Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A person or municipality may not dispose
of residual waste at a Class I residual waste landfill unless the waste meets
the following criteria:
(1) Neither the
residual waste nor leachate from the waste will adversely affect the ability of
the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.
(2) Leachate generated from the residual
waste will be treated by the facility's leachate treatment system under
applicable laws and in a manner that will protect public health, safety and the
environment.
(3) The residual waste
will not react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste that is or will
be disposed at the facility in a manner that will adversely affect the ability
of the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.
(4) Except to the extent that leachate
recirculation is allowed in the permit, residual waste may not be bulk or
noncontainerized liquid waste. Containers holding free liquids may not be
accepted unless the container is less than 1 gallon in size, except as
otherwise provided in the permit.
(5) The residual waste may not be allowed to
react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste or materials in a way
that endangers public health, safety and welfare or the environment by
generating extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or toxic mists, fumes,
dusts or vapors. The potential for interaction shall be determined using the
procedure in the EPA's "A Method for Determining the Compatibility of
Hazardous Wastes" (EPA-600/2-80-076)-available through the Department
or the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), United States Department
of Commerce, Springfield, VA. 22161-or another equivalent method approved by
the Department in the permit.
(6)
The physical characteristics of this waste will not cause or contribute to
structural instability or other operating problems at the site.
(b) A person or municipality may
not dispose of municipal waste or special handling waste at a Class I residual
waste landfill, except that the Department may, in the permit, approve the
storage or disposal of the following types of waste generated by the operator:
(1) Industrial lunchroom or office
waste.
(2) Special handling waste,
other than sewage sludge, regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste, waste
oil or ash residue from the incineration of municipal waste.
(3) Construction/demolition waste.
(c) A person or municipality may
not dispose of hazardous waste at a Class I residual waste landfill unless all
of the following are met:
(1) Disposal of the
waste at a residual waste landfill is authorized by Article VII (relating to
hazardous waste management).
(2)
The Department approves of the disposal of the waste at the residual waste
landfill in the permit.
(d) A person or municipality may not dispose
of solid waste at a Class I residual waste landfill if the Toxic Substances
Control Act (15 U.S.C.A.
§§
2601-2629) prohibits the
disposal of the solid waste at the residual waste landfill.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
288.132 (relating to operation
plan); 25 Pa. Code §
288.203 (relating to waste
analysis); 25 Pa. Code §
288.415 (relating to waste
classification plan); and 25 Pa. Code §
288.421 (relating to basic
limitations).
