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State
Adherence to Federal Regulations
State Regulatory Citation(s)
Administering State Agency
Differences from Federal
State Recycling Program
No
ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-13
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Store recyclable materials in protective receptacles. Receipt required to accept materials. MSWLs submit quarterly reports. Recycling facilities submit semiannual reports (by Feb. 15 and Aug. 15).
Code of Alabama 1975, §22-27-1
Yes
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
18 AAC 66 Waste Reduction and Recycling Awards for Schools
No
Title 49 Ch 4, 49-831 - 49-837
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Requires annual registration of all solid waste landfills. Fee calculations differ for receiving only waste generated on-site vs. waste generated from recycling solid waste, effluent from plant, or wastewaters.
Title 49 Ch 4 Article 8 Arizona State Recycling Program
Yes
Rule 11 Solid Waste Management
Ark. Code Ann. §8-6-601 - 8-6-606
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Rule 28 Recycling
No
Title 14, Division 2, Chapter 5 (Division of Recycling)Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act)
Title 14, CCR Division 7 (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery) CalRecycle regulations pertaining to all other nonhazardous waste management in California)
Title 27, CCR (CalRecycle and the State Water Resources Control Board pertaining to waste disposal on land)
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Division of Recycling
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery
State Water Resources Control Board (pertaining to waste disposal on land)
State Solid Waste Management Board (pertaining to solid waste management planning and implementation within the boundaries of the state of California)
Robust infrastructure manages recycling. Law requires businesses to recycle as much generated waste as possible. Solid waste management generally implemented locally by county Board of Supervisors.
Title 14, Division 2, Chapter 5 §14500
No
6 CCR 1007-2, PART 1
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Recycling facilities submit annual report form by Mar. 1 covering previous calendar year data.
No
Chapter 446d - Solid Waste Management
Connecticut Department of Environment Protection
Recycling facilities submit quarterly reports to department and each municipality from which materials were received. Construction and demolition debris regulated as distinct type of municipal solid waste.
No
7 DE Admin Code 1301
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
Recycling program for commercial sector. Requires recorded annual reviews (records kept 3 years) of generated solid waste. Plastic carryout bags banned.
7 DE Admin Code 1305
Yes
§§8-1031.01 – 8-1031.14
District of Columbia Department of the Environment and Energy
No
Chapter 403 Part IV
403.702-403.7721
Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Division of Waste Management
Businesses with 600+ tons of recovered materials must apply for annual certification and submit annual report of recovered materials to department and counties for previous year.
Chapter 403
Yes
CHAPTER 342G INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
TITLE 11 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHAPTER 58.1 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Hawaii Department of Health
No
IDAPA 58 58.01.06
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Recycling facilities operate consistently with speculative accumulation (defined by IDAPA 58.01.06); not directly regulated by environmental quality department.
No
35 Ill. Adm. Code 810.101 - 810.105
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste Certified Landfill Operator required for each permitted landfill. Certified operator required until the Bureau of Land, Permit Section issues certificate of closure on landfill.
No
329 IAC 10-3-1
329 IAC 10-9-2(b)
329 IAC 10-9-4
329 IAC 10-2-115
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Disposal of industrial solid waste at restricted waste site requires waste classification. MSW landfill can typically accept non-MSW non-hazardous waste, may include industry-generated solid waste.
No
567—111.4(455J)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Waste Management
Recycling facility must keep formal agreements with end users and submit annual reports by Sept. 1 covering previous state fiscal year (which ends June 30).
455D.4A Recycling
Yes
(K.A.R.) 28-29-21
(K.A.R.) 28-29-3
Kansas Statute Annotated 65-3405
Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Division of Environment
Yes
Title 401 - Energy and Environment Cabinet - Department for Environmental Protection
Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection
Yes
Title 33, Part VII, Subpart 2 §103
LAC 33:VII.Subpart 1
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Before reusing/recycling concrete slabs/flatwork, remove asbestos-containing material and other solid waste including vinyl floor tile. Once removed, then determine if reusable/recyclable.
Yes
38 MRS §1301 – §1310-B
06-096 Ch 400
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Construction and demolition debris can be buried only on less-than-1-acre site where generated with no additional disposal areas; otherwise, licensed solid waste transporter must remove debris.
38 M.R.S.A. §§2101 et seq.
No
301 CMR 4.00
310 CMR 19.000
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bottle deposit law for certain containers. Specific materials encountered during construction, demolition, and renovation are banned from disposal and/or transfer for disposal.
No
451-1994-II-3-115-1
324.17502
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Recycling facilities register annually by July 1 or within 30 days if established between June 1 and Dec. 1. Dealers cannot sell or give nonreturnable containers/beverages in nonreturnable.
