MCL - Section 324.11526a

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994


324.11526a Solid waste generated out of state; acceptance by owner or operator of landfill prohibited; exceptions; disposal capacity.

Sec. 11526a.

    (1) The owner or operator of a landfill shall not accept for disposal in this state solid waste, including, but not limited to, municipal solid waste incinerator ash, that was generated outside of this state unless 1 or more of the following conditions are met:
    (a) The solid waste is composed of a uniform type of item, material, or substance, other than municipal solid waste incinerator ash, that meets the requirements for disposal in a landfill under part 115.
    (b) The solid waste was received through a facility that has documented that it has removed from the solid waste being delivered to the landfill those items that are prohibited from disposal in a landfill.
    (c) The country, state, province, or local jurisdiction in which the solid waste was generated is approved by the department for inclusion on the list compiled by the department under section 11526b.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of part 115, if there is sufficient disposal capacity for a planning area's disposal needs in or within 130 miles of the planning area, the department is not required to issue a construction permit for a new landfill or municipal solid waste incinerator in the planning area.
    
    


History: Add. 2004, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2004 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Popular Name: Solid Waste Act