Sec. 5. (a) If fees imposed under section 1 of this chapter are based and charged on each ton of solid waste, the owner or operator of a final disposal facility that:
(1) annually receives, on the average, less than two hundred (200) tons of solid waste each day; and
(2) does not have a scale suitable for weighing the solid waste received at the final disposal facility;
may determine the weight of the solid waste received by conversion from the volume of the solid waste.
(b) An owner or operator described in subsection (a) shall apply the following conversion factors:
(1) Three and three-tenths (3.3) cubic yards of compacted solid waste equals one (1) ton of solid waste.
(2) Six (6) cubic yards of uncompacted solid waste equals one (1) ton of solid waste.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-7-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 21. Solid Waste Management Districts
Chapter 13. District Final Disposal Fees
13-21-13-1. Fees for Disposal in Facilities Within the District; Penalties
13-21-13-2. District Solid Waste Management Fund
13-21-13-3. Collection; Compensation; Time Limit on Remittance; Report
13-21-13-4. Limitation on Imposition
13-21-13-5. Fee Collection; Determination of Weight of Solid Waste