Section 23-18.9-17. – Food waste ban.
§ 23-18.9-17. Food waste ban. (a) On and after January 1, 2016, each covered entity and each covered educational institution shall ensure that the organic-waste materials that are generated by the covered entity or at the covered educational facility are recycled at an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility or by another authorized recycling […]
Section 23-18.9-6. – Repealed.
§ 23-18.9-6. Repealed.
Section 23-18.9-7. – Definitions.
§ 23-18.9-7. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: (1) “Beneficial reuse material” means a processed, nonhazardous, solid waste not already defined as recyclable material by this chapter and by regulations of the Rhode Island department of environmental management that the director has determined […]
Section 23-18.9-8. – Licenses.
§ 23-18.9-8. Licenses. (a)(1) No person shall operate any solid waste management facility or construction and demolition (C&D) debris processing facility or expand an existing facility unless a license is obtained from the director except as authorized by this section. The director shall have full power to make all rules and regulations establishing standards to […]
Section 23-18.9-8.1. – Criteria for public and private licenses.
§ 23-18.9-8.1. Criteria for public and private licenses. (a) The director shall grant licenses only to those public facilities that the director determines meet all relevant criteria by regulation to protect human health and the environment and that are reasonably required to dispose of wastes generated within this state. All public projects shall meet the […]
Section 23-18.9-9. – Application, approval and fees for licenses.
§ 23-18.9-9. Application, approval and fees for licenses. (a)(1) Any person who desires to construct and/or operate a solid waste management facility or expand an existing facility shall apply to the director for all licenses and/or permits to do so; provided, however, that the application shall state all licenses and/or permits for which application is […]
Section 23-18.9-1. – Responsibility for refuse disposal.
§ 23-18.9-1. Responsibility for refuse disposal. (a)(1) Each city and town is required to make provision for the safe and sanitary disposal of all refuse which is generated within its boundaries, including refuse from commercial and industrial sources, but excluding refuse from sources owned or operated by the state or federal governments, hazardous waste as […]
Section 23-18.9-2. – Repealed.
§ 23-18.9-2. Repealed.
Section 23-18.9-3. – Grants-in-aid.
§ 23-18.9-3. Grants-in-aid. (a) Funds annually appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this chapter shall not exceed forty cents ($.40) per capita as determined from the latest available federal census of population for the state. (b) Sixty-two and one-half percent (62.5%) of the total shall be apportioned to each community in the […]
Section 23-18.9-4. – Restricted use of state financial assistance by local communities.
§ 23-18.9-4. Restricted use of state financial assistance by local communities. (a) Any state financial assistance granted to a local community under the terms of this chapter shall be used solely in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of refuse disposal facilities; provided, that the funds are used for the maintenance and operation of only […]