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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 15 - Medical Waste › Part 1 - Medical Waste Regulations › Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.22 - Highly Communicable Endemic Animal Diseases

Current through June 14, 2024
Disease
Zoonosis
Carcass Infectious
Special Consideration
Any Species
Anthrax
Yes
Yes
Spores difficult to mitigate/small animals should
								  be dealt with as infectious waste/large animals buried with DEM approval
Brucellosis
Yes
Yes
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals/large
animals buried with DEM approval
Leptospirosis
Yes
Yes, if contaminated
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals/large animals buried with DEM approval
Lymphocytic
Yes
Yes, if contaminated
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals
Choriomeningitis Plague
Yes
No
Flea vectors are required for transmission/routin
								  e disposal bagging and burial or incineration
Q-Fever
Yes
Yes, if contaminated
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals/large animals buried with DEM approval
Rabies
Yes
Yes, if contaminated
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals/large animals buried with DEM approval
Tuberculosis
Yes
Yes
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals/large animals buried with
DEM approval
Tularemia
Yes
Yes
Routine bagging and burial or incineration of
								  small animals
Avian
Avian Influenza
Possible
Yes
Carcasses must be disposed of in a manner
								  consistent with RI's AI response plan
(Low Path) Salmonellosis
Yes
Yes, if contaminated
Routine bagging and burial or incineration
Bovine
Malignant Catarrhal fever
No
No
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Pseudorabies
No
Yes to animals
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Canine
Canine Influenza
No
Possibly
Routine bagging and burial or incineration
Parvovirus
No
Possibly
Routine bagging and burial or incineration
Caprine/Ovine
Bluetongue
No
No
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Caseous Lymphadenitis
Rare
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Scrapie
No
Yes to animals
Prion Disease, high temp or chemical digestion
								  only
Equine
Equine Rhinopneumonitis
No
Yes to horses
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Equine Viral Arteritis
No
Unlikely
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Strangles
No
Yes, if contaminated
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Porcine
Hog Cholera
No
Yes
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Pseudorabies
No
Yes to animals
Disposal by burial is acceptable
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These regulations establish the
				  requirements for the reduction and recycling of commercial and non-municipal
				  residential solid waste. The program is to be administered by the Department of
				  Environmental Management in cooperation with the Solid Waste Management
				  Corporation.
B. The purposes of
				  these regulations are:
1. To define the
				  recyclable components of commercial and non-municipal residential solid
				  waste,
2. To set schedules for
				  recycling commercial and non-municipal residential solid waste, for submitting
				  source reduction and recycling plans and for reporting source reduction and
				  recycling activities, and
3. To
				  establish enforcement procedures for these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 requirements and provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.1, "Department of
					 Environmental Management", R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.6, "Administrative
					 Penalties for Environmental Violations", and R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-18.8-2,
					 23-18.9-1,
					 23-18.9-7,
					 23-19-3,
					 23-19-5, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters
					 37-15, 42-20.16 in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 42-35, "Administrative Procedures Act".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.3 - Findings and Policy

