(a) On or before January 1, 1987, a municipality may submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection a plan for the next twenty-year period for the management of all solid waste generated within its boundaries.
(b) Any plan submitted pursuant to this section shall provide a reasonable, practical and effective short and long term strategy to meet the solid waste management needs of the municipality and may include provisions for (1) the handling and disposal of all solid waste generated within the municipality, including, but not limited to, transportation after collection from the generator, separation, processing, recycling, storing, recovering energy or materials from solid waste and disposal of nonrecoverable waste residues; (2) alternate disposal methods in the case of a failure of usual methods; (3) intermunicipal cooperative use of solid waste facilities; and (4) the minimization of the land disposal of solid waste. Any such plan shall be developed in accordance with guidelines established by the commissioner after public notice and an opportunity for comment. Such guidelines shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 54.
(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall approve or disapprove any plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. In making his decision, the commissioner shall consider any applicable federal or state health, environmental or planning standard. If the commissioner disapproves a plan, he shall send a notice to the municipality stating the reasons for such disapproval. A municipality may amend its initial plan in response to such disapproval within thirty days of the receipt of such notice. A municipality may submit a written request for a hearing to the commissioner within ten days of the receipt of a notice that its initial or amended plan is disapproved and the commissioner shall hold a hearing on such plan as soon thereafter as is practical. An appeal from the final decision of the commissioner may be taken in accordance with section 4-183, except that the petition shall be filed in the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain within ten days of the receipt of a notice of a final decision. Such appeal shall have the same precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 for civil actions brought by or on behalf of the state. Any municipality which does not submit a plan or does not have an approved solid waste management plan after appeal or, if no appeal is taken, after the time for taking an appeal has expired, shall manage its solid waste in accordance with the provisions of a state-wide solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-228 after such state-wide plan is adopted.
(P.A. 85-436, S. 1, 6; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain” in Subsec. (c), effective June 29, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management
Section 22a-207. (Formerly Sec. 19-524a). - Definitions.
Section 22a-207b. - Solid waste disposal areas and transfer stations, permit required.
Section 22a-208aa. - Issuance of permit for solid waste facility located near housing development.
Section 22a-208c. - Restriction on receiving, disposing of, processing or transporting solid waste.
Section 22a-208f. - Scrap metal processor exempt from permit requirement.
Section 22a-208j. - Moratorium on permits for wood-burning facilities.
Section 22a-208k. - Demolition debris disposed of at wood-burning facilities.
Section 22a-208l. - Wood-burning facility. Types of wood to be burned.
Section 22a-208m. - Regulations.
Section 22a-208n. - Wood-burning facility. Ambient air quality sampling. Air emissions monitoring.
Section 22a-208o. - Permits. Use of groundwater and surface waters for cooling tower use.
Section 22a-208p. - Location of wood-burning facility in area classified “GC”. Conditions. Appeal.
Section 22a-208q. - Composting product. Presegregation. Regulations.
Section 22a-208r. - Model demonstration composting facility.
Section 22a-208w. - Information re recycling credit.
Section 22a-208x. - Disposal options for certain types of bulky waste.
Section 22a-208z. - Use of crushed recycled glass as cover material.
Section 22a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-524c). - Regulations.
Section 22a-209a. - Certain processed wood and wood fuel excluded from regulation as solid waste.
Section 22a-209b. - Biomedical waste. Definitions.
Section 22a-209c. - Biomedical waste. Disposal requirements.
Section 22a-209e. - Certain lamp recycling facilities to be considered volume reduction plants.
Section 22a-209g. - Labeling of products containing mercury.
Section 22a-209i. - Universal waste rule. Fluorescent lamps. Equipment containing mercury.
Section 22a-213a. - Disposal of biomedical waste by generators.
Section 22a-214. (Formerly Sec. 19-524h). - Commissioner to administer and control funds.
Section 22a-215. (Formerly Sec. 19-524i). - Review of applications for federal funds.
Section 22a-219a. - Definitions.
Section 22a-219b. - Grants to municipalities for resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-219d. - Municipal Tipping Fee Fund.
Section 22a-219e. - Grants from Municipal Tipping Fee Fund.
Section 22a-220b. - Payments to municipalities by operators of solid waste land disposal facilities.
Section 22a-220d. - Warning. Penalty.
Section 22a-220e. - Municpal glass collection pilot program. Requirements. Report.
Section 22a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19-524o). - Contracts with regard to solid waste management.
Section 22a-221b. - Disposal of solid waste collected from state facilities.
Section 22a-225. - Orders. Appeals.
Section 22a-226. - Civil penalty.
Section 22a-226c. - Penalty for illegal disposal of biomedical waste.
