75-10-803. Solid waste reduction goal and targets. (1) It is the goal of the state to reduce, through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, the amount of solid waste that is generated by households, businesses, and governments and that is either disposed of in landfills or burned in an incinerator, as defined in 75-2-103.

Terms Used In Montana Code 75-10-803

  • Composting: means the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter into humus. See Montana Code 75-10-802
  • Recycling: means all activities involving the collection of recyclable material, including but not limited to glass, paper, or plastic; the processing of recyclables to