Arizona Laws 49-832. Administration and enforcement by department of environmental quality; powers and duties
A. The department of environmental quality shall administer and oversee the enforcement of this article.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-832
- Agency: means this state or a state agency, county, municipality or political subdivision. See Arizona Laws 49-831
- County: means :
(a) The board of supervisors in the context of the exercise of powers or duties. See Arizona Laws 49-701
- Recycling: means the process of collecting, separating, cleansing, treating and reconstituting post-consumer materials that would otherwise become solid waste and returning them to the economic stream in the form of raw material for reconstituted products that meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, but does not include incineration or other similar processes. See Arizona Laws 49-831
- Recycling program: means the program prepared and adopted by this state and approved by the department to implement the recycling program goals of this state or a program prepared and adopted by a county or municipality of this state. See Arizona Laws 49-831
- Solid waste management: means the systematic administration of activities that provide for the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment or disposal of solid waste in a manner that protects public health and safety and the environment and prevents and abates environmental nuisances. See Arizona Laws 49-701
- Source reduction: means any action that causes a net reduction in the generation of solid waste and includes reducing the use of nonrecyclable materials, replacing disposable materials and products with reusable materials and products, reducing packaging, reducing the amount of yard waste generated, establishing garbage rate structures with incentives to reduce the amount of wastes that generators produce and increasing the efficiency of the use of paper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic and other materials in the manufacturing process. See Arizona Laws 49-831
B. In addition to its other powers and duties, the department shall:
1. Prepare, update and oversee implementation of the Arizona recycling program consistent with the goals of this article.
2. Designate an Arizona recycling coordinator to oversee the program.
3. Serve as the agency of this state for the receipt of monies from the federal government or other public or private institutions.
4. Cooperate with appropriate federal, state, interstate and local units of government and with appropriate private organizations in carrying out its duties under this article.
5. Initiate, conduct and support research, demonstration projects and investigations and monitor all agency research programs in this state pertaining to recycling and source reduction.
6. Administer and distribute monies in the recycling fund for public education programs on recycling and source reduction that the department believes will provide technical assistance for recycling and source reduction, for research and for other purposes consistent with this article.
7. Administer and distribute monies in the recycling fund designated for the award of grants established under this article.
8. Adopt rules pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 6 to implement, administer and enforce the provisions of this article.
9. Encourage the use of private industry through contracts for some or all of the requirements of the Arizona recycling program and other activities as may be considered necessary.
10. Monitor municipalities and counties for compliance with sections 9-500.07 and 11-269 concerning an opportunity to engage in recycling and waste reduction.
C. The department of environmental quality, in consultation with the department of health services regarding matters of public health significance, shall do both of the following:
1. Initiate, conduct and support research, demonstration projects and investigations and coordinate all state agency research programs pertaining to municipal and county solid waste management systems.
2. Spend monies for studies and research with respect to the provisions and goals of this article and the rules adopted under it.