The activities of the authority in providing or contracting to provide solid waste management services shall be in conformity with applicable statutes and regulations and with the state-wide solid waste management plan as adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. The authority shall prepare an annual plan of operations which shall be reviewed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for consistency with the state-wide solid waste management plan. Upon approval by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and by a vote of the authority’s full board of directors, the annual plan of operations shall be adopted. Any activities of the authority carried out to assist in the development of industry and commerce based upon the availability of recovered resources for recycling and reuse shall be coordinated to the extent practicable with plans and activities of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, with due consideration given to the secondary materials and waste management industries operating within the state of Connecticut.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-264

  • Authority: means the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority created and established pursuant to this chapter or any board, body, commission, department, officer, agency or other successor thereto. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • commissioner: means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his or her designated agent. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-2
  • Recycling: means the processing of solid waste to reclaim material therefrom. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • Solid waste: means unwanted or discarded solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, including but not limited to, demolition debris, material burned or otherwise processed at a resources recovery facility or incinerator, material processed at a recycling facility and sludges or other residue from a water pollution abatement facility, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • State-wide solid waste management plan: means the administrative and financial plan developed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for solid waste disposal and resources recovery, pursuant to §. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
  • Waste management services: means actions taken to effectuate the receipt, storage, transportation and processing for resources recovery, recycling, reuse of recovered materials, or disposal of solid wastes, including the sale of products, materials or energy on behalf of the state, a region, a municipality or a person by the authority or by any person or persons acting under contract with the authority, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-260
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