No
Ch 7035
7035.0400
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Facilities, projects, and haulers report regularly. Most annual reports due Feb. 1; composting/recycling reports due Mar. 1. Some commercial buildings and businesses must recycle three or more materials.
No
11 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 4 Ch. 1.
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Annual solid waste management facility report due Feb. 28 for prior calendar year. Must also file statement of total waste managed and pay $1 per tone of managed waste.
No
260.280
260.203
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Take untreated infectious waste to processing facility or hospital. Bans containers with non-degradable plastic holding devices. Dispose of construction and demolition wastes at landfill or processing facility.
No
NRS 444A.020
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Manage treated medical waste as solid waste. Special requirements apply to the storage, collection, labeling, transporting, and disposal of regulated medical waste.
NRS 232.007
No
7:26-1
7:26-2.2
7:26-3A.12
7:26A
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Bans single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam food service products from retail and grocery stores and food service businesses. Plastic straws can be provided only upon customer request.
No
74-9-1 Solid Waste Act
74- 13
20.9.2 NMAC
20.9.8 NMAC
New Mexico Environment Department
Not required to dispose of clean fill in permitted landfill if managed properly, not placed in watercourse or wetland without permits, and covered with 2 feet of clean earth within 30 days of deposit.
No
6 CRR-NY IV B 360
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Need permit to treat/dispose of medical waste. Foam containers/packaging banned from retail and wholesale stores. Regulates returnable containers and entities that generate 2+ tons of food waste weekly.
No
Article 9 §130A‑290
§130A‑309.09B
130A‑309.05.
15A NCAC 13B
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Demolition debris may be used as fill; disposal at landfill or disposal facility not required. Recovered material not solid waste. Speculatively accumulated materials regulated as solid waste.
No
Article 33.1-20
33.1-20-01.1-11.
North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality
Industrial waste under certain amounts may be disposed with municipal waste in municipal waste landfill. Otherwise, disposed of in small, special, large, or municipal ash landfill based on amount.
No
252:515
252:515-41
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Roofing material recycling facilities require solid waste permit. All non-roofing material prohibited. Must submit monthly report with information of previous month recycling activities.
No
340-093-0160
340-093-0190
340-093-0260 through 340-093-0290
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ may issue beneficial use determination for industrial solid waste as alternative to disposal permit for qualifying proposals; approved uses not regulated as solid waste.
No
25 Pa. Code §271.101.
P.L. 380, No. 97Cl. 35 Article I,II,III
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Use of uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel, brick and block, concrete and used asphalt as clean fill doesn’t require permit.
No
250-RICR-140-05
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Commercial Recycling Regulations require companies with 50+ employees to submit annual recycling reports.
250-RICR-140-20
Yes
44-93
44-96
Regulation 61-107
Regulation 61-107.5
South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control
No
Law 34A-6
Chapter 74:27
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Don’t need permit to transport cannabis waste; must take to permitted landfill for disposal/composting. Medical/infectious waste must be rendered noninfectious before disposal at municipal landfill.
No
Rule §328.101
Chapter 361
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Metal/plastic agricultural chemical containers may be reconditioned/recycled if properly rinsed. Recordkeeping, reporting, and public notification program for recycled newspapers.
No
Utah Code Ann. 19-6-105(l)(a), 19-6-108(3)
R315-301 through 320
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Asphalt generally regulated as solid waste; considered recycled for limited conditions (permit not required, may require operation plan). Asphalt subject to regulations for most uses as fill.
No
§6-101 through §6-1401
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Bans retailers and food establishments giving single-use plastic items. Some construction, deconstruction, and demolition projects required to separate architectural waste materials for recycling.
Act 148, Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. §6602
No
§10.1-1424.3
9VAC20-81-95
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Bans some restaurants and retail food establishments from giving customers expanded polystyrene containers with food. On July 1, 2025, ban expands to all food vendors of any type.
No
Chapter 173-303 WAC
Chapter 173-350 WAC
Chapter 70A.205 RCW
Washington Department of Ecology
Uses “dangerous waste” for hazardous waste. Phasing in bans of single-use plastic products. Minimum recycled content requirements for some plastic packaging (requirements for producers).
Chapter 70A.245 RCW
Yes
33- 01
WV Admin Code §§22-15-5, 22-15-8(e), 22-15-10
22-15-12, 22-15-13 and 22-15-14
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection,
Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM)
No
Chapter NR 502
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Illegal to burn construction and demolition debris; disposal locations exempt from solid waste rules, but alternative waste uses may require evaluation under processing facility requirements.
WA-422
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