New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 2 - AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE)
Part 62 - MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION
Section 20.2.62.209 - MATERIALS SEPARATION

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.2.62.209

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Materials Separation - Percent Reduction /requirement:

(1) The owner or operator shall separate materials from municipal waste prior to combustion such that an overall 25 percent or greater reduction by weight on annual basis is achieved.

(2) The percent reduction requirement in this section shall be met by separation of some or all of the following materials:
(a) Paper and paperboards;

(b) Ferrous metals;

(c) Nonferrous metals;

(d) Glass;

(e) Plastics;

(f) Household batteries; and

(g) Yard waste.

(3) A maximum of 10 percent reduction by weight shall be attributed to separation of yard waste.

(4) The percent reduction requirement may be achieved by mechanical or manual separation techniques either on or off-site and can include a community separation program.

B. Materials Separation - Compliance:

(1) The owner or operator shall record on a monthly basis the amount by weight of municipal waste combusted and the amount of separated materials by type and weight.

(2) The owner or operator shall calculate and record the percent reduction in municipal waste combusted by material separation for each month.

(3) Compliance with the annual percent reduction requirement in paragraph (1) of subsection A of 20.2.62.209 NMAC shall be determined by calculating the average of the monthly percent reduction amounts for the calendar year.

(4) By February 1 of each year, the owner or operator shall submit a report to the Department containing the monthly and annual average percent reduction calculations and results.

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