25 Pa. Code § 281.201 - Basic limitations
(a) A
person or municipality may not own or operate a general composting facility
unless the Department has first issued a permit to the person or municipality
for the facility under this chapter.
(b) A person or municipality that operates a
general composting facility shall comply with the following:
(1) The operating requirements of the act,
this subchapter and the applicable requirements of Chapter 271 (relating to
municipal waste management-general provisions).
(2) The plans and specifications in the
permit, the terms and conditions of the permit, the environmental protection
acts, this title and orders issued by the Department.
(c) A person or municipality that operates a
general composting facility may not allow residual waste or special handling
waste to be handled at the facility unless the Department has specifically
approved special measures for managing the waste as part of the
permit.
(d) A person or
municipality that operates a general composting facility may not:
(1) Mix solid waste with, or store solid
waste in close proximity to, other solid waste to create a risk of fire or
explosion, or a risk of the accumulation of poisonous or otherwise harmful
vapors or gases.
(2) Allow
explosive waste to be processed at the facility.
(e) Hazardous waste subject to Article VII
(relating to hazardous waste management) may not be disposed, processed or
stored where general composting facilities are operated.
(f) The approved mitigation measures
identified in the permit application shall be completed before a facility may
accept waste, unless a later date is authorized in writing by the Department
for technical reasons.
(g) The
following radioactive material controlled under specific or general license or
order authorized by any Federal, State or other government agency may not be
processed at the facility, unless specifically exempted from disposal
restrictions by an applicable Pennsylvania or Federal statute or regulation:
(1) Naturally-occurring and
accelerator-produced radioactive material.
(2) Byproduct material.
(3) Source material.
(4) Special nuclear material.
(5) Transuranic radioactive
material.
(6) Low-level radioactive
waste.
(h) The following
radioactive material may not be processed at the facility, unless approved in
writing by the Department and the processing does not endanger the environment,
facility staff or public health and safety:
(1) Short-lived radioactive material from a
patient having undergone a medical procedure.
(2) TENORM.
(3) Consumer products containing radioactive
material.
(i) The
limitations in subsections (g) and (h) do not apply to radioactive material as
found in the undisturbed natural environment of this Commonwealth.
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