Section 272.201. Purposes

The primary purposes of a municipal waste management plan are to:

(1) Ensure that each county has sufficient processing and disposal capacity for its municipal waste for at least 10 years.

(2) Ensure a full, fair and open discussion of alternative methods of municipal waste processing or disposal.

(3) Ensure maximum feasible waste reduction and recycling of municipal waste or source separated recyclable material.

(4) Shift the primary responsibility for developing and implementing municipal waste management plans from municipalities to counties.

(5) Conserve resources and protect the public health, safety and welfare from the short- and long-term dangers of transportation, processing, treatment, storage and disposal of municipal waste.

The provisions of this § 272.201 adopted October 9, 1992, effective October 10, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 272.252 (relating to development of plan revisions).