§ 13-20-3-1 — County and state of origin of solid waste; certification to transfer station or final disposal facility; weight determination; certified statements

Indiana § 13-20-3-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 20: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 3: Solid Waste Management Reporting

Text

(a) A solid waste hauler that takes solid waste
to a transfer station or a final disposal facility located in Indiana shall
certify to the owner or operator of the transfer station or final disposal
facility the county and state of origin of the largest part of the solid
waste by weight. If a transfer station or a final disposal facility does not
have a scale suitable for weighing the solid waste received at the
transfer station or final disposal facility, the following conversion
factors shall be used to determine the weight of the solid waste by
conversion from the volume of the solid waste:
(1) Three and three-tenths (3.3) cubic yards of compacted solid
waste equals one (1) ton of solid waste.
(2) Six (6) cubic yards of uncompacted solid waste equals one (1)
ton of solid waste.
(b) The owner or operator of a transfer station or final disposal
facility who receives certified statements under subsection (a) shall do
the following:
(1) Retain the statements for one (1) year.
(2) File quarterly reports with the department that state the county
and state of origin of the largest part of the solid waste by weight
received at the facility during the reporting period.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-11-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.