Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 455D · 30 active provisions
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commission” means the environmental protection commission. 2. “Department” means the department of natural resources created pursuant to section 455A.2. 3. “Director” means the director of the department. 4. “Pollution prevention techniques” means any o…
The general assembly finds that: 1. Iowa’s environment is precious and no person has the right to pollute Iowa’s air, water, or soil. The environment is vulnerable and irreplaceable, and all Iowans have an ongoing responsibility to conserve, preserve, and enhance the state’s natural resources to guarantee their continu…
1 Waste reduction goals. a. The goal of the state is to reduce the amount of materials in the waste stream, existing as of July 1, 1988, by an intermediate goal of twenty-five percent, and by a final goal of at least fifty percent, through the practice of waste volume reduction at the source and through recycling. For…
1. It is the policy of this state to encourage the development of waste volume reduction programs and education at the local government level through incentives, technical assistance, grants, and other practical measures. 2. It is the policy of this state to support and encourage the development of new uses and markets…
1. For the purpose of this section, “recycling facility” means any facility, business, or operation that has the stated primary purpose of facilitating the recycling of materials that would otherwise be solid waste. 2. Recycling of materials for the purpose of being excluded from the solid waste provisions of chapter 4…
1. The department shall establish a statewide waste reduction and recycling network to promote the waste management policy contained in section 455B.481 and the waste management hierarchy contained in section 455B.301A. Programs established shall encourage waste generators to reduce the volume of waste generated and to…
The director shall: 1. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, recommend rules to the commission which are necessary to implement this chapter. 2. Administer and coordinate the waste volume reduction and recycling fund created under section 455D.15. 3. Enter into contracts and agreements, with the approval of the c…
The commission shall: 1. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter pursuant to chapter 17A. 2. Prohibit land disposal of specific components of the waste stream for which the department has developed and implemented a strategy for alternative disposal according to the w…
1. Land disposal of yard waste as defined by the department is prohibited. A sanitary landfill may accept yard waste under any of the following circumstances: a. When the yard waste is separated at its source from other solid waste and is accepted by the sanitary landfill for the purposes of soil conditioning and compo…
Beginning January 1, 1992, a person shall not dispose of baled solid waste at a sanitary landfill and a sanitary landfill shall not accept baled solid waste for final disposal. Solid waste which is baled on-site may be disposed of at the sanitary landfill.
1. Beginning July 1, 1990, land disposal of lead acid batteries is prohibited. 2. A person offering for sale or selling lead acid batteries at retail in the state shall do all of the following: a. Accept used lead acid batteries from customers who purchase new lead acid batteries, at the point of sale. b. Post written…
1Definitions. As used in this section and in section 455D.10B unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Button cell battery” means a household battery which resembles a button or coin in size and shape. b. “Consumer” means a person who purchases household batteries for personal or business use. c. “Easily removed” mea…
1. A person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for retail sale in the state a rechargeable consumer product manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, unless all of the following conditions are met: a. The battery can be easily removed by the consumer, or is contained in a battery pack that is separate from the produc…
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Permit” means a permit issued by the department to establish, construct, modify, own, or operate a tire stockpiling facility. b. “Processing” means producing or manufacturing usable materials from waste tires. c. “Processing site” means a site which…
1. A person owning or operating a waste tire collection or processing site shall provide a financial assurance instrument to the department prior to the initial approval of a permit or prior to the renewal of a permit for an existing or expanding facility. The financial assurance instrument shall be used to provide for…
An owner or operator of a waste tire collection or processing site, including an enclosed site, shall obtain a permit from the department prior to operation of the site. The owner or operator shall pay an annual fee of eight hundred fifty dollars to the department. The moneys collected by the department shall be deposi…
1. A waste tire management fund is created within the state treasury. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, any interest or earnings on investments from moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fun…
1. A retail tire dealer who currently charges a fee relating to disposal of used tires is encouraged to include the fee within the sales price of new tires. The practice by retail tire dealers of adding the fee as a separate charge on sales invoices is discouraged. 2. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, any…
1. For the purposes of this section, “waste tire hauler” means a person who transports for hire more than forty waste tires in a single load for commercial purposes. 2. A waste tire hauler shall register with, and obtain a certificate of registration from, the department before hauling waste tires in this state. Requir…
1. In this section unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Label” means a molded imprint or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product. b. “Plastic” means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow. c. “Plastic bottle” means a plastic container that has a…
1. A sanitary landfill shall not accept used oil for final disposal. 2. A person offering for sale or selling oil or oil filters at retail in the state shall do the following: a. Accept at the point of sale, used oil and used oil filters from customers, or post notice of locations where a customer may dispose of used o…
Beginning January 1, 1990, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or use plastic foam packaging products or food service items manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons. Beginning January 1, 1998, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or use plastic foam products, not previously prohibited, which a…
1. A waste volume reduction and recycling fund is created within the state treasury. Moneys received by the department from fees, including general revenue, federal funds, awards, wills, bequests, gifts, or other moneys designated shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund. Notwithstanding secti…
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “mercury-added thermostat” means a product or device that uses a mercury switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment. “Mercury-added thermostat” includes thermostats used to…
1. The general assembly finds and declares all of the following: a. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment. b. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream. c. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a conc…