(a)  No person shall dispose of solid waste at other than a solid waste management facility licensed by the director, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-5

  • Director: means the director of the department of environmental management or any subordinate or subordinates to whom the director has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7
  • Person: includes an individual, firm, partnership, association, and private or municipal corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7
  • Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, tree waste as defined by subsection (14) of this section, and other discarded solid materials generated by residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sources, but does not include solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage or sewage sludge or dredge material as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7
  • Solid waste management facility: means any plant, structure, equipment, real and personal property, except mobile equipment or incinerators with a capacity of less than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7

(b)  The phrase “dispose of solid waste”, as prohibited in this section, refers to the depositing, casting, throwing, leaving or abandoning of a quantity greater than three (3) cubic yards of solid waste. Used asphalt, concrete, Portland concrete cement, and solid waste temporarily in a vehicle or proper receptacle at a licensed place of business of a licensed solid waste hauler for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours shall not be considered solid waste for purposes of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 543, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 391, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 258, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 64, § 1.