Subdivision 1. Authority; purpose. The commissioner shall prepare and adopt a report on solid waste management policy and activities under this chapter. The report must be submitted by the commissioner to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by December 31, 2015, and every four years thereafter and shall include reports required under sections 115A.551, subdivision 4; 115A.557, subdivision 4; 473.149, subdivision 6; 473.846; and 473.848, subdivision 4.
Subd. 2. Contents. (a) The report may also include:
(1) a summary of the current status of solid waste management, including the amount of solid waste generated and reduced, the manner in which it is collected, processed, and disposed, the extent of separation, recycling, reuse, and recovery of solid waste, and the facilities available or under development to manage the waste;
(2) an evaluation of the extent and effectiveness of implementation of section 115A.02, including an assessment of progress in accomplishing state policies, goals, and objectives, including those listed in paragraph (b);
(3) identification of issues requiring further research, study, and action, the appropriate scope of the research, study, or action, the state agency or political subdivision that should implement the research, study, or action, and a schedule for completion of the activity;
(4) recommendations for establishing or modifying state solid waste management policies, authorities, responsibilities, and programs; and
(5) a report on progress made toward implementation of the objectives of the metropolitan area solid waste policy plan as required in section 473.149, subdivision 6.
(b) The report must include strategies for:
(1) achieving the maximum feasible reduction in waste generation;
(2) encouraging manufacturers to design products that eliminate or reduce the adverse environmental impacts of resource extraction, manufacturing, use, and waste processing and disposal;
(3) educating businesses, public entities, and other consumers about the need to consider the potential environmental and financial impacts of purchasing products that may create a liability or that may be expensive to recycle or manage as waste, due to the presence of toxic or hazardous components;
(4) eliminating or reducing toxic or hazardous components in compost from municipal solid waste composting facilities, in ash from municipal solid waste incinerators, and in leachate and air emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, in order to reduce the potential liability of waste generators, facility owners and operators, and taxpayers;
(5) encouraging the source separation of materials to the extent practicable, so that the materials are most appropriately managed and to ensure that resources that can be reused or recycled are not disposed of or destroyed; and
(6) maximizing the efficiency of the waste management system by managing waste and recyclables close to the point of generation, taking into account the characteristics of the resources to be recovered from the waste and the type and capacity of local facilities.
1987 c 348 s 14; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1991 c 337 s 14; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 12; 1995 c 247 art 1 s 7; 1996 c 470 s 27; 1999 c 73 s 2; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161; 2012 c 272 s 66
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection
Chapter 115A — Waste Management
Section 115A.02 — Legislative Declaration Of Policy; Purposes.
Section 115A.03 — Definitions.
Section 115A.034 — Enforcement.
Section 115A.06 — Powers Of Pollution Control Agency.
Section 115A.07 — Duties; General.
Section 115A.0716 — Environmental Assistance Grant And Loan Program.
Section 115A.072 — Public Education.
Section 115A.073 — Environmental Education Goals And Plan.
Section 115A.074 — Environmental Education Resource Centers.
Section 115A.075 — Legislative Policy Against Disposal Of Hazardous Waste.
Section 115A.11 — Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
Section 115A.121 — Toxics And Pollution Prevention Evaluation; Consolidated Report.
Section 115A.1310 — Definitions.
Section 115A.1312 — Registration Program.
Section 115A.1314 — Manufacturer Registration Fee.
Section 115A.1316 — Reporting Requirements.
Section 115A.1318 — Responsibilities.
Section 115A.1320 — Agency And Department Duties.
Section 115A.1322 — Other Recycling Programs.
Section 115A.1323 — Anticompetitive Conduct.
Section 115A.1324 — Requirements For Purchases By State Agencies.
Section 115A.1326 — Regulating Video Display Devices.
Section 115A.1328 — Multistate Implementation.
Section 115A.1330 — Limitations.
Section 115A.1415 — Architectural Paint; Product Stewardship Program; Stewardship Plan.
Section 115A.142 — Report To Legislature And Governor.
Section 115A.15 — State Government Resource Recovery.
Section 115A.151 — Recycling Requirements; Public Entities; Commercial Buildings; Sports Facilities.
Section 115A.152 — Technical And Research Assistance To Generators.
Section 115A.158 — Requests For Proposals; Processing And Collection Facilities And Services.
Section 115A.175 — Siting And Facility Development Authority; Limitations.
Section 115A.18 — Legislative Findings; Purpose.
Section 115A.19 — Procedure Not Exclusive.
Section 115A.191 — Voluntary Contracts With Counties.
Section 115A.192 — Request For Proposals; Stabilization And Containment Facility.
Section 115A.193 — Report On Facility Development.
Section 115A.194 — Evaluating And Selecting Sites; Permits.
Section 115A.195 — Ownership; Agreements To Manage Facility.
Section 115A.20 — Evaluating Sites.
Section 115A.28 — Final Decision.
Section 115A.30 — Judicial Review.
Section 115A.301 — Indemnifying Certain Damages Arising From Stabilization And Containment Facility.
Section 115A.31 — Local Government Decisions; Timelines.
Section 115A.33 — Eligibility; Request For Review.
Section 115A.34 — Appointing Temporary Board Members.
Section 115A.35 — Review Procedure.