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The findings and
				  policy enumerated by the legislature in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-18.8 and
				  23-19, as amended, are hereby adopted as the administrative findings and policy
				  upon which these Rules and Regulations are based.
B. These findings recognize and declare that
				  it is the policy of the State that:
1. The
				  central landfill is a public resource of limited and finite capacity which the
				  state, as guardian and trustee for its people, has the right and the obligation
				  to preserve for the use of its people;
2. Solid waste management problems are
				  statewide in scope and necessitate state action through technical assistance
				  and leadership in the application of new and improved methods and processes to
				  reduce the amount of solid waste that must be disposed of, and to promote
				  environmentally acceptable and economically sound solid waste
				  management;
3. Any environmentally
				  and economically sound solid waste management system must incorporate
				  recycling;
4. The failure or
				  inability to economically recover and recycle materials and energy resources
				  from solid waste results in the unnecessary waste and depletion of natural
				  resources;
5. All solid waste
				  capable of being recycled should be recycled;
6. A sound recycling program will be best
				  achieved by cooperation of the Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation,
				  the Department of Administration, the Department of Environmental Management,
				  and the cities and towns of the state of Rhode Island;
7. The definition of recyclable materials
				  should be the responsibility of the Department of Environmental Management and
				  should be changed from time to time depending upon new technologies, economic
				  conditions, waste stream characteristics, environmental effects, or other
				  factors;
8. Upon full
				  implementation of the recycling program, all solid waste, from both cities and
				  towns and commercial establishments, will be separated into recyclable and
				  nonrecyclable components.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.4 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these regulations shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of
					 state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.6 - Recyclable Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose
				  of defining those components which must be segregated from commercial solid
				  waste, the following materials are defined as recyclable:
1. Aluminum;
2. Automobiles;
3. Coated unbleached kraft beverage
				  carriers;
4. Corrugated
				  cardboard;
5. Glass food and
				  beverage containers;
6. Laser toner
				  cartridges;
7. Leaves and yard
				  waste;
8. Newspaper;
9. High density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic
				  milk and water containers;
10.
				  Office paper;
11. Polyethylene
				  terephthalate (PET) plastic soft drink containers;
12. Steel, and tin coated steel
				  cans;
13. Telephone
				  directories;
14. Used lubricating
				  oil;
15. Vehicle
				  batteries;
16. White
				  goods;
17. Wood waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.7 - Segregation of Recyclables from Commercial Solid Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  The following regulations in this rule shall apply to all commercial and
				  non-municipal residential solid waste generated in Rhode Island.
1. Any person who generates commercial solid
				  waste or accepts responsibility for collecting, storing, or disposing of their
				  tenant's waste, shall segregate their solid waste.
2. Subsequent to the point of generation, no
				  person shall combine segregated recyclables with solid waste in a manner that
				  renders the material not marketable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.8 - Planning, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements for Business

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person who generates commercial solid
				  waste and employs 50 or more employees, as listed in Department of Employment
				  and Training records; or any property owner or property manager who takes
				  responsibility for collecting, or storing, or disposing of the commercial or
				  non-municipal residential solid waste generated by their tenants employing 50
				  or more employees, combined, as listed in Department of Employment and Training
				  records, shall:
1. Prepare and submit a
				  source reduction and recycling plan consistent with Department requirements to
				  the Department within 60 days of registering with the Rhode Island Department
				  of Employment and Training. These plans shall include a:
a. Waste audit,
b. Description of the process by which
				  recyclable materials are to be segregated, and
c. Plan for the reduction of solid waste and
				  recyclables generated; and
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.9 - Planning, Implementation, and Reporting Requirements for Government Agencies

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All government
				  agencies who generate commercial solid waste shall submit a source reduction
				  and recycling plan consistent with Department requirements to the Department
				  within 60 days of notification by the Department. These plans shall include a:
1. Waste audit,
2. Description of the process by which
				  recyclable materials are to be segregated from waste, and
3. Plan for the reduction of solid waste and
				  recyclables generated.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.10 - Planning and Implementation Requirements for Multi-Family Generators of Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Owners of
				  multi-unit housing which generates non-municipal residential solid waste shall
				  submit a source reduction and recycling plan consistent with Department
				  requirements to the Department no later than 60 days after the date on which
				  recycling of municipal solid waste is scheduled by the Department to begin in
				  the municipality in which the housing is located. These plans shall include a:
1. Waste audit,
2. Description of the process by which
				  recyclable materials are to be segregated from waste, and
3. Plan for the reduction of total waste
				  generated.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.11 - Solid Waste Management Facilities, Intermediate Processing Facilities, and Materials Recovery Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An operator of a
				  solid waste management facility; an intermediate processing facility; or
				  materials recovery facility; shall report to the Department, by March 31 of
				  each year, the total amounts of each material segregated for recycling in the
				  preceding year, and the markets for these materials, on forms provided by the
				  Department. The Department shall keep market information confidential in
				  accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										38-2-2(d)(2).
B. No licensed solid waste management
				  facility shall accept, for disposal, commercial solid waste containing greater
				  than 20% recyclables by weight.
C.
				  All licensed solid waste management facilities shall submit a plan for
				  processing recyclables from commercial and non-municipal residential solid
				  waste received at the facility to the Department no later than 60 days after
				  obtaining a solid waste management facility license. No later than 60 days
				  after notice of Department approval of processing plan, the facility must be in
				  compliance with the plan.
D. All
				  licensed solid waste management facilities shall submit an updated plan for
				  processing recyclables from commercial and non-municipal residential solid
				  waste to the Department a minimum of 60 days prior to implementing said revised
				  plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.12 - Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person may request a variance from the
				  provisions of this Part. Such a request for a variance shall be in writing, on
				  forms provided by the Department, signed by the company president, and include
				  a comprehensive waste audit.
B. The
				  Director, through the Bureau of Strategic Planning and Policy, shall evaluate
				  each request for a variance. Such variance may be granted provided that the
				  Director finds that such variance will not be contrary to the purposes and
				  policy expressed in §§
										1.1 and
				  1.3 of this Part and that
				  alternative methods proposed by the person requesting the variance, fulfill the
				  purposes of the rule from which a variance is requested. The Director may
				  require a public hearing prior to approving any variance where substantial
				  questions exists as to the environmental or public health impacts of such
				  variance.
C. In evaluating a
				  request for variance, the Director, or designee may:
1. Enter or inspect any place the Director
				  has reason to believe is associated with the generation, segregation, storage,
				  or disposal of solid waste.
2.
				  Inspect and copy any records which the Director has reason to believe is
				  associated with the generation, segregation, storage, or disposal of solid
				  waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.13 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Any person that fails to meet the requirements of these
					 regulations will be subject to administrative penalties as authorized by R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.14 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Rules and Regulations shall not
					 be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any
					 section or sections shall not affect the validity of the remainder of these
					 Rules and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Commercial and Non-Municipal Residential Solid Waste (250-RICR-140-20-1) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-1.15 - Superseded Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
On the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, all
					 previous Rules and Regulations, and any policies regarding the administration
					 and enforcement of reduction and recycling of commercial and non-municipal
					 residential solid waste shall be superseded. However, any enforcement action
					 taken by, or application submitted to, the Department prior to the effective
					 date of these Rules and Regulations shall be governed by the Rules and
					 Regulations in effect at the time the enforcement action was taken, or
					 application filed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These rules establish requirements for the
				  reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste. The Department of
				  Environmental Management will administer this program in cooperation with the
				  Resource Recovery Corporation, the Department of Administration, and the cities
				  and towns.
B. These regulations
				  will:
1. Establish the list of materials
				  which must be recycled;
2. Set
				  standards for ordinances governing material separation into recyclable and
				  non-recyclable components;
3.
				  Specify compliance standards and implementation schedules for municipal
				  recycling programs.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-18.8-1 through
					 23-18.8-2.1, and
					 23-18.9-1, and R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapters 37-15, 42-35, and 42-17.1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.3 - Findings and Policy

