Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The plan
shall describe and explain the origin, content and weight or volume of
municipal waste currently generated within the county's boundaries, and the
origin, content and weight or volume of municipal waste that will be generated
within the county's boundaries during the next 10 years. The plan shall also
include a statement of the county or other geographical area for which the plan
is prepared.
(b) In describing the
content of waste, the plan shall specifically address sewage sludge (including
septage), regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste, ash from resource
recovery facilities, construction/demolition waste other than waste from
demolition of an industrial site and other municipal waste.
(c) In describing the origin of waste, the
plan shall provide:
(1) An estimate of the
number of residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments,
and community activities within the county, for municipal waste other than the
special handling wastes specifically addressed in this subsection.
(2) An inventory of public and private sewage
treatment plants, including mobile homes, restaurants and hotels, and an
inventory of septage haulers serving the county, for sewage sludge (including
septage).
(3) An inventory of
hospitals in the county, and a representative sampling of different medical
specialists, such as clinics, doctors, dentists, funeral directors and
veterinarians, for regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste.
(4) An inventory of the facilities serving
the county, for ash from resource recovery facilities.
(5) An estimate of the amount of
construction/demolition waste currently generated within the county's
boundaries and that will be generated within the county's boundaries during the
next 10 years; and an estimate of the amount of construction/demolition waste
that is currently recycled and that could be recycled during the next 10
years.
(d) In describing
the weight or volume of waste, the plan shall provide:
(1) A total waste generation estimate for the
planning area derived from best available National studies, sampling data from
similar counties or other reliable information, for municipal waste other than
special handling waste described in subsection (c).
(2) Sampling or survey data for the planning
area, or other reliable information, for the special handling waste described
in subsection (c).
(3) A detailed
analysis, for each type of waste, of the extent to which recycling currently
reduces the weight or volume of waste that requires processing or disposal, and
the extent to which waste reduction or recycling will reduce the weight or
volume of waste that will require processing or disposal within the next 10
years. If less than 35% of the weight or volume of waste will be recycled or
reduced, the plan shall contain a detailed justification.
(e) The plan may also, at the discretion of
the county, specifically address one or more of the following:
(1) Waste tires.
(2) Household hazardous waste.
(3) Leaf waste, yard waste and other waste
suitable for composting.
(4) Bulk
items from community cleanup days.
(5) Other components of municipal waste not
described in this section.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
272.204 (relating to format of
plans); 25 Pa. Code §
272.225 (relating to estimated
future capacity); and 25 Pa. Code §
272.252 (relating to development
of plan revisions).
