Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-13-3-.05

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 335-13-3-.05 - Recordkeeping And Reporting Requirements

(1) Except as provided in Rule (3), no materials may be accepted by a facility registered under this Chapter from any person or entity without the completion of a receipt documenting the material acceptance. A receipt must be completed for each shipment of materials received by the registered facility. A copy of each receipt shall be provided to the person or entity delivering the materials, and a copy maintained by the registered facility. Copies of all receipts maintained by the facility shall be available for inspection by the Department, and shall be utilized to generate semi-annual reports as required by this section. All receipts must contain the following information:

(a) Description of materials received listed by material type.

(b) Weight of each material type in 335-13-3-.04(1)(b) above, expressed in tons.

(2) A receipt shall be completed for the total shipment of materials where:

(a) Materials are delivered by a contractual waste or recycling hauler.

(b) Materials are delivered where collected from dropoff boxes or publicly accessible drop-off centers.

(c) Materials are delivered where collected during public recycling events.

(3) The requirement for a receipt shall not apply to recyclable materials accepted in the following cases:

(a) Materials delivered by a person in quantities as can be expected from normal individual household generation.

(b) Materials delivered to an unmanned drop-off or collection box location where no personnel would be available to complete a receipt.

(4) Each facility subject to this Chapter shall prepare semi-annual reports of all recyclable materials or recovered materials transferred, sold, or conveyed out of state, to materials brokers in the State of Alabama, or to end-use manufacturers in Alabama who use the materials as a fuel, raw material, or as a substitution for a commercial product. These reports shall indicate the following:

(a) A record of the amounts of each material accepted from the initial generators by type and quantity, expressed in tons. Owners/operators maintaining this information in cubic yards shall convert and indicate the conversion methodology to tons for the purposes of the semi-annual report.

(b) The amount of each material type expressed in tons transported to further processors or end-market users. End-Market users which recycle or re-process their own materials generated on-site or materials received from generators in quantities as can be expected from normal individual household generation, shall report the amounts of each material type recycled. Owners/operators maintaining this information in cubic yards shall convert and indicate the conversion methodology to tons for the purposes of the semi-annual report.

(c) The type and quantity of material, expressed in tons, to include residues or non-recyclable materials removed from the facility by a solid waste collector/hauler and destined for disposal, and the name, address and telephone number of the hauler. Owners/operators maintaining the quantity information in cubic yards shall convert and indicate the conversion methodology to tons for the purposes of the semi-annual report.

(5) Each facility registered pursuant to this Chapter shall submit a semi-annual report containing the totals and monthly summaries of the information provided in subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) of Rule 335-13-3-.05(4) above to the Department on or before February 15 and August 15 of each year for the preceding six month periods of July 1 - December 31 and January 1 - June 30, respectively. Semi-annual reports must be signed by the responsible official or representative of the facility and shall include a statement that all materials accepted or generated by the facility which were not sent to an end-user or reused on-site were properly disposed of in accordance with this Division.

(6) Each facility exempt from registration in accordance with Rule 335-13-3-.02(3) shall submit a semi-annual report containing the applicable information as specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of Rule 335-13-3-.05(4) above. These reports shall be submitted to the Department in accordance with the requirements of Rule 335-13-3-.05(5).

(7) Information submitted by a facility may be considered confidential by the Department in accordance with the requirements of Rule 335-1-1-.06, if requested by the facility in writing. Information submitted to the Department which is requested to be held confidential in nature may be utilized by the Department in conjunction with other submitted data such that the information is not attributable to a specific facility. Such use may include the generation of Departmental reports or other summaries of a regional or statewide nature.

(8) Records required by this Chapter shall be maintained at the facility for a minimum of three (3) years, and made available for inspection by ADEM personnel upon request.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-13-3-.05

Repealed: June 21, 1996; effective July 26, 1996. New Rule: Filed June 28, 2010; effective August 2, 2010.

Authors: Phillip D. Davis, M. Gavin Adams

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-27-12, 22-27-15, 22-27-16.