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The findings and
				  policies contained in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-18.8, are hereby adopted as the
				  administrative findings and policy upon which these Rules and Regulations are
				  based and are enumerated below.
B.
				  These findings recognize and declare that it is the policy of the state that:
1. The Central Landfill is a public resource
				  of limited and finite capacity which the state, as guardian and trustee for its
				  people, has the right and the obligation to preserve for the use of its
				  people;
2. Solid waste management
				  problems are statewide in scope and necessitate state action through technical
				  assistance and leadership in the application of new and improved methods and
				  processes to reduce the amount of solid waste that must be disposed of, and to
				  promote environmentally acceptable and economically sound solid waste
				  management;
3. Any environmentally
				  and economically sound solid waste management system must incorporate
				  recycling;
4. The failure or
				  inability to economically recover and recycle materials and energy resources
				  from solid waste results in the unnecessary waste and depletion of natural
				  resources;
5. All solid waste
				  capable of being recycled should be recycled;
6. A sound recycling program will best be
				  achieved by cooperation of the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, the
				  Department of Environmental Management, and the cities and towns of the State
				  of Rhode Island;
7. Upon full
				  implementation of the recycling program, all solid waste, both from cities and
				  towns and commercial establishments, will be separated in recyclable and
				  non-recyclable components;
8. In
				  order to develop a workable implementation schedule the Department of
				  Environmental Management should develop schedules for the entry of cities and
				  towns into the source separation system;
9. The corporation should provide, for a
				  period of three (3) years, the reasonable allowable costs for implementing this
				  program for cities and towns;
10.
				  The definition of recyclable materials shall be the responsibility of the
				  Department of Environmental Management and should be changed from time to time
				  depending upon new technologies, economic conditions, waste stream
				  characteristics, environmental effects, or other factors.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.4 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.6 - Recyclable Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Recyclable
				  materials which must be segregated from municipal solid waste and kept in a
				  condition to meet minimum market standards are listed in §
										2.15 of this
				  Part.
B. The Department may change
				  this list of recyclable materials from time to time, depending upon new
				  technologies, economic conditions, waste stream characteristics, environmental
				  effects or other factors. The Department will prepare an annual report on
				  statewide program implementation, including an evaluation of how changes in
				  these factors impact the composition of the list.
C. Municipalities are encouraged to recycle
				  additional materials and to work with the Department and the Corporation to
				  implement pilot scale separation of other materials that may be present in
				  municipal solid waste.
D.
				  Municipalities are encouraged to work with the Department and the Corporation
				  to implement programs to reduce waste and increase recovery of recyclable
				  materials.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.7 - Segregation of Recyclable Materials from Municipal Solid Waste

