Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21h - Solid Waste Facilities

Section 1 - Legislative Determination and Declaration of Purpose - Section 1. (a) It is hereby determined that: (1) There...

Section 2 - Definitions - Section 2. As used in this chapter, the following words...

Section 3 - Financial Assistance to Public Bodies - Section 3. (a) The department may provide financial assistance to...

Section 4 - Discovery and Assessment of Solid Waste Pollution; Liability for Costs; Adjudicatory Hearings; Judicial Review - Section 4. The department is hereby authorized and directed to...

Section 5 - Testing and Control of Hazardous Emissions From Refuse Burning Facilities - Section 5. The department shall on a continual basis determine...

Section 6 - Acid Gas Scrubbers - Section 6. All resource recovery facilities and other solid waste...

Section 6a - Implementation of Imerc Standards by Department - Section 6A. The department shall participate in the implementation of...

Section 6b - Notification of Mercury-Added Products Offered for Final Sale, Use or Distribution in Commonwealth - Section 6B. (a) No mercury-added product shall be offered for...

Section 6c - Restrictions on Use and Sale of Mercury-Added Vehicle Switches; Plan for Removal and Recycling of Mercury-Added Components in End-of-Life Vehicles - Section 6C. (a) No person shall sell or offer to...

Section 6d - Sale of Mercury-Added Thermostats and Other Mercury-Added Products - Section 6D. (a) No person shall sell or offer to...

Section 6e - Sale or Distribution of Mercury Switch or Mercury Relay; Exceptions - Section 6E. (a) No person shall sell or offer to...

Section 6f - Exemptions From Prohibitions in Secs. 6d and 6e; Applications; Fees - Section 6F. (a) The department, at its discretion and in...

Section 6g - Purchase of Elemental Mercury, Mercury Compounds and Mercury-Added Equipment and Materials by Schools - Section 6G. No school in the commonwealth shall purchase for...

Section 6h - Disclosure Requirements for Mercury-Added Formulated Product Manufacturers - Section 6H. Every manufacturer of a mercury-added formulated product shall,...

Section 6i - Disposal of Mercury-Added Products; Education Program; Discharge of Mercury Into Water; Scrap Recycling of Multi-Component Products Containing Mercury - Section 6I. (a) No person, household, business, school, healthcare facility...

Section 6j - Sale of Mercury-Added Products; Collection Plan; Mercury-Added Lamps - Section 6J. (a) No person shall sell or offer to...

Section 6j1/2 - Sale of Mercury-Added Thermostats; Removal of and Delivery to Collection Site for Recycling; Annual Report - [Text of section effective until December 31, 2022. Repealed by...

Section 6k - Labeling Requirements for Mercury-Added Products - Section 6K. (a) No person shall sell a mercury-added product...

Section 6l - Collection of Mercury-Added Products by Solid Waste Collectors - Section 6L. A solid waste collector shall refuse to collect...

Section 6m - Preference for Purchase of Products Not Containing Mercury by State Procurement Officer, University System and Agencies - Section 6M. The state procurement officer, the state university system...

Section 6n - Rules and Regulations - Section 6N. The department shall adopt rules and regulations as...

Section 7 - Composting Programs - Section 7. The department, in consultation with the department of...