The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 10: Conservation and Development
Chapter 159: Waste Management
- Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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§ 6601. Declaration of policy and purpose
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§ 6602. Definitions
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§ 6603. Secretary; powers
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§§ 6603a, 6603b. Repealed. 1989, No. 30, § 3.
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§ 6603b. Repealed. 1993, No. 59, § 24; No. 81, § 7(a), eff. Dec. 31, 1993.
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§ 6603c. Implementation grants and loans for waste management
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§ 6603d. User fee implementation assistance
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§§ 6603e, 6603f. Repealed. 1995, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.
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§ 6603f. Repealed. 1993, No. 59, § 24; No. 81, § 7(b).
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§ 6603g. Hazardous Waste Facility Grant Program
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§ 6603h. Host community fee
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§ 6603i. Landfill closure grants
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§ 6603j. Curbside collection of waste oil
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§ 6604. Solid waste management plan
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§ 6604a. Contaminated soils
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§ 6604b. Testing of solid wastes prior to beneficial use on land or distribution and marketing
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§ 6604c. Management of development soils
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§ 6605. Solid waste management facility certification
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§ 6605a. Review of existing landfills
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§ 6605b. Interim certification
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§ 6605c. Solid waste categorical certifications
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§ 6605d. Provisional certification
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§ 6605e. Closure extension orders
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§ 6605f. Waste management personnel background review
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§ 6605g. Incineration emissions
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§ 6605h. Composting registration
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§ 6605i. [Reserved for future use.]
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§ 6605j. Accepted composting practices
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§ 6605k. Food residuals; management hierarchy
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§ 6605l. Public collection containers for solid waste
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§ 6605m. Architectural waste recycling
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§ 6606. Hazardous waste certification
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§ 6606a. Certificate of need
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§ 6606b. Permits issued by the Secretary related to hazardous waste facilities
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§ 6606c. Management of unregulated hazardous waste
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§ 6607. Transportation of hazardous wastes
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§ 6607a. Waste transportation; commercial hauler permit requirement
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§ 6608. Records; reports; monitoring
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§ 6608a. Economic poisons
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§ 6608b. Radioactive wastes mixed with hazardous wastes
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§ 6609. Inspections; right of entry
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§ 6610. Repealed. 1987, No. 78, § 12.
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§ 6610a. Enforcement
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§ 6611. Financial responsibility
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§ 6612. Penalties
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§ 6613. Variances
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§ 6614. Waiver
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§ 6615. Liability
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§ 6615a. Diligent and appropriate investigation for hazardous materials
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§ 6615b. Corrective action procedures
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§ 6615c. Information requests
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§ 6615d. Natural resource damages; liability; rulemaking
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§ 6615e. Relief for contaminated potable water supplies
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§ 6615f. Administrative use controls at contaminated sites
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§ 6616. Release prohibition
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§ 6617. Person responsible for release; notice to Agency
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§ 6618. Waste Management Assistance Fund
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§ 6619. Packaging information
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§ 6620. Permits issued by the Secretary related to solid waste facilities
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§ 6620a. Limitations on the use of heavy metals in packaging
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§ 6621. Repealed. 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 94, eff. June 27, 2002.
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§ 6621a. Landfill disposal requirements
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§ 6621b. Regulation of certain dry cell batteries
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§ 6621c. Lead-acid batteries; collection for recycling
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§§ 6621d, 6621e. Repealed. 2005, No. 13, § 4, eff. July 1, 2007.
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§ 6621e. Repealed. 2005, No. 13, § 4(c).
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§ 6622. Source separation incentives
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§ 6622a. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(e)(8).
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§ 6622b. Appeals
- Subchapter 002: TOXICS USE REDUCTION AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION
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§ 6623. Goals and purpose
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§ 6624. Definitions
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§ 6625. Toxics use reduction and hazardous waste reduction program
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§ 6626. Plan and report formats; data information system
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§ 6627. Technical and research assistance program
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§ 6628. Plan, plan summary, and performance report review
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§ 6629. Toxics use reduction and hazardous waste reduction plan; plan summary
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§ 6630. Toxics use reduction and hazardous waste reduction performance report
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§ 6631. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(e)(9).
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§ 6632. Trade secrets
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§ 6633. Interagency Committee on Chemical Management
- Subchapter 003: BROWNFIELDS REUSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY LIMITATIONS
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§ 6641. Brownfield Property Cleanup Program; creation; powers
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§ 6642. Definitions
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§ 6643. Application process
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§ 6644. General obligations
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§ 6645. Eligibility
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§ 6646. Forbearance
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§ 6647. Site investigation
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§ 6648. Corrective action plan
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§ 6649. Amendments to a corrective action plan
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§ 6650. Program withdrawal
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§ 6651. Implementation of corrective action plan
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§ 6652. Certificate of completion
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§ 6653. Release from liability; personal release from liability
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§ 6654. Brownfield Revitalization Fund; creation; assistance
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§ 6655. State Plan for Brownfield Reclamation
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§ 6656. Repealed. 2007, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. January 1, 2011.
- Subchapter 004: PAINT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
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§ 6671. Purpose
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§ 6672. Definitions
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§ 6673. Paint Stewardship Program
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§ 6674. Retailer responsibility
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§ 6675. Agency responsibility
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§ 6676. Anticompetitive conduct
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§ 6677. Producer reporting requirements
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§ 6678. Confidential business information
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§ 6679. Rulemaking; procedure
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§ 6680. Universal waste designation for postconsumer paint
- Subchapter 005: SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE PRODUCTS; SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS; AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STIRRERS
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§ 6691. Definitions
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§ 6692. Single-use plastic carryout bags; prohibition
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§ 6693. Recyclable paper carryout bag
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§ 6694. Single-use plastic straws
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§ 6695. Single-use plastic stirrers
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§ 6696. Expanded polystyrene food service products
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§ 6697. Civil penalties; warning
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§ 6698. Inventory exception
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§ 6699. Application to municipal bylaws, ordinances, or charters; preemption
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§ 6700. Rulemaking