06-096-428 Me. Code R. § 12

Current through 2025-03, January 15, 2025

Section 096-428-12 - Requirements for Participating Municipalities

To participate in the program, a municipality must do the following.

A.Recycling. Participating municipalities must provide for the collection and recycling of all packaging material types that have been designated readily recyclable for at least the two prior calendar years; and

B.Reporting. Participating municipalities must report to the SO by March 31^st of each calendar year on a form approved by the Department. A facility or organization that meets the definition of a participating municipality may participate on behalf of the cities, towns, townships, villages, and plantations for which it manages packaging material if the cities, towns, townships, villages, and plantations do not incur packaging material management costs additional to those paid to the facility or organization. Any facility or organization can provide information on behalf of participating municipalities. The following information must be reported by or on behalf of a participating municipality:

(1) The information calculated in accordance with Section 17; and

(2) For a participating municipality that has a current complete cost study, the information required in the cost reporting plan provided by the SO.

This may require that the participating municipality obtain information from its contractors when a service agreement is for the management of a mixed packaging stream or more than one packaging stream or it includes additional services, such as the management of waste streams that do not contain packaging material. In such cases the contractor can submit information directly to the SO or to the municipality.

C.Cost studies and audits. Participating municipalities must participate in cost studies and audits as required by Sections 3(D), 14, and 17.

This may require that the participating municipality obtain participation from its contractors when a service agreement is for the management of a mixed packaging stream or more than one packaging stream or it includes additional services, such as the management of waste streams that do not contain packaging material.

For the purposes of Sections 12(B) and 12(C), information identified by the submitter as proprietary upon submittal is managed in accordance with 38 M.R.S. §1310-B.

06-096 C.M.R. ch. 428, § 12