Legislation Promoting Upper/Middle Waste Hierarchy
The following state legislation has been promulgated to encourage or require recycling or waste reduction practices in Virginia:
10.1-1408.1.M� Establishes a permit processing priority for applications for facilities that accept recycling residues; must be acted on within six months of completion.
10.1-1411� Regional and Local Solid Waste Management Plans -Each locality is required to develop a comprehensive solid waste management plan and to ensure that at least 25 percent of its generated waste is recycled.
10.1-1422.01 Litter Control and Recycling Fund -provides grants to localities and others to fund local recycling programs and statewide litter prevention and recycling education programs.
10.1-1422.3 Waste Tire Trust Fund --$0.50 per tire tax is deposited in the Waste Tire Trust fund and used to encourage the beneficial use of waste tires; reimbursement is provided based on the source of the waste tire.
10.1-1425.11 Establishes an environmental management hierarchy for the Commonwealth with a preference for pollution prevention, waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and, as a last resort, disposal.
10.1-1425.12 Pollution Prevention Assistance Program.
10.1-1408.1.K. and L. Provides for reasonable exemptions from permitting requirements for yard waste composting operations and vegetative waste management facilities.
Other programs that VDEQ believes to have helped achieve reductions in amounts of waste generated and disposed are:
10.1-1422.05� Statewide Litter Control and Recycling Grants -Provides for educational grants.
10.1-1425.6� Recycling Programs of State Agencies -Agencies must establish programs for collection and use of recycled materials.
10.1-1425.7 Department of Business Assistance is charged with promoting the establishment of recycling industries in the Commonwealth.
10.1-1425.8 Department for Transportation; Authority and Duty -Encourages the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to establish research use of recycled materials in highway construction.
58.1-439.10 Waste Motor Oil- Tax credit for purchase of waste oil burning equipment.
58.1-3660 Pollution Control Equipment -Provides for sales tax credit for pollution control equipment.