La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section VII-101 - Scope and Purpose

A. The Louisiana Legislature recognizes that the safety and welfare of citizens "require efficient and reasonable regulation of solid waste disposal practices as well as a coordinated, statewide resource recovery and management program" (R.S. 30:2152). Therefore, the Department of Environmental Quality has formulated these rules and regulations to:

1. establish standards governing the storage, collection, processing, recovery and reuse, and disposal of solid waste;

2. implement a management program that will protect the air, groundwater, and surface water, and the environment from pollution from solid wastes and thus eliminate the potential threat to human health from such pollution;

3. encourage both citizens and industry to reduce the amount of waste developed and generated in the state.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-101

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, LR 19:187 (February 1993), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2514 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 33:1018 (June 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.