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following requirements in this rule
				  shall apply to all municipal residential solid waste generated in Rhode Island:
1. Any person who generates municipal solid
				  waste or accepts responsibility for collecting, storing, or disposing of
				  municipal solid waste, shall segregate their solid waste.
2. Subsequent to the point of generation, no
				  person shall combine segregated recyclables with solid waste in a manner that
				  renders the material not marketable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.8 - Municipal Recycling Programs

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In order to
				  comply with the requirements of this rule, each municipal governing body shall:
1. Commit itself, by resolution or other
				  binding assent, to plan and implement a revised recycling program no later than
				  December 31, 2001 or upon expiration or renewal of recycling collection and
				  hauling agreements in effect on the date of promulgation of these Rules and
				  Regulations. The municipal governing body shall notify the Department of
				  proposed implementation date by June 30, 1997.
2. Establish programs for recyclable
				  materials which achieve the level of separation of recyclables as determined by
				  the Department, or demonstrate that recyclable materials are reused, recycled,
				  composted or otherwise diverted from disposal. For example, a community may
				  elect to implement a backyard composting and/or grasscycling program rather
				  than establish a collection program to divert leaf and yard waste from
				  disposal.
3. Adopt ordinances as
				  necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part in accordance with
				  guidelines established by the Department.
4. Enter into enforceable agreements with
				  haulers as necessary to keep recyclable materials separate from municipal solid
				  waste.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.9 - Municipal Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
In order to achieve compliance with these regulations, each
					 city and town shall achieve the required level of separation of recyclables
					 within three years of the implementation date. The Department will determine
					 the baseline amount for each city and town by comparison with the percentage of
					 separation achieved by similar communities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.10 - Technical Assistance

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department will provide technical assistance to any
					 city or town that requests assistance in complying with these regulations.
					 Technical assistance shall include, but not be limited to: economic modeling,
					 contracting, training and route planning.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.11 - Financial Assistance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For
				  municipalities that have not received three-year grant funding from the
				  Corporation for implementing a mandatory recycling program, as of the date of
				  promulgation of these regulations, the Corporation shall provide grant funding
				  for the first three years of the program. Grant funding shall equal reasonable
				  additional program costs less solid waste and tip fee savings as determined by
				  the Department and the Corporation.
B. For municipalities that have received a
				  three-year grant from the Corporation to implement a mandatory recycling
				  program, the Corporation shall provide additional assistance, for this revised
				  program. Eligible items shall include: recycling bins at reduced rates;
				  informational material (brochures and postcards) including design, printing,
				  and mailing costs; advertisement design and placement costs, newsletter
				  development and printing costs for a follow-up newsletter to all residents to
				  heighten awareness of the revised program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.12 - Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any municipality may request a variance
				  from the provisions of the Municipal Recycling Regulations. Such a request for
				  a variance shall be in writing and signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the
				  municipality.
B. The Director shall
				  evaluate each request for a variance. Such variance may be granted provided
				  that the Director finds that such variance will not be contrary to the purposes
				  and policy expressed in §§
										2.1 and
				  2.3 of this Part or that
				  alternative methods proposed by the municipality requesting the variance
				  fulfill the purposes of the rule from which a variance is requested or that the
				  municipality can demonstrate that fifty percent (50%) of the municipal waste
				  generated is recycled, composted, or diverted from disposal. The Director may
				  require a public hearing prior to approving any variance where substantial
				  questions exist as to the environmental or public health impacts of such
				  variance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.13 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
Any municipality that fails to meet the requirements of
					 these regulations is subject to administrative penalties as authorized by R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.14 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Rules and Regulations, or the
					 application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court
					 of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Rules and
					 Regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Reduction and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste › Section 250-RICR-140-20-2.15 - Recyclable Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose
				  of defining those components which must be segregated from the municipal solid
				  waste, the following materials are defined as recyclable:
1. Metals
a. Aluminum & tin cans, foil and pie
				  plates
b. Scrap metal
c. Empty aerosol cans
d. Empty paint cans
e.  White goods
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
In accordance with the Mercury Education and Reduction Act
					 (as amended in 2003 and 2005, and 2006) and R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-24.9, the
					 purpose of these regulations is to improve public and ecosystem health by
					 achieving significant reductions in environmental mercury by encouraging the
					 establishment of effective waste reduction, recycling, management and education
					 programs.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 authority contained in the Mercury Education and Reduction Act, R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 23-24.9 and the Department of Environmental Management, R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 42-17.1, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.3 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Rules and Regulations
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
					 purposes of state law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.5 - Notification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Notification Requirements In Accordance
				  with by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-24.9-5: Reporting by
				  Manufacturers or Industry/Trade Groups.
B. Initial Notification
1. The notification for a mercury-added
				  product(s) required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-24.9-5, shall include, at a
				  minimum, the following information for the manufacturer of the product(s):
a. The manufacturer's full legal name and
				  mailing address;
b. The name,
				  address, and telephone number of a contact person for the
				  manufacturer;
c. If the
				  manufacturer corresponds via e-mail or otherwise has a presence on the
				  Internet, the contact person's e-mail address and/or manufacturer's web
				  address, as applicable; and,
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.6 - Restrictions on Mercury-Added Novelties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Mercury-Added
				  Novelties: After January 1, 2003, no mercury-added novelty shall be offered for
				  final sale or use or distributed for promotional purposes in Rhode Island. This
				  ban on sale, use or distribution does not apply to a novelty incorporating one
				  or more mercury-added button cell batteries as its only mercury-added
				  component.
B. A mercury-added
				  product which meets the definition of a mercury-added novelty in §
										3.6 of this Part and meets
				  one or more of the following criteria in §§
										3.6(B)(1) through
				  (3) of this Part is a mercury-added novelty
				  and subject to the January 1, 2003 deadline. (Not all criteria in §§
										3.6(B)(1) through
				  (3) of this Part need to be met for a
				  mercury-added product to be a mercury-added novelty for the purposes of these
				  regulations.)
1. Mass produced and
				  distributed for promotional or advertisement purposes;
2. Easily or regularly discarded into the
				  waste-stream;
3. Reasonably
				  understood to be a non-essential product.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.8 - Labeling of Mercury-Added Products

