Sec. 11507.
(1) The department and a health officer shall assist in developing and encouraging methods for the disposal of solid waste that are environmentally sound, that maximize the utilization of valuable resources, and that encourage resource conservation including source reduction and source separation.
(2) This part shall be construed and administered to encourage and facilitate the effort of all persons to engage in source separation and site separation of material from solid waste, and other environmentally sound measures to prevent materials from entering the waste stream or which encourage the removal of materials from the waste stream.
(3) The department may exempt from regulation under this part solid waste that is determined by the department to be inert material for uses and in a manner approved by the department.
History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Popular Name: Solid Waste Act
Last modified: October 10, 2016