Exemption for use of municipal solid waste as a fuel

Exemption for use of municipal solid waste as a fuel. Exemption for use of municipal solid waste as a fuel. The department may grant exemptions in writing from any of the requirements of chs. NR 500 to 538 for municipal solid waste combustors and any other solid waste facilities which manage the residue from municipal solid waste combustors. The department also may issue an approval for solid waste which has been processed into a fuel for a municipal solid waste combustor which exempts the combustor and any facility which manages the combustor residue from regulation under chs. NR 500 to 538 . Such exemptions may be granted under this section. The department shall consider the following criteria in determining whether an exemption shall be granted under this section: (1) The source of the waste to be used as fuel. (2) The variability of the waste to be used as fuel. (3) The physical and chemical properties of the waste to be used as fuel. (4) The quantity of the waste to be used as fuel. (5) The percentage of the total fuel mix contributed by the municipal solid waste. (6) The physical and chemical properties of the residue.