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Labeling
				  Requirements. Except as provided for in §
										3.8(B) of
				  this Part regarding motor vehicle components, after January 1, 2006, a
				  manufacturer or retailer shall not sell a mercury-added product in Rhode Island
				  unless the manufacturer complies with one of the following:
1. Labels the product in accordance with the
				  standards set forth in §§
											3.8(C) and
				  (D) of this Part; or,
2. Conforms to the terms of an approved
				  alternative compliance plan under §
											3.8(E) of
				  this Part; or,
3. Documents to the
				  Department under §
											3.8(F) of
				  this Part that the product is labeled in compliance with labeling requirements
				  enacted by another state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.9 - Phase-Outs and Exemptions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No mercury-added
				  product shall be offered for final sale or use or distributed for promotional
				  purposes in Rhode Island if the mercury content of the product exceeds:
1. One gram, (1000 milligrams) for
				  mercury-added fabricated products or two hundred fifty (250) parts per million
				  (ppm) for mercury-added formulated products, effective January 1,
				  2006;
2. One hundred (100)
				  milligrams for mercury-added fabricated products or fifty (50) parts per
				  million (ppm) for mercury-added formulated products, effective July 1, 2007;
				  and,
3. Ten (10) milligrams for
				  mercury-added fabricated products or ten (10) parts per million (ppm) for
				  mercury-added formulated products, effective July 1, 2009.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.10 - Disposal Ban

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except as
				  otherwise provided in these regulations, after July 1, 2006, no person shall
				  dispose of mercury-added products in a manner other than by recycling or
				  disposal as hazardous waste, Universal Waste, or household hazardous waste (if
				  applicable). Mercury from mercury-added products may not be discharged to
				  water, wastewater treatment, and wastewater disposal systems except when it is
				  done in compliance with local, state, and federal applicable
				  requirements.
B. If a formulated
				  mercury-added product is a cosmetic or pharmaceutical product subject to the
				  regulatory requirements relating to mercury of the federal Food and Drug
				  Administration (FDA), then the product is exempt from the requirements of
				  §
										3.10
				  of this Part.
C.
										§
										3.10 of this Part shall not
				  apply to:
1. The disposal of a mercury-added
				  button cell battery by any person;
2. The disposal of components in motor
				  vehicles except as provided for in §
											3.12 of this
				  Part.
3. The disposal of lamps and
				  products containing lamps generated from a household.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.11 - Collection of Mercury Added Products

