8 CAR § 296-101. Findings

(a) The Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District finds that recycling glass, plastic, cans, paper, and other materials will reduce the state’s reliance upon landfills. (b) Additionally, other solid waste reduction activities will help reduce the state’s dependence on landfills by: (1) Using waste items: (A) As raw materials in a production process; (B) To produce an end product without recycling; and (C) As fuel; and/or (2) Other activities as approved by the Board of Directors of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District. (c)(1) “Solid waste reduction activities” means other activities that divert materials from landfills for reuse, including all of the above without limitation. (2) Waste stream reduction activities also curb littering, illegal dumping, and abate the environmental risks caused by current solid waste practices.