The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 6605m)
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§ 6605m. Architectural waste recycling
(a) Definitions. In addition to the definitions in section 6602 of this chapter, as used in this section:
(1) “Architectural waste” means discarded drywall, metal, asphalt shingles, clean wood,
and plywood, and oriented strand board derived from the construction or demolition
of buildings or structures.
(2) “Commercial project” means construction, renovation, or demolition of a commercial
building or of a residential building with two or more residential units.
(b) Materials recovery requirement. Beginning on or after January 1, 2015, if a person produces 40 cubic yards or more
of architectural waste at a commercial project located within 20 miles of a solid
waste facility that recycles architectural waste, the person shall:
(1) arrange for the transfer of architectural waste from the project to a certified solid
waste facility, which shall be required to recycle the architectural waste or arrange
for its reuse unless the facility demonstrates to the Secretary a lack of a market
for recycling or reuse and a plan for reentering the market when it is reestablished;
or
(2) arrange for a method of disposition of the architectural waste that the Secretary
of Natural Resources deems appropriate as an end use, including transfer of the architectural
waste to an out-of-state facility that recycles architectural waste and similar materials.
(c) Transition; application. The requirements of this section shall not apply to a commercial project subject to
a contract entered into on or before January 1, 2015 for the disposal or recycling
of architectural waste from the project.
(d) Guidance on separation of hazardous materials. The Secretary of Natural Resources shall publish informational material regarding
the need for a solid waste facility that recycles architectural waste to manage properly
and provide for the disposition of hazardous waste and hazardous material in architectural
waste delivered to a facility. (Added 2013, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)