Section 23-19-13.6 - Cover materials not permitted(a) No resource recovery system or facility made available by the corporation shall use the following as material to cover compacted solid waste at a sanitary landfill: (1) Construction and demolition debris, whole, shredded, or pulverized, including wood (including painted, treated, and coated wood and wood products), land-clearing debris, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, non-asbestos insulation, roofing shingles, and other roof coverings; or(2) Organic materials, including materials that contain carbon-to-carbon bonds and are biodegradable, such as paper, wood, food waste, leaves, and yard waste. Organic materials may be used only as a final landfill cover with approval of the department of environmental management.(b) Any facility violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The fine shall be paid to the city or town in which the facility is located.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19-13.6
Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 20, § 1, eff. 6/4/2018.Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 12, § 1, eff. 6/4/2018. P.L. 2012 , ch. 487, § 1.