2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563) › 451-1994-II-3 - Chapter 3 Waste Management (324.11101...324.12118) › 451-1994-II-3-115 - Part 115 Solid Waste Management (324.11501...324.11587) › 451-1994-II-3-115-2 - Subpart 2 Disposal Areas (324.11509...324.11521) › Section 324.11514 - Materials Prohibited From Disposal in Landfill; Disposal of Yard Clippings; Notice of Prohibitions; Report.

324.11514 Materials prohibited from disposal in landfill; disposal of yard clippings; notice of prohibitions; report.
Sec. 11514.
(1) A person shall not knowingly deliver to a landfill for disposal, or, if the person is an owner or operator of a landfill, knowingly allow disposal in the landfill of, any of the following:
(a) Medical waste, unless that medical waste has been decontaminated or is not required to be decontaminated but is packaged in the manner required under part 138 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.13801 to 333.13832.
(b) More than a de minimis amount of open, empty, or otherwise used beverage containers.
(c) More than a de minimis number of whole motor vehicle tires.
(d) More than a de minimis amount of yard waste, unless it meets the requirements of section 11555(1)(j).
(2) A person shall not deliver to a landfill for disposal, or, if the person is an owner or operator of a landfill, allow disposal in the landfill of, any of the following:
(a) Used oil as defined in section 16701.
(b) A lead acid battery as defined in section 17101.
(c) Low-level radioactive waste as defined in section 2 of the low-level radioactive waste authority act, 1987 PA 204, MCL 333.26202.
(d) Regulated hazardous waste as defined in R 299.4104 of the MAC.
(e) Bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste or waste that contains free liquids, unless the waste is 1 of the following:
(i) Household waste other than septage waste.
(ii) Leachate or gas condensate that is approved for recirculation.
(iii) Septage waste or other liquids approved for beneficial addition under section 11511b.
(f) Sewage.
(g) PCBs as defined in 40 CFR 761.3.
(h) Asbestos waste, unless the landfill complies with 40 CFR 61.154.
(3) A person shall not knowingly deliver to a municipal solid waste incinerator for disposal, or, if the person is an owner or operator of a municipal solid waste incinerator, knowingly allow disposal in the incinerator of, more than a de minimis amount of yard waste, unless the requirements of section 11555(1)(j) are met.
(4) The department shall post, and a hauler that disposes of solid waste in a municipal solid waste incinerator shall provide its customers with, notice of the prohibitions of subsection (3) in the same manner as provided in section 11527a.
(5) If the department determines that a safe, sanitary, and feasible alternative does not exist for the disposal in a landfill or municipal solid waste incinerator of any items described in subsection (1) or (3), respectively, the department shall submit a report setting forth that determination and the basis for the determination to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for solid waste issues.
History:
1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 243, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 26, 2008 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 394, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 245, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
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Act 451
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NREPA
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Solid Waste Act