NERC | Northeast Recycling Council - Delaware
Delaware
Contact: Tom Houska at 302-739-5361
James Short at 302-739-9403
The following activities are exempt from Regulations Governing Solid Waste. All other activities fall under the guise of the Regulations Governing Solid Waste.
1. Disposal on a farm of the agricultural wastes that are generated on the farm or result from the operation of the farm.
2. Composting, on a private property, the leaves, grass clippings, and other vegetation originating on the property. For all composting operations, written approval must be obtained from the Department prior to commencing the composting operation. To obtain an approval, a person must submit the following to the Department:
1. A written plan of operation sufficient to assure the Department that the person understands the principles and proper methods of composting and has the intention and capability of applying proper methods and of conducting the operation in a manner that will not pose a threat to human health or the environment; and
2. A statement of how the applicant proposes to use or dispose of the compost
3. Disposal of clean fill.
4. .Creation of brush piles on the property on which the material was generated.
5. The use of vegetative matter and untreated ground wood products to construct berms on the property on which the material was generated. (Notification must be made to the Department prior to commencing this activity.)
6. Recycling of solid waste into specific market applications. (Written approval must be obtained from the Department prior to commencing this activity. Approval will be based on demonstration that there is an available market for the intended recycled material.)
7. NOTE: Revisions to the compost regulations are expected to be enacted in 2006.
NERC
139 Main Street, Suite 401
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: 802-254-3636
Fax: 802-254-5870
Email: info@nerc.org
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