455D.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commission” means the environmental protection commission. 2. “Department” means the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 455A.2. 3. “Director” means the director of the department. 4. “Pollution prevention techniques” means any of the following practices employed by the user of […]
455D.10 Land disposal of lead acid batteries — prohibited — collection for recycling. 1. Beginning July 1, 1990, land disposal of lead acid batteries is prohibited. 2. A person offering for sale or selling lead acid batteries at retail in the state shall do all of the following: a. Accept used lead acid batteries from […]
455D.10A Household batteries — heavy metal content and recycling requirements. 1. Definitions. As used in this section and in section 455D.10B unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Button cell battery” means a household battery which resembles a button or coin in size and shape. b. “Consumer” means a person who purchases household batteries for personal […]
455D.10B Batteries used in rechargeable consumer products. 1. A person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for retail sale in the state a rechargeable consumer product manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, unless all of the following conditions are met: a. The battery can be easily removed by the consumer, or is contained in […]
455D.11 Waste tires — land disposal prohibited. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Permit” means a permit issued by the department to establish, construct, modify, own, or operate a tire stockpiling facility. b. “Processing” means producing or manufacturing usable materials from waste tires. c. “Processing site” means a site […]
455D.11A Financial assurance — waste tire collection or processing sites. 1. A person owning or operating a waste tire collection or processing site shall provide a financial assurance instrument to the department prior to the initial approval of a permit or prior to the renewal of a permit for an existing or expanding facility. The […]
455D.11B Permitting of waste tire collection or processing sites — fees. An owner or operator of a waste tire collection or processing site, including an enclosed site, shall obtain a permit from the department prior to operation of the site. The owner or operator shall pay an annual fee of eight hundred fifty dollars to […]
455D.11C Waste tire management fund. 1. A waste tire management fund is created within the state treasury. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, any interest or earnings on investments from moneys in the fund shall be […]
455D.11D Waste tire management — grant program. Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1173, §2 .
455D.11E Use by regents institutions of tire-derived fuels and other beneficial uses of waste tires. Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1173, §2 .
455D.11F End-users awarded moneys for using processed waste tires. Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1173, §2 .
455D.11G Waste tire disposal fees and abatement costs. 1. A retail tire dealer who currently charges a fee relating to disposal of used tires is encouraged to include the fee within the sales price of new tires. The practice by retail tire dealers of adding the fee as a separate charge on sales invoices is […]
455D.11H Future repeal. Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1173, §2 .
455D.11I Registration of waste tire haulers — bond. 1. For the purposes of this section, “waste tire hauler” means a person who transports for hire more than forty waste tires in a single load for commercial purposes. 2. A waste tire hauler shall register with, and obtain a certificate of registration from, the department before […]
455D.12 Plastic container labeling. 1. In this section unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Label” means a molded imprint or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product. b. “Plastic” means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow. c. “Plastic bottle” means a plastic […]
455D.13 Land disposal of used oil and used oil filters prohibited — collection and recycling. 1. A sanitary landfill shall not accept used oil for final disposal. 2. A person offering for sale or selling oil or oil filters at retail in the state shall do the following: a. Accept at the point of sale, […]
455D.14 Products manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons prohibited. Beginning January 1, 1990, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or use plastic foam packaging products or food service items manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons. Beginning January 1, 1998, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or use plastic foam products, not previously prohibited, which are […]
455D.15 Waste volume reduction and recycling fund. 1. A waste volume reduction and recycling fund is created within the state treasury. Moneys received by the department from fees, including general revenue, federal funds, awards, wills, bequests, gifts, or other moneys designated shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund. Notwithstanding […]
455D.15A Permitting of waste conversion technologies operations — fees. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 14, §4.
455D.16 Mercury — thermostats. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “mercury-added thermostat” means a product or device that uses a mercury switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment. “Mercury-added thermostat” includes thermostats used to sense and control room temperature in residential, commercial, […]
