014.03.04 Ark. Code R. § 002

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Citation: 014.03.04 Ark. Code R. § 002
• Year: 2023

CHAPTER 1 SCOPE, AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE

Reg 28.101 Scope This regulation contains the rules and procedures for the establishment or designation of adequate recyclable materials collection centers or systems in counties in the State of Arkansas.

Reg. 28.102 Authority These regulations are issued by the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission pursuant to A.C.A § 8Purpose - legislative findings - construction8-6-701 et seq.

Reg. 28.103 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to establish, as required by A.C.A. § 8Opportunity to recycle - Recyclable materials collection centers8-6-720(b) minimum requirements for adequate recyclable materials collection centers or systems which are convenient for persons to use and which will provide citizens of the State of Arkansas the opportunity to recycle.

CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS

Reg. 28.201 Definitions For the purpose of this regulation, the following definitions apply: Board or Regional Board - means a regional solid waste management board, established pursuant to A.C.A. § 8Purpose - legislative findings - construction8-6-701 et seq.; Centers of Commerce - means locations where residents of a county go to school, work, shop, or conduct business; Commission - means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; Convenient - means a curbside system of collection; collection centers, whether public, private, or nonprofit, which are accessible to residents on the way to centers of commerce; or any other method of collection which, upon petition by the board to the Director, is deemed readily accessible to the general public for the purpose of recycling; Department - means the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality or its successors; Director - means the Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality; District - means a regional solid waste management district, as established pursuant to A.C.A. § 8Purpose - legislative findings - construction8-6-701 et seq.; End User - means a business or manufacturer which takes recyclable materials and alters or converts them into new materials or products; Intermediate Processor - means a company or material recovery facility that purchases or otherwise accepts recyclable waste materials and, after processing, sells them to an end user; Nontraditional Working Hours - means days and hours of the week other than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; Opportunity to Recycle - means the availability of a curbside system of collection; or collection centers at sites which are convenient for persons to use; Recyclable Materials or Recyclables - means those materials from the solid waste stream that can be recovered for use in present or reprocessed form; Recyclable Materials Collection Center or Collection Center - means a facility which receives or stores recyclable materials prior to transportation to material recovery facilities, markets for recycling, or disposal; Recyclable Materials Collection System or Collection System - means a type of recyclables collection which does not include the direct use of a recyclable materials collection system by the general public. Collection systems include curbside, house-to-house, and other such collection services provided to the general public, which directly receive and transport recyclable materials collection centers, material recovery facilities, or markets; Recycling - means the systematic collection, sorting, decontaminating, and returning of solid waste materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange.

CHAPTER 3 DUTIES OF BOARDS

Reg. 28.301 Duties of Boards As required by A.C.A. § 8Opportunity to recycle - Recyclable materials collection centers8-6-720 each regional solid waste management board shall provide residents of its district the opportunity to recycle by establishing or designating in each county of the district at least one collection center or system which meets the requirements contained in Chapter Four and Chapter Five below. Each board must incorporate into its solid waste management plan its proposal for fulfilling...