§ 13-21-5-12 — Solid waste management policy required

Indiana § 13-21-5-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 21: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
• Ch. 5: District Solid Waste Management Plan

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(a) A district plan must establish a solid
waste management policy for the district that reflects the needs of the
district and provides an integrated approach to solid waste management
that includes the following:
(1) Source reduction.
(2) Alternatives to complete or partial dependence on final
disposal facilities, including recycling and composting.
(3) Final disposal facilities.
(b) A district plan must contain a strategy to promote and educate
the public regarding the benefits of managing vegetative matter by:
(1) composting;
(2) mulching; and
(3) any other environmentally appropriate manner the board may
determine, other than the disposing of vegetative matter in a
landfill.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-4-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.