Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 332 - COMPOSTING
Subchapter E - SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLING
Section 332.51 - General Requirements and Applicability

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 332.51

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) A permittee shall not accept mixed municipal solid waste from a governmental unit for composting purposes until the commission determines that residents have reasonable access to source-separated recycling programs.

(b) Materials collected or accepted pursuant to this subchapter shall not be placed into the mixed municipal solid waste composting or mixed waste handling operations at a mixed municipal solid waste composting facility, but may be processed separately at such a facility for recycling.

(c) For purposes of this subchapter, recyclable materials that are collected separately from mixed municipal solid waste are considered source-separated recyclable materials. Recyclable materials collected in separate containers or bags and commingled with mixed municipal solid waste shall be considered to have been collected separately unless the bags or containers break during the time the materials are commingled.

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