Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.50 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 17.50.5 - Refuse Disposal
Rule 17.50.503 - WASTE GROUPS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.50.503
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Solid wastes are grouped based on physical and chemical characteristics which determine the degree of care required in handling and disposal and the potential of the wastes for causing environmental degradation or public health hazards. Solid wastes are categorized into three groups:
(a) Group II wastes include
decomposable wastes and mixed solid wastes containing decomposable material but
exclude regulated hazardous wastes. Examples include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(i) municipal and household solid
wastes such as garbage and putrescible organic materials, paper, cardboard, cloth,
glass, metal, plastics, street sweepings, yard and garden wastes, digested sewage
treatment sludges, water treatment sludges, ashes, dead animals, offal, discarded
appliances, abandoned automobiles, and hospital and medical facility wastes,
provided that infectious wastes have been rendered non-infectious to prevent the
danger of disease; and
(ii) commercial
and industrial solid wastes such as packaging materials, liquid or solid industrial
process wastes that are chemically or biologically decomposable, contaminated soils,
crop residues, manure, chemical fertilizers, and emptied pesticide containers that
have been triple rinsed or processed by methods approved by the
department.
(b) Group III
wastes include wood wastes and non-water soluble solids. These wastes are
characterized by their general inert nature and low potential for adverse
environmental impacts. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) inert solid waste such as unpainted brick,
dirt, rock, and concrete;
(ii) clean,
untreated, unglued wood materials, brush, unpainted or untreated lumber, and vehicle
tires; and
(iii) industrial mineral
wastes which are essentially inert and non-water soluble and do not contain
hazardous waste constituents.
(c) Group IV wastes include construction and
demolition wastes, and asphalt, except regulated hazardous wastes.
(2) Clean fill is not regulated under this subchapter.
75-10-204, MCA; IMP, 75-10-204, MCA;
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