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22-30-3
Section 22-30-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context prohibits,
the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Environmental
Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created by
Section 22-22A-6. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created
by Section 22-22A-4. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management. (4) DISPOSAL. The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or
placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such hazardous waste or
any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged
into any waters, including ground waters. (5) HAZARDOUS WASTE. A solid waste, or combination
of solid wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious
characteristics may: a. Cause, or significantly contribute to,...
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22-27-2
by the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill which guarantees the availability
of funds which may be used to close, provide post-closure care, or conduct corrective action
at that facility if the owner or operator fails to properly execute his or her responsibilities
under this article and any rules adopted by the department for closure, post-closure care,
or corrective action and the terms of any permit issued for operation of that facility. (12)
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation,
cooking, and consumption of food, including wastes from markets, storage facilities, handling
and sale of produce and other food products and excepting such materials that may be serviced
by garbage grinders and handled as household sewage. (13) GENERATION. The act or process of
producing solid waste. Solid waste shall be considered to be generated at the point that waste
materials are first discarded or collected, regardless of...
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22-27-12
Section 22-27-12 Powers of department. The department may do the following: (1) Adopt rules
to implement this article. (2) Adopt rules establishing requirements and restrictions for
the management of solid waste, excluding the collection and transportation of nonhazardous
and nonmedical solid waste. The rules may include factors such as the characteristics of the
solid waste, the potential for contamination of soils or ground and surface waters, the design
and operation of management facilities, the financial capabilities of the applicant, soil
and geological considerations, human health, and other environmental considerations. With
respect to solid waste disposal or materials recovery facilities, the rules may also include
factors such as the quantity, nature, and origin of solid wastes and recovered materials to
be managed. The department may condition the issuance of a permit for any solid waste management
or materials recovery facility upon the facility being consistent with...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal; household
exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal
governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public collection
and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department. The county
commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal services by
contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house service
or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within reasonable
(generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household and the wastes
managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission or municipal governing
body providing services to the public under this article shall have the power and authority
by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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22-27-45
Section 22-27-45 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The Director of the Alabama Department
of Environmental Management, with the advice and consultation of the Solid Waste Management
Advisory Committee, is directed to prepare a State Solid Waste Management Plan. In developing
the state plan, the department will seek to achieve the following goals: (1) That solid waste
facilities and management systems are provided for in an orderly manner consistent with the
needs and plans of the state and its regions and local governments; (2) That alternative methods
of solid waste management are encouraged as a means of reducing the state's dependence on
landfilling; (3) That all aspects of local, regional and state planning, zoning, population
estimates, and economics are taken into consideration; and (4) That appropriate time schedules
are set for the phasing in of the required component parts of the system. Said plan shall
be developed in two phases: a. The first phase of the plan shall be...
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22-30-14
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of generators. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable
to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment.
Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Determining if solid
wastes generated are hazardous wastes as defined by this chapter; (2) Proper labeling of hazardous
wastes; (3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes generated are treated, or disposed of at treatment,
storage or disposal facilities which: a. If in state, are permitted or have interim status
under this chapter; or b. If out of state, are permitted or have interim status from a state
authorized under Section 3006 of the RCRA to operate a hazardous waste permitting program
in lieu of the federal program or are permitted or have interim status under the RCRA; (4)
Maintaining records of hazardous waste produced, generated,...
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22-30-16
Section 22-30-16 Responsibilities of hazardous waste storage and treatment facility and hazardous
waste disposal site operators. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized
to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable to owners and
operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities as may be necessary
to protect human health or the environment. In establishing such standards, the department
may, where appropriate, distinguish in such standards between requirements appropriate for
new facilities and for facilities in existence on the date of promulgation of such regulations.
Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Unless exempted from
regulation by this chapter or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter, obtaining
a permit from the department or interim status for each treatment, storage or disposal facility;
(2) Assuring that all hazardous wastes are stored, treated or...
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45-49-252
INCINERATION. A controlled process by which solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible wastes are
burned and changed into gases, and the residue produced contains little or no combustible
material. (20) INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE. Solid waste that results from industrial processes
and manufacturing. (21) INFECTIOUS WASTES. Those wastes resulting from the operation of medical
clinics, hospitals, abattoirs, and other facilities producing waste which may consist of,
but are not limited to, human and animal parts, contaminated bandages, pathological
specimens, hypodermic needles, contaminated clothing, and surgical gloves. (22) NON-RESIDENTIAL
SOLID WASTE. Solid waste from agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional activities
or from parcels of property occupied by six or more residential units unless exempt by the
Mobile County Commission from mechanical pickup requirements. (23) PERSONS. Any individual,
partnership, copartnership, firm, company, public or private corporation,...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted by,
or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of this
chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly permitted
to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter,
cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from the environment.
(4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either: 1. A retail
purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale. b. A wholesale
purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or organizations
having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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22-30A-2
Section 22-30A-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context prohibits,
the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CLEANUP. All activities
including administrative activities related to the identification, investigation and evaluation
of hazardous substance sites and the removal of hazardous substances or other closure or containment
of hazardous substances and any subsequent monitoring of such sites. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama
Environmental Management Commission as created by Section 22-22A-6. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management as created by Section 22-22A-4. (4) DIRECTOR. The Director
of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (5) FUND. The Alabama Hazardous Substance
Cleanup Fund. (6) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. Any substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. ยง9601(14) or listed as a hazardous waste pursuant to the Hazardous Wastes Management
Act, Section 22-30-1 et seq. and...
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