South Dakota § 34A-6-59 Legislative findings.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34A-6-59 — Legislative findings.

South Dakota § 34A-6-59

Title 34AENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Ch. 34A-4SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

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The Legislature finds that the implementation of federal regulations under subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, P.L. 94-580, as amended to January 1, 2011, will reduce the available landfill capacity in the state for the disposal of municipal solid waste. The Legislature further finds:

(1)That maximum solid waste source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting are preferable to land disposal, are the most economically sound and environmentally safe methods of solid waste management and are in the best interest of the state in order to protect public health and the environment and to conserve resources, energy, and tax dollars; and (2) That education, research, development, and innovation in the design, management, and operation of source reduction, reuse, rec

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The Legislature finds that the implementation of federal regulations under subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, P.L. 94-580, as amended to January 1, 2011, will reduce the available landfill capacity in the state for the disposal of municipal solid waste. The Legislature further finds: (1) That maximum solid waste source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting are preferable to land disposal, are the most economically sound and environmentally safe methods of solid waste management and are in the best interest of the state in order to protect public health and the environment and to conserve resources, energy, and tax dollars; and (2) That education, research, development, and innovation in the design, management, and operation of source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting are essential in reducing operating costs and providing incentives for the use of these systems and operations and their products.