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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 332 - COMPOSTING
SUBCHAPTER F - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
SECTION/RULE §332.61 - General Requirements and Applicability
Chapter Review Date 08/18/2023

(a) A compost permittee shall not accept mixed municipal solid waste from a governmental entity until the commission determines that residents in that service area have reasonable access to household hazardous waste collection programs.(b) Materials collected or accepted pursuant to this subchapter shall not be placed into the mixed municipal solid waste composting or mixed waste handling operations at a mixed municipal solid waste composting facility, but may be processed separately at such a facility for recycling.(c) Any person who intends to conduct a collection event or intends to operate a permanent collection center shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 335, Subchapter N of this title (relating to Household Hazardous Wastes).

Source Note: The provisions of this §332.61 adopted to be effective November 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 9717; amended to be effective February 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 303.

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