Section 115A.36 — Scope And Content Of Review.
Section 115A.37 — Final Decision Of Board.
Section 115A.38 — Reconciliation Procedures.
Section 115A.39 — Judicial Review.
Section 115A.411 — Solid Waste Management Policy; Consolidated Report.
Section 115A.415 — Substandard Disposal Facilities.
Section 115A.42 — Regional And Local Solid Waste Management Planning.
Section 115A.45 — Technical Assistance.
Section 115A.46 — Regional And Local Solid Waste Management Plan; Requirements.
Section 115A.471 — Public Entities; Managing Solid Waste.
Section 115A.48 — Market Development For Recyclable Materials And Compost.
Section 115A.49 — Solid Waste Management Projects.
Section 115A.50 — Eligible Recipients.
Section 115A.51 — Application Requirements.
Section 115A.52 — Technical Assistance For Projects.
Section 115A.54 — Waste Processing Facilities.
Section 115A.541 — Plan; Grant Requirement.
Section 115A.55 — Solid Waste Reduction.
Section 115A.5501 — Reducing Packaging In Waste.
Section 115A.5502 — Packaging Practices; Preferences; Goals.
Section 115A.552 — Opportunity To Recycle.
Section 115A.553 — Collecting And Transporting Recyclable Materials.
Section 115A.554 — Authority Of Sanitary Districts.
Section 115A.555 — Recycling Center Designation.
Section 115A.556 — Materials Used For Recycling.
Section 115A.557 — County Waste Reduction And Recycling Funding.
Section 115A.558 — Safety Guide.
Section 115A.559 — Composting; Competitive Grant Program.
Section 115A.565 — Recycling; Competitive Grant Program.
Section 115A.58 — State Waste Management Bonds.
Section 115A.59 — Bond Authorization.
Section 115A.62 — Purpose; Public Interest; Declaration Of Policy.
Section 115A.63 — Solid Waste Management Districts.
Section 115A.64 — Procedure For Establishing And Altering.
Section 115A.65 — Perpetual Existence.
Section 115A.66 — Termination.
Section 115A.67 — Organization Of District.
Section 115A.68 — Registered Office.
Section 115A.70 — Designating Resource Recovery Facilities.
Section 115A.71 — Bonding Powers.
Section 115A.715 — Solid Waste Authority.
Section 115A.80 — Designating Solid Waste Management Facilities; Legislative Finding.
Section 115A.81 — Definitions.
Section 115A.82 — Eligibility.
Section 115A.83 — Wastes Subject To Designation; Exemptions.
Section 115A.84 — Designation Plan.
Section 115A.86 — Implementing Designation.
Section 115A.87 — Judicial Review; Attorney General To Provide Counsel.
Section 115A.88 — Service Guarantee.
Section 115A.882 — Records; Inspection.
Section 115A.89 — Supervising Implementation.
Section 115A.893 — Petition For Exclusion.
Section 115A.90 — Definitions.
Section 115A.902 — Permit; Tire Collectors And Processors.
Section 115A.904 — Land Disposal Prohibited.
Section 115A.908 — Motor Vehicle Transfer Fee.
Section 115A.909 — Shredder Residue; Management.
Section 115A.912 — Waste Tires; Management.
Section 115A.914 — Administration; County Planning And Ordinances.
Section 115A.915 — Lead Acid Batteries; Land Disposal Prohibited.
Section 115A.9152 — Transporting Used Lead Acid Batteries.
Section 115A.9155 — Disposing Of Certain Dry Cell Batteries.
Section 115A.9157 — Rechargeable Batteries And Products.
Section 115A.916 — Motor Vehicle Fluids And Filters; Prohibitions.
Section 115A.917 — Certificate Of Need.
Section 115A.918 — Definitions.
Section 115A.919 — County Fee Authority.
Section 115A.921 — City Or Town; Fee Authority.
Section 115A.923 — Greater Minnesota; Landfill Cleanup Fee.
Section 115A.929 — Fees; Accounting.
Section 115A.93 — Licensing; Solid Waste Collection.
Section 115A.9301 — Solid Waste Collection; Volume- Or Weight-based Pricing.
Section 115A.9302 — Waste Deposit; Disclosure.
Section 115A.931 — Yard Waste; Prohibition.
Section 115A.932 — Mercury Prohibition.
Section 115A.935 — Solid Waste Generated Outside Minnesota.
Section 115A.936 — Construction Debris As Cover Material Prohibited.
Section 115A.94 — Organized Collection.
Section 115A.941 — Solid Waste; Required Collection.
Section 115A.945 — Visible Costs; Solid Waste Management.
Section 115A.95 — Recyclable Materials.
Section 115A.951 — Telephone Directories.
Section 115A.952 — Retail Sale Of Problem Materials; Uniform Labeling And Consumer Information.
Section 115A.956 — Solid Waste Disposal; Problem Materials.
Section 115A.9561 — Major Appliances.
Section 115A.9565 — Cathode-ray Tube Prohibition.
Section 115A.96 — Household Hazardous Waste; Management.
Section 115A.961 — Household Batteries; Collection, Processing, And Disposal.
Section 115A.965 — Prohibitions On Selected Toxics In Packaging.
Section 115A.9651 — Listed Metals In Specified Products; Enforcement.