Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1726 – Responsibility to accept solid waste
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1. Time of responsibility. The district becomes responsible for providing a system for solid waste disposal when its board of directors declares the disposal system operational.
[PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1726
- commercial activities: includes any solid waste generated by retail and wholesale establishments, including, but not limited to, food waste, corrugated containerboard, metals and plastics. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Demolition and construction waste: means all solid waste generated in the demolition and construction of buildings and other structures, including stumps, brush, plaster, sheetrock, boards, bricks, mortar, concrete and roofing materials except asbestos. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid waste into or on any land or water in a manner such that the solid waste, or any constituent of the solid waste, may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any water, including ground waters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- industrial activities: includes any solid waste generated by an industry as part of the production process. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Municipality: means municipality as defined in Title 30?A, section 2001, and includes plantations and unorganized territories. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Solid waste: means useless, unwanted or discarded, nonhazardous solid materials with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing, including, but not limited to, rubbish, garbage, scrap materials, junk, refuse, inert fill material and landscape refuse. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Waste facility: means any land area, structure, location or equipment, or combination of them, including landfills, used for handling solid waste and for resource conservation and resource recovery, when utilized. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
- Yard waste: means grass clippings, leaves and brush. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1705
2. Types of waste. The district shall provide a system for disposal of all solid waste generated by residential and commercial activities within the member municipalities. To the extent requested by member municipalities, the district shall also provide for the disposal of compatible solid waste from industrial activities within a member municipality to the same extent the municipality is providing a system of solid waste disposal at the date of its vote to join the district, provided that the industrial waste is disposed of at no cost to other member municipalities. Following formation of the district, the board of directors may allow for the disposal of the waste of any other industrial activities within a member municipality. The district may provide for the disposal of sludge through contract with a member municipality or quasi-municipal corporation serving the member municipality, provided that the sludge is disposed of at no cost to the other member municipalities. The district may provide for the disposal of any or all demolition and construction waste or yard waste from any member municipality. The district may contract with a nonmember municipality or a private entity for the disposal of solid waste generated within or outside the boundaries of the district. The district may provide for disposal of any hazardous waste generated from district operations.
[PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]
3. Collection sites or systems. Each member municipality shall be responsible for providing a collection site or system for the solid waste generated within the member municipality and for the transportation of the solid waste to the waste facility designated by the district, together with all incident costs. Any member municipality may contract with the district to provide collection and transportation services.
[PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]
4. Refusal of material; damages. The district may refuse to accept any material which does not meet the definition of solid waste from residential, commercial or industrial activities.
[PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]
5. Disposal. Disposal shall be in accordance with the environmental statutes administered by the department.
[PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 820, §2 (NEW).