13-21-5-12. Solid waste management policy required

IN Code § 13-21-5-12 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 12. (a) A district plan must establish a solid waste management policy for the district that reflects the needs of the district and provides an integrated approach to solid waste management that includes the following:

(1) Source reduction.

(2) Alternatives to complete or partial dependence on final disposal facilities, including recycling and composting.

(3) Final disposal facilities.

(b) A district plan must contain a strategy to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of managing vegetative matter by:

(1) composting;

(2) mulching; and

(3) any other environmentally appropriate manner the board may determine, other than the disposing of vegetative matter in a landfill.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-4-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.