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Collection
				  Requirement.
1. On and after January 1, 2006,
				  no person shall offer any mercury-added product for sale or distribute any such
				  product for promotional purposes unless the manufacturer either on its own or
				  in concert with other persons, has implemented a system, after review and
				  approval by the Department, for the convenient and accessible collection of
				  such products when the consumer is finished with them. The collection plans
				  shall be submitted to the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction
				  Clearinghouse (IMERC), who will forward a recommendation regarding
				  approval/denial to the Department. The Department shall forward its decision of
				  approval/denial to the applicant in writing.
2. If a mercury-added product is a component
				  of another product, the collection system shall provide for removal and
				  collection of the mercury-added component or collection of both the
				  mercury-added component and the product containing it. Mercury-added components
				  in motor vehicles shall be collected and recycled as provided for in §
											3.12 of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.12 - Motor Vehicles - Removal of Mercury-Added Convenience Light Switches

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Mercury switches in motor vehicles shall
				  be collected and recycled by manufacturers of motor vehicles as provided for in
				  this section at the end of the life of each vehicle.
B. Manufacturers of motor vehicles sold in
				  Rhode Island that contain mercury switches shall, individually or collectively,
				  establish and implement a collection program for mercury switches to achieve a
				  capture rate of not less than fifty percent (50%) for calendar year 2006, and
				  not less than seventy percent (70%) for calendar year 2007 and each calendar
				  year thereafter through calendar year 2017 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										23-24.9-10.
1. For Calendar Year 2006. The Department has
				  determined that 19,300 mercury switches are available for collection and
				  recycling in Rhode Island. Manufacturers of motor vehicles sold in Rhode Island
				  that contain mercury switches shall, individually or collectively, be required
				  to achieve a capture rate of not less than fifty percent (50%) of this total.
				  This results in the required collection of 9,650 mercury switches for calendar
				  year 2006. All manufacturers required to submit collection plans to the
				  Department pursuant to §
											3.12 of this Part shall use
				  this target in the formulation of their collection plan for calendar year
				  2006.
2. For Calendar Year 2007
				  Through Calendar Year 2017. The Department has determined that 19,300 mercury
				  switches are available each year for collection and recycling in Rhode Island.
				  Manufacturers of motor vehicles sold in Rhode Island that contain mercury
				  switches shall, individually or collectively, be required to achieve a capture
				  rate of not less that seventy percent (70%) of this total. This results in the
				  required collection of 13,510 mercury switches for calendar year 2007 and each
				  calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2017. All manufacturers required
				  to submit collection plans to the Department pursuant to §
											3.12 of this Part shall use
				  this target in the formulation of their collection plans for calendar year 2007
				  through calendar year 2017. The Department shall biennially, beginning in 2009,
				  review reported capture rates to determine if an adjustment is
				  necessary.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 20 - Recycling and Special Waste › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Administration and Enforcement of the Rhode Island Mercury Education and Reduction Act (250-RICR-140-20-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-20-3.13 - Fees for Submittal of Phase-out Exemptions, Alternative Labeling Compliance Plans, Product Specific Novelty Determinations

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Pursuant to the authority granted in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-17.1-2(z) for
				  the regulation of mercury-added products, the following fees shall be assessed
				  for the approval of plans, specifications and exemption requests:
1. Phase-out Exemption Request(s) - A fee of
				  $200.00 shall be assessed for each exemption request submitted to the
				  Department in accordance with §
											3.9(F) of
				  this Part. The fee shall accompany the exemption request and the Department's
				  review of the request shall not begin until the fee has been
				  received.
2. Alternative Labeling
				  Compliance Plan Request(s) - A fee of $100.00 shall be assessed for each
				  alternative compliance plan request submitted to the Department in accordance
				  with §
											3.8(E) of
				  this Part. The fee shall accompany the alternative compliance plan request and
				  the Department's review of the request shall not begin until the fee has been
				  received.
3. Product Specific
				  Novelty Determination Request(s) - A fee of $100.00 shall be assessed for each
				  product specific determination request submitted to the Department in
				  accordance with §
											3.6(C) of
				  this Part. The fee shall accompany the product specific novelty determination
				  request and the Department's review of the request shall not begin until the
				  fee has been received.