Section 288.423. Minimum requirements for acceptable waste

(a) A person or municipality may not dispose of residual waste at a Class I residual waste landfill unless the waste meets the following criteria:

(1) Neither the residual waste nor leachate from the waste will adversely affect the ability of the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.

(2) Leachate generated from the residual waste will be treated by the facility’s leachate treatment system under applicable laws and in a manner that will protect public health, safety and the environment.

(3) The residual waste will not react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste that is or will be disposed at the facility in a manner that will adversely affect the ability of the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.

(4) Except to the extent that leachate recirculation is allowed in the permit, residual waste may not be bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste. Containers holding free liquids may not be accepted unless the container is less than 1 gallon in size, except as otherwise provided in the permit.

(5) The residual waste may not be allowed to react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste or materials in a way that endangers public health, safety and welfare or the environment by generating extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or toxic mists, fumes, dusts or vapors. The potential for interaction shall be determined using the procedure in the EPA’s ‘‘A Method for Determining the Compatibility of Hazardous Wastes’’ (EPA-600/2-80-076)—available through the Department or the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), United States Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA. 22161—or another equivalent method approved by the Department in the permit.

(6) The physical characteristics of this waste will not cause or contribute to structural instability or other operating problems at the site.

(b) A person or municipality may not dispose of municipal waste or special handling waste at a Class I residual waste landfill, except that the Department may, in the permit, approve the storage or disposal of the following types of waste generated by the operator:

(1) Industrial lunchroom or office waste.

(2) Special handling waste, other than sewage sludge, regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste, waste oil or ash residue from the incineration of municipal waste.

(3) Construction/demolition waste.

(c) A person or municipality may not dispose of hazardous waste at a Class I residual waste landfill unless all of the following are met:

(1) Disposal of the waste at a residual waste landfill is authorized by Article VII (relating to hazardous waste management).

(2) The Department approves of the disposal of the waste at the residual waste landfill in the permit.

(d) A person or municipality may not dispose of solid waste at a Class I residual waste landfill if the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.A. § § 2601—2629) prohibits the disposal of the solid waste at the residual waste landfill.

The provisions of this § 288.423 amended January 12, 2001, effective January 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 235; amended November 7, 2014, effective November 8, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7021. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (273585) to (273586).

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 288.132 (relating to operation plan); 25 Pa. Code § 288.203 (relating to waste analysis); 25 Pa. Code § 288.415 (relating to waste classification plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 288.421 (relating to basic limitations).