Section 22a-226d. - Municipal enforcement of solid waste disposal laws. Penalties.
Section 22a-226e. - Recycling of source-separated organic materials. Report.
Section 22a-227. - Municipal solid waste management plan.
Section 22a-229. - Consistency with plan. Polystyrene packaging.
Section 22a-230. - Orders to implement plan.
Section 22a-231. - Regulations re operating procedures for resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-232. - Solid waste assessment. Penalty imposed for nonpayment.
Section 22a-233. - Solid waste account. Annual report.
Section 22a-233a. - Costs of testing.
Section 22a-234. - Advisory Board for Solid Waste Management Alternatives.
Section 22a-235. - Operations and maintenance plan.
Section 22a-235a. - List of municipalities without contracts to dispose of solid waste.
Section 22a-236. - Applicability of certain sections to resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-237. - Inspection of resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-239a. - Independent management audits of resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-240. - Public education on risk assessment and risk management.
Section 22a-240a. - Studies of dioxin levels in area of proposed resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-241. - Municipal solid waste recycling program. Advisory council.
Section 22a-241e. - Orders if local processing not implemented.
Section 22a-241f. - Recyclable items prohibited in landfills and resources recovery facilities.
Section 22a-241g. - Noncompliance with recycling strategy.
Section 22a-241i. - Commercial establishment. Penalty.
Section 22a-241m. - Opportunities for recycling infrastructure investment program.
Section 22a-241n. - Solid waste reduction strategies. Program. Development and implementation.
Section 22a-243. (Formerly Sec. 22a-77). - Definitions.
Section 22a-245c. - Implementation delay re beverage containers containing noncarbonated beverages.
Section 22a-245d. - Regulations.
Section 22a-247. (Formerly Sec. 22a-80). - Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
Section 22a-248. (Formerly Sec. 22a-81). - Definitions.
Section 22a-249. (Formerly Sec. 22a-82). - Duties of commissioner re litter control and recycling.
Section 22a-250a. - Forfeiture of vehicles used in violation of certain environmental laws.
Section 22a-250b. - Reward for information re illegal dumping.
Section 22a-250c. - Collection of civil penalties by state or municipalities.
Section 22a-251. (Formerly Sec. 22a-88). - Regulations.
Section 22a-252. - Disposal of asbestos.
Section 22a-255. - Definitions.
Section 22a-255a. - Sale of certain beverage containers prohibited.
Section 22a-255b. - Identification code. Regulations.
Section 22a-255c. - Symbols indicating packaging is recyclable or made of recycled material.
Section 22a-255d. - Regulations re packaging material.
Section 22a-255e. - Plastic bags and paper bags at retail establishments.
Section 22a-255f. - Public education program on waste reduction.
Section 22a-255g. - Legislative finding.
Section 22a-255h. - Definitions.
Section 22a-255j. - Exempt packages and packaging components.
Section 22a-255k. - Certificates of compliance.
Section 22a-255l. - Penalties. Referral to Attorney General.
Section 22a-255m. - Report. Recommendations by department.
Section 22a-256. - “Consumer product” defined.
Section 22a-256a. - Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products.
Section 22a-256aa. - Directory publishers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty.
Section 22a-256b. - Sale of nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products. Exemption.
Section 22a-256bb. - Annual reports. Exemption.
Section 22a-256cc. - Deposit of revenue into General Fund.
Section 22a-256d. - Sale of alkaline manganese batteries.
Section 22a-256dd. - Inclusion of expenses when determining rates.
Section 22a-256e. - Sale of zinc-carbon batteries.
Section 22a-256ee. - Directory publishers: Recycling goals.
Section 22a-256f. - Definitions.
Section 22a-256g. - Batteries. Disposal. Penalties.
Section 22a-256h. - Deposit for batteries. Refunds. Disposal by retailer. Written notice. Penalty.
Section 22a-256i. - Acceptance of batteries by wholesalers. Inspections. Warnings and citations.
Section 22a-256m. - Definitions.
Section 22a-256n. - Publishers: Use of newsprint with recycled content. Schedule.
Section 22a-256o. - Publishers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty.
Section 22a-256p. - Printers: Use of newsprint with recycled content. Schedule.
Section 22a-256q. - Printers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty.
Section 22a-256r. - Annual reports. Exemption.
Section 22a-256s. - Report by commissioner.
Section 22a-256t. - Deposit of revenue into General Fund.
Section 22a-256u. - Regulations.
Section 22a-256v. - Alternative standards for recycled newsprint.
Section 22a-256y. - Definitions.
Section 22a-256z. - Directory publishers: Use of directory stock with recycled fiber. Schedule.