Miss. Code Ann. ยง 17-17-205
Miss. Code Ann. ยง 17-17-205
Year: 2026Length: 282 wordsSubsections: 10
(a) โ Closure โ means the ceasing operation of a sanitary landfill and securing the landfill so that it does not pose a significant threat to public health or the environment and includes long-term monitoring and maintenance of the landfill.
(b) โ Label โ means a molded, imprinted or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic container or bottle.
(c) โ Local government โ means a county or a municipality within the State of Mississippi.
(d) โ Municipal solid waste โ means any nonhazardous solid waste resulting from the operation of residential, commercial, governmental, industrial or institutional establishments except oil field exploration and production wastes and sewage sludge.
(e) โ Owner โ or โ operator โ means any person, corporation, county, municipality or group of counties or municipalities acting jointly operating a sanitary landfill or having any interest in the land whereon a sanitary landfill is or has been located.
(f) โ Plastic โ means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.
(g) โ Plastic bottle โ means a plastic container intended for single use that:
(i) Has a neck smaller than the body of the container;
(ii) Is designed for a screw-top, snap cap or other closure; and
(iii) Has a capacity of not less than sixteen (16) fluid ounces or more than five (5) gallons.
(h) โ Rigid plastic container โ means any formed or molded container intended for single use, composed predominately of plastic resin, that has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of not less than eight (8) ounces or more than five (5) gallons. This term does not include a plastic bottle.