PRINTER'S NO. 3488
No. 2496 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY CORDISCO, MAY 7, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, MAY 7, 1986
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
2 act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
3 storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
4 and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
5 municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
6 authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
7 the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
8 requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
9 waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
10 facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
11 waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
12 granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
13 Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
14 Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
15 standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
16 duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
17 prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," providing
18 for source reduction, source separation and recycling of
19 solid waste.
20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21 hereby enacts as follows:
22 Section 1. The act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known
23 as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by adding a
24 section to read:
25 Section 204. Recycling.--(a) The department shall adopt
26 guidelines setting forth criteria by which to evaluate the
1 completeness and feasibility of certain studies conducted to
2 determine a practical and achievable program for source
3 reduction, source separation and recycling of solid waste within
4 the area contemplated to be served by a solid waste facility.
5 (b) Such guidelines shall require, at the minimum, that
6 relative to the proposed program, due consideration shall be
7 given to:
8 (1) The composition of the waste stream, including the
9 types of commercial and industrial contributors, if any.
10 (2) The potential for source reduction of particular
11 elements of the waste stream or the diversion of particular
12 elements for reuse, processing or resale.
13 (3) The potential for the adoption of source separation
14 programs and the establishment of recycling centers by
15 contributing municipalities or private persons.
16 (4) The availability of markets for recyclable
17 materials.
18 (5) Methods and cost of collection and transportation of
19 recyclable materials.
20 (6) Local ordinances.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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