§ 272.223. Description of waste.
(a) The plan shall describe and explain the origin, content and weight or volume of municipal waste currently generated within the county’s boundaries, and the origin, content and weight or volume of municipal waste that will be generated within the county’s boundaries during the next 10 years. The plan shall also include a statement of the county or other geographical area for which the plan is prepared.
(b) In describing the content of waste, the plan shall specifically address sewage sludge (including septage), regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste, ash from resource recovery facilities, construction/demolition waste other than waste from demolition of an industrial site and other municipal waste.
(c) In describing the origin of waste, the plan shall provide:
(1) An estimate of the number of residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments, and community activities within the county, for municipal waste other than the special handling wastes specifically addressed in this subsection.
(2) An inventory of public and private sewage treatment plants, including mobile homes, restaurants and hotels, and an inventory of septage haulers serving the county, for sewage sludge (including septage).
(3) An inventory of hospitals in the county, and a representative sampling of different medical specialists, such as clinics, doctors, dentists, funeral directors and veterinarians, for regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste.
(4) An inventory of the facilities serving the county, for ash from resource recovery facilities.
(5) An estimate of the amount of construction/demolition waste currently generated within the county’s boundaries and that will be generated within the county’s boundaries during the next 10 years; and an estimate of the amount of construction/demolition waste that is currently recycled and that could be recycled during the next 10 years.
(d) In describing the weight or volume of waste, the plan shall provide:
(1) A total waste generation estimate for the planning area derived from best available National studies, sampling data from similar counties or other reliable information, for municipal waste other than special handling waste described in subsection (c).
(2) Sampling or survey data for the planning area, or other reliable information, for the special handling waste described in subsection (c).
(3) A detailed analysis, for each type of waste, of the extent to which recycling currently reduces the weight or volume of waste that requires processing or disposal, and the extent to which waste reduction or recycling will reduce the weight or volume of waste that will require processing or disposal within the next 10 years. If less than 35% of the weight or volume of waste will be recycled or reduced, the plan shall contain a detailed justification.
(e) The plan may also, at the discretion of the county, specifically address one or more of the following:
(1) Waste tires.
(2) Household hazardous waste.
(3) Leaf waste, yard waste and other waste suitable for composting.
(4) Bulk items from community cleanup days.
(5) Other components of municipal waste not described in this section.
Source The provisions of this § 272.223 adopted October 9, 1992, effective October 10, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105; amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685; amended November 7, 2014, effective November 8, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7021. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (336640) and (272961) to (272962).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 272.204 (relating to format of plans); 25 Pa. Code § 272.225 (relating to estimated future capacity); and 25 Pa. Code § 272.252 (relating to development of plan revisions).
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