§22-15A-11. Disposal of Waste Tires
(a) The department may sell waste tires collected during remediation of waste tire piles at public auction or to a waste tire monofill, waste tire processing facility or business authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection to accept, store, use or process waste tires. (b) If there is no market in West Virginia for the […]
§22-15A-28. Retailer Penalties
(a) The secretary may assess against any retailer that sells covered electronic devices not authorized for sale in this state a penalty up to $500 for each violation, but not to exceed $5,000 total for the year. The secretary's decision may be appealed to the Environmental Quality Board. (b) A fine under subsection (a) of […]
§22-15A-12. Remediation; Liability for Remediation and Court Costs
(a) Any person who has, prior or subsequent to the effective date of this act, illegally disposed of waste tires or has waste tires illegally disposed on his or her property shall be liable for: (1) All costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the department;
§22-15A-13. Injunctive Relief; Additional Remedy
In addition to all other remedies provided in this article, the Attorney General of this state, the Department, the prosecuting attorney of any county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs, or any citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs, may apply […]
§22-15A-14. Authority of Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health
Although the secretary is primarily responsible for remediation of waste tire piles under the provisions of this article, the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health may enforce the public health laws in any instance where the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health determines there is an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public […]
§22-15A-16. Recycling Goals
By January 1, 2010, it is the goal of this state to reduce the disposal of municipal solid waste by fifty percent of the amount of per capita solid waste disposed of in 1991.
§22-15A-17. Recycling Plans
(a) Each county or regional solid waste authority, as part of the comprehensive litter and solid waste control plan required pursuant to the provisions of section eight, article four, chapter twenty-two-c of this code, shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive recycling plan to assist in the implementation of the recycling goals in section sixteen of […]
§22-15A-18. Establishment of County Recycling Programs for Solid Waste; Petition for Referendum; Ballot Contents; Election Procedure; Effect of Such Election
(a) On or before October 18, 1992, each municipality described in subsection (b) of this section shall submit a proposal to the Solid Waste Management Board, consistent with the provisions of this section, describing the establishment and implementation of the mandatory recycling program. The Solid Waste Management Board shall review the submitted plans for consistency […]
§22-15A-19. Recycling Assessment Fee; Regulated Motor Carriers; Dedication of Proceeds; Criminal Penalties
(a) Imposition. A recycling assessment fee is hereby levied and imposed upon the disposal of solid waste at all solid waste disposal facilities in this state, to be collected at the rate of $2 per ton or part of a ton of solid waste. The fee imposed by this section is in addition to all […]
§22-15A-20. Establishment of State Recycling Program for Solid Waste
(a) In the absence of either a municipal or a comprehensive county recycling plan pursuant to section eighteen of this article, all agencies and instrumentalities of the state, all primary and secondary schools, where practicable, and private colleges and universities shall implement programs to recycle solid waste. To carry out the purposes of this section, […]