Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 20 - VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Chapter 130 - SOLID WASTE PLANNING AND RECYCLING REGULATIONS
Section 9VAC20-130-40 - Purpose of regulations
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to:
1. Establish minimum requirements for solid waste management planning and recycling for protection of the public health, public safety, the environment, and natural resources throughout the Commonwealth; promote local and regional planning that provides for environmentally sound and compatible solid waste management with the most effective and efficient use of available resources;
2. Establish procedures and rules for designation of regional boundaries for solid waste management plans;
3. Establish state, local government, regional or area served by the plan responsible for meeting and maintaining the minimum recycling rates;
4. Establish the requirement in compliance with the Virginia Waste Management Act, §§ 10.1-1411 and 10.1-1408.1D 1 (vi) of the Code of Virginia, for withholding issuance of permits for solid waste management facility; and
5. Provide for reasonable variance and exemptions.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1411 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 6942(b), 40 CFR Parts 255 and 256.
