455F.8 - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP PROGRAM CREATED.
455F.8 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP PROGRAM CREATED. The department shall conduct programs to collect and dispose of small amounts of hazardous wastes which are being stored in residences or on farms. The program shall be known as "toxic cleanup days". The department shall promote and conduct the program and shall by contract with a qualified and bonded waste handling company, collect and properly dispose of wastes believed by the person disposing of the waste to be hazardous. The department shall establish maximum amounts of hazardous wastes to be accepted from a person during the toxic cleanup days program. Amounts accepted from a person above the maximum shall be limited by the department and may be subject to a fee set by the department, but the department shall not assess a fee for amounts accepted below the maximum amount. The department shall designate the times and dates for the collection of wastes. In order to achieve the maximum benefit from the program, the department shall offer toxic cleanup days on a statewide basis and provide at least one toxic cleanup day in each departmental region. Toxic cleanup days shall be offered in both rural and urban areas to provide a comparison of response levels and to test the viability of multicounty toxic cleanup days. The department shall prepare an annual report citing the results and costs of the program for submittal to the general assembly.
Section History: Recent Form 87 Acts, ch 225, § 508; 90 Acts, ch 1255, § 32