Section 096-428-13 - Defining Municipal ReimbursementThe SO must reimburse participating municipalities by October 1st of each calendar year and prior to dispersing funds for investments. The SO must determine the tons of each packaging material type recycled, reused, or composted in accordance with Section 17 and the median per ton costs in accordance with Section 16.
Participating municipalities must be reimbursed for material management operations as follows:
A. For a packaging material type that is readily recyclable, a participating municipality must be reimbursed for each ton recycled at the median per ton cost of recycling this packaging material type as realized by similar municipalities during the previous calendar year.B. For reusable packaging material, a participating municipality must be reimbursed for each ton reused at the median per ton cost of reusing the packaging material type, as figured in accordance with Section 16. If there is no median per ton cost of reusing the packaging material type, a participating municipality must be reimbursed in accordance with Section 13(A) for reusable packaging material that is designated readily recyclable and in accordance with Section 13(D) for reusable packaging material that is not designated as readily recyclable.C. For compostable packaging material, a participating municipality must be reimbursed for each ton composted at the median per ton cost of composting the packaging material type, as figured in accordance with Section 16. If there is no median per ton cost of composting the packaging material type, a participating municipality must be reimbursed in accordance with Section 13(A) for compostable packaging material that is designated readily recyclable and in accordance with Section 13(D) for compostable packaging material that is not designated as readily recyclable.D. For a packaging material type that is not readily recyclable, a participating municipality must be reimbursed for each ton recycled at the median per ton cost of recycling readily recyclable packaging material as realized by similar municipalities during the previous calendar year. The median per ton cost of recycling readily recyclable packaging material is the median of the reimbursements to be paid for each ton of readily recyclable packaging material being reimbursed to participating municipalities.06-096 C.M.R. ch. 428, § 13