper version which shall be entered into the electronic uniform used tire manifest system.
AR Code § 8-9-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-408. Accountability requirements for used tire programs — Business plans

 (a) On or before December 31, 2017, a used tire program that receives funding under this subchapter shall provide the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, now the Division of Environmental Quality, with a business plan that establishes its current operating plan and a proposed operating plan for calendar year 2018 and approved by its board.  (b) The minimum required information for the business plan is:  (1) Current operation information to include:  (A) An explanation of debt and debt repayment obligations, including scheduled payments;  (B) A description of equipment used, including type, year manufactured, debt obligations related to the equipment, and whether it is leased or owned;  (C) An explanation of contract obligations including the amount, length, and scope of the contract;  (D) A description of how tires are managed, to include without limitation collection, transportation, and disposal or recycling;  (E) An explanation of costs, including the cost of tire collection centers, other collection facilities, trailers, transfer stations, processing, mileage, fuel, and personnel; and  (F) The number of tires currently on any property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by each regional solid waste management district included in the used tire program; and    (2) Proposed operation costs for calendar year 2018, to include:  (A) A description of how tires will be managed, to include without limitation collection, storage, transportation, and disposal or recycling;  (B) Estimated cost of utilities, personnel, equipment, fees, leases, facilities, and any other costs related to the primary operation of the used tire program;  (C) The capital improvement and maintenance plan with estimated expenditures and costs;  (D) The estimated transportation cost including mileage, fuel, equipment, personnel, utilities, insurance, bonds, and fees;  (E) The locations of all tire collection centers; and  (F) The types of tires managed, to include recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale.      (c) A used tire program shall submit a revised business plan if there is a substantial change in the used tire program operations or if the division requests a revised business plan.  (d) A business plan or revised business plan submitted under this subchapter is effective after approval by the division or its designee.  (e)  (1) The approved business plan or approved revised business plan shall include the approved business plan rates for each used tire program.  (2)  (A) The division shall cooperate with the used tire programs and other entities to develop each used tire program's approved business plan rates for recyclable tires and waste tires.  (B) The approved business plan rates shall also use the size of a tire, including without limitation small tires, large tires, and extra-large tires, as a factor for determining the approved business plan rates.
AR Code § 8-9-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-409. Performance and efficiency evaluations

 (a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop a system to evaluate and report the performance and efficiency of used tire programs and the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program.  (b) The evaluation and reporting system shall use the following performance indicators for each used tire program:  (1) The number of:  (A) Recyclable tires;  (B) Waste tires disposed in a landfill; and  (C) Waste tires disposed in a monofill;    (2) The number of reported waste tire sites located in the regional solid waste management districts that are included in the used tire program;  (3) Electronic uniform used tire manifest system compliance;  (4) Administrative expenses;  (5) Transportation expenses;  (6) Building, warehouse, and other facilities expenses;  (7) Revenue sources and the amount of revenue received from each source;  (8) The number, location, and type of tire collection centers;  (9) Any identified operational issues;  (10) The number of enforcement actions against the used tire program; and  (11) Any other performance indicators that are determined to be useful to evaluate performance and efficiency.    (c) The evaluations under this section shall be completed on a biennial basis for each used tire program.
AR Code § 8-9-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-410. Consolidation of used tire programs

 The General Assembly finds:   (1) The smaller the population and geographical area that a used tire program serves, the more unsustainable the used tire program is;  (2) In contrast, it has been noted nationally and within the state that used tire programs that serve a larger population and greater geographical area collect and process a large number of tires, are sustainable, and optimize the use of economies of scale;  (3) Before January 1, 2017, there were eleven (11) waste tire districts in the state; and  (4) It is in the best interest of the state for the used tire programs to combine to form inter-district used tire programs to operate in an efficient and financially sustainable manner.
AR Code § 8-9-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-411. Tire transporters — Licenses

 (a) A tire transporter shall meet the following requirements to perform or be compensated for any duties under this subchapter related to the administration and operation of a used tire program:  (1) Obtain for each vehicle a license;  (2) Obtain for each vehicle a tire transporter number provided by the Division of Environmental Quality used for the electronic uniform used tire manifest system;  (3) Provide proof that each vehicle has passed an annual safety inspection;  (4) Provide proof of financial responsibility for each vehicle and authorized driver;  (5) Provide a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000);  (6) Establish that each authorized driver has completed training for the electronic uniform used tire manifest system; and  (7) Pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each vehicle that is licensed.    (b) For each tire transporter licensed under this section, the division shall assign a tire transporter number and include the tire transporter information in the electronic uniform used tire manifest system.  (c)  (1) If a tire transporter is found to have not complied with this subchapter, the tire transporter's license shall be suspended for three (3) months.  (2) If the license of a tire transporter is suspended more than one (1) time in three (3) years, the tire transporter's license shall be revoked and the tire transporter is ineligible for a tire transporter license for three (3) years.
AR Code § 8-9-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-412. Additional fees

 (a) A used tire program may charge an additional fee for the collection and recycling of extra-large tires from sources other than registered tire retailers and for any tires in excess of the maximum under § 8-9-414(b)(7).  (b) If a used tire program charges an additional fee under this section, the fee shall be collected and retained by the used tire program for costs related to the processing of extra-large tires.
AR Code § 8-9-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 8 - Environmental Law|Chapter 9 - Recycling|Subchapter 4 - Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act|§ 8-9-413. Applicability

 The fees imposed by this subchapter shall not apply to:   (1) Large retreaded tires;  (2) Tires included as part of the equipment of a new vehicle; or  (3) Tires included as part of the equipment of a used vehicle if included on the used vehicle at the time of sale and in the sales price of the used vehicle.