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22-27-17
Section 22-27-17 Disposal fees; disposition of funds; exemptions; review of records; biennial
report. (a) Beginning on October 1, 2008, the following disposal fees are levied upon generators
of solid waste who dispose of solid waste at solid waste management facilities permitted by
the department subject to this chapter, which shall be collected in accordance with subsection
(b): (1) One dollar ($1) per ton for all waste disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill.
(2) One dollar ($1) per ton or twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard for all waste disposed
of in public industrial landfills, construction and demolition landfills, non-municipal solid
waste incinerators, or composting facilities, which receive waste not generated by the permittee.
(3) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard for all waste disposed of in a private solid
waste management facility, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per calendar year.
(4) Regulated solid waste that may be approved by the...
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22-27-9
Section 22-27-9 Authority of Department of Environmental Management and Department of Public
Health. (a) The Department of Environmental Management shall be the agency with primary regulatory
authority over the management of solid waste in the state, except for the collection and transportation
of nonhazardous and nonmedical solid waste. The department may exercise the regulatory authority
over the permitting and operation of solid waste management facilities necessary to enforce
the requirement and purposes of this article. (b) The Alabama Department of Public Health
shall have primary regulatory authority over the collection and transportation of solid waste,
excluding medical waste and hazardous waste, the management of sanitary waste in septic tanks,
excluding landfill disposal, and the management of collection activities including, but not
limited to, the provision of collection services by county and municipal governing bodies,
participation in local collection systems, the...
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22-22B-3
Section 22-22B-3 State government program for waste reduction and the collection of recyclable
wastes; planning and implementation; annual reports by agencies; what to be included in programs;
coordination of efforts. (a) The Department of Environmental Management shall assess the status
of recycling efforts undertaken by the state for solid waste generated by the operations of
state agencies and public school systems and shall evaluate existing programs and develop
necessary new programs for recycling to reduce the generation of solid waste by the state.
The programs shall include, without limitation, recycling of office papers, cardboard, yard
waste and other materials produced by the state for which recycling markets exist or may be
developed. (b) Waste reduction and recycling plan. Within 180 days of April 19, 1990, the
Department of Environmental Management shall develop and implement a model program for the
reduction and recycling of the solid wastes generated by its own...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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45-43-170.03
Section 45-43-170.03 Solid waste disposal - Definitions. As used in this article, the following
words shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise: (1) BURNING. No garbage or rubbish containing garbage or other putrescible
materials or hazardous wastes shall be burned except in approved incinerators meeting the
regulations of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management requirements and air pollution
controls as now established or as may later be established. The open burning of rubbish shall
be permitted only under sharply controlled circumstances where sanitary landfill or landfill
is not feasible and not in proximity to sanitary landfill or landfill operations where spread
of fire to these operations may be a hazard in the opinion of the department. (2) DEPARTMENT.
Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) EXCEPTION. A person, household, business,
industry, or any property owner may store, haul, and...
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22-27-42
Section 22-27-42 Legislative intent. In furtherance of the policies and purposes set forth
herein, it is the intent of this legislation: (1) To develop an integrated system of planning
for solid waste management in the state by local governments, regional planning commissions
and the department; (2) To put in place the necessary procedures so that an effective and
integrated statewide network of solid waste management facilities may be planned, developed
and operated for the benefit of the people of the state; (3) To assure that solid waste management
planning and implementation activities should, to the extent economically feasible, encourage:
a. Reduction of the amount of source waste generated; b. Source separation and recycling;
and c. Waste processing such as the utilization of a waste-to-energy technology to reduce
the volume of waste necessary for land disposal. (4) To facilitate the siting of solid waste
management facilities as required to meet present and projected state and...
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22-25C-1
Section 22-25C-1 Operation of facilities; bond; closure cost estimates. (a) Notwithstanding
any provision of law, and except as provided in Section 22-25C-2, the Alabama Department of
Environmental Management (ADEM), prior to the issuance of a permit or prior to a modification
of an existing permit, shall require certain centralized waste treatment facilities, as defined
by federal effluent guidelines set forth at 40 CFR Part 437, when applying for or modifying
a permit for the operation of a facility that processes or treats industrial wastes, industrial
wastewater, or used material to post a performance bond or other financial assurance in an
amount sufficient to close the facility if the owner or operator ceases proper operation of
the facility, abandons the facility, or fails to properly maintain the facility to ensure
compliance with state environmental regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this requirement
shall not apply to waste treatment facilities which treat waste only...
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22-27-5
Section 22-27-5 Authority of localities to establish charges, fees, etc., and enter into mutual
agreements or contracts; approval of department; licensing of private or corporate agencies;
permits and bonds; nonpayment of fees, etc. (a) Fees, etc.; mutual agreements or contracts.
The county commission or municipality undertaking the responsibility for providing services
to the public under this article may establish fees, charges and rates and may collect and
disburse funds within cooperating areas or districts, inside or outside the corporate limits
of municipalities or inside or outside of county boundaries, for the specific purpose of administering
this article and providing and operating a solid waste program. Also, said county commission
or public authority may enter into mutual agreements or contracts with the government bodies
of other counties, municipalities, corporations or individuals, where deemed to be mutually
economical and feasible, to jointly or individually collect,...
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22-22A-4
Section 22-22A-4 Department of Environmental Management created; principal office; director;
deputy director; divisions and division chiefs; transfer of functions; designation as State
Environmental Control Agency, etc.; contract with Health Department for routine bacteriological
analyses. (a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to administer and enforce the provisions
of this chapter and all functions transferred to the department by this chapter. The department
shall maintain its principal office in the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.
(b) The department shall be under the supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated
as the director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The director shall
be an individual knowledgeable and experienced in environmental matters. The director shall
employ such officers, agents and employees as he deems...
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11-89A-15
Section 11-89A-15 Cooperation, aid, and agreements from and with other bodies. (a) For the
purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any county, municipality, or other political
subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of the state, a county or municipality
may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine, do any or all
of the following: (1) Lend or donate money to any authority or perform services for the benefit
thereof; (2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to any authority, without the
necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind;
(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise
prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with any authority
in attaining the objectives of this chapter; and (4) To pay to any authority the proceeds
of any special tax appropriated, apportioned, or allocated to...
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