GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 271.601. Scope.
(a) This subchapter applies to municipal waste processing or disposal facilities that apply to receive residual waste for processing or disposal. Section 271.611 (relating to chemical analysis of waste) also applies to an application for a general permit for the beneficial use or processing of municipal waste under Subchapter I (relating to beneficial use). This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) Transfer facilities except as otherwise required in writing by the Department.
(2) The disposal at permitted municipal waste landfills of residual waste from a person or municipality that generates a total quantity of 2,200 pounds or less of residual waste per generating location in each month, if the application demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction that the waste is not hazardous.
(3) The disposal at permitted municipal waste landfills of an individual type of residual waste from a person or municipality that generates a total of 2,200 pounds or less of that type of residual waste per generating location in each month, if approved by the Department in writing.
(b) The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to the application and operating requirements in this article.
(c) The Department may require analyses under this subchapter for special handling waste other than sewage sludge, regulated medical waste, chemotherapeutic waste and ash residue from a resource recovery facility.
Source The provisions of this § 271.601 adopted July 2, 1992, effective July 4, 1992, 22 Pa. B. 3389; amended January 24, 1997, effective January 25, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 521; amended November 7, 2014, effective November 8, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7021. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (272894) to (272895).
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