Tex. Health & Safety Code § 361.019

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 361.019 - Approval of Industrial Solid Waste Management in Municipal Solid Waste Facility
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Class I nonhazardous industrial solid waste and small quantities of hazardous waste generated by conditionally exempt small quantity generators, as defined by the commission, may be accepted in a municipal solid waste facility if:
(1) authorized in writing by, or by rule of, the commission; and
(2) the generator of the Class I nonhazardous waste certifies on an appropriate commission form that the waste is not a hazardous waste.
(b) Except as otherwise prohibited by this chapter, nonhazardous industrial solid waste generated by the mechanical shredding of motor vehicles, appliances, or other items of scrap, used, or obsolete metals shall be accepted, without authorization by the commission under Subsection (a), in a municipal solid waste facility that has previously been authorized to accept and has accepted Class I nonhazardous industrial solid wastes or Class II industrial solid wastes if the waste contains no free liquids, is not a hazardous waste as defined in Section 361.003, and satisfies other criteria that may be established by commission rule. Until the commission adopts rules establishing additional criteria, generators of this type of waste shall satisfy the two criteria described in this subsection when these wastes are disposed of in municipal solid waste facilities.
(c) Municipal solid waste may be accepted in an industrial solid waste facility if authorized in writing by the commission.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.019

Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.24, eff. 9/1/1995.
Amended By Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 703, Sec. 2, eff. 8/26/1991
Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 10, art. 2, Sec. 5, eff. 9/6/1990
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.