310 CMR 19.017(3)
Table. Any person who disposes, transfers for disposal or contracts for disposal
or transport of restricted material may be subject to enforcement by the Department pursuant
to 310 CMR 19.081.
(b) No landfill, transfer facility or combustion facility shall accept the restricted material
except to handle, recycle or compost the material in accordance with a plan submitted
pursuant to 310 CMR 19.017(6) and approved by the Department.
(c) On the effective date of the restrictions on Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), specified in
310 CMR 19.017(3): Table, all persons shall segregate CRTs from the solid waste stream.
Table 310 CMR 19.017(3)
Restricted Material
Effective Date of
Restriction for
Landfills or Com-
bustion Facilities
Effective Date of
Restriction for
Transfer Facilities
Restriction
Lead Batteries
December 31, 1990
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Leaves
December 31, 1991
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Tires
December 31, 1991
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or transfer for
disposal of whole tires only at
landfills. Tires must be
shredded
prior to disposal in landfills.
White Goods
December 31, 1991
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Other Yard Waste
December 31, 1992
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Aluminum Containers
December 31, 1992
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Metal or Glass Containers
December 31, 1992
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Single Polymer Plastics
December 31, 1994
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or
incineration or transfer for
disposal at a solid waste disposal
facility
Recyclable Paper
December 31, 1994
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Cathode Ray Tubes
April 1, 2000
April 1, 2000
Ban on disposal, incineration, or
transfer for disposal, at a solid
waste disposal facility
Table 310 CMR 19.017(3) (continued)
Restricted Material
Effective Date of
Restriction for
Landfills or Com-
bustion Facilities
Effective Date of
Restriction for
Transfer Facilities
Restriction
Asphalt Pavement,
Brick and Concrete
July 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Metal
July 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Wood
July 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
Ban on disposal or transfer for
disposal at landfills
Clean Gypsum Wallboard
July 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Commercial Organic
Material (>1 ton per week)
October 1, 2014
October 1, 2014
Ban on disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Commercial Organic
Material (> ½ ton per week)
November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022
Ban for disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Mattresses
November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022
Ban for disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
Textiles
November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022
Ban for disposal or incineration
or transfer for disposal at a solid
waste disposal facility
(4) Criteria for Determinations of Waste Restrictions on Other Materials. In determining
whether to restrict or prohibit the disposal of other materials the Department may consider:
(a) the nature and degree of potential adverse impacts;
(b) the quantities of restricted materials generated;
(c) the availability of non-disposal management options for the restricted materials;
(d) the economic impact on the facility, class of facilities or generators subject to the
restriction;
(e) such other factors as the Department deems relevant to such a determination.
(5) Exceptions. The Department may allow a facility or person to temporarily dispose or
temporarily contract for the disposal of restricted materials, with prior notification and approval
of the Department, under the following circumstances:
(a) the material is contaminated or is otherwise not acceptable for recycling or composting,
provided that the person who contaminated or rendered the material unfit for recycling or
composting takes any action necessary to prevent a recurrence of the conditions which
contaminated or rendered the material unfit; or
(b) the recycling or composting operation or end user to which the restricted material is
normally sent declines to accept the material or is prohibited from accepting the material as
a result of an administrative or judicial order, provided that an alternative recycling or
composting operation or storage facility which will accept the material cannot be found
within a reasonable time.
(6) Waste Ban Plan Submissions.
(a) The permittee or operator shall submit a plan, or modify an existing approved plan to
include newly banned materials, which describes the actions to be taken to comply with the
restrictions imposed at 310 CMR 19.017(3). The plan shall be submitted to the appropriate
regional office of the Department.
(b) The waste ban plan shall address the following:
1. Ongoing waste stream monitoring of all incoming loads, including:
a. monitoring procedures;
b. unacceptable quantities and de minimus acceptable quantities; and
c. record keeping.
2. Comprehensive load inspections, including:
a. loads not subject to comprehensive load inspections;
b. load selection;
c. inspection procedures;
d. unacceptable quantities and de minimus acceptable quantities; and
e. record keeping.
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3. Facility response to failed loads, including:
a. communication; and
b. failed load disposition.
4. Other compliance plan elements, including:
a. training;
b. signage; and
c. annual waste ban report.
(c) In determining the adequacy of a plan the Department may consider, without limitation:
the anticipated quantities and sources of restricted materials; the contractual terms which
affect the delivery of said materials; the expected maximum and minimum percentages of
diversion of said materials prior to delivery to the facility and capture of said materials at the
facility; the design, operational, educational, informational, financial and marketing
mechanisms to be employed to achieve compliance with the restriction; and the weighing and
record keeping systems by which the Department can verify compliance with the restriction.
(d) Facilities shall submit such plans at least 90 days prior to the effective date of the ban.
The schedule shall not limit the Department from requiring submission of a plan as part of
an application for a new or existing facility permit or modification of a permit or plan
approval.
(7) Compliance with Waste Ban Plan. Failure to comply with approved plans submitted
pursuant to 310 CMR 19.017(6) or applicable permit conditions shall constitute a violation of
310 CMR 19.000. The Department may allow de minimis quantities of restricted materials, as
determined by the Department, to be disposed by the facility. The Department may require, in
lieu of an enforcement action described in 310 CMR 19.081, a modified plan to be submitted
when restricted materials are being disposed of in excess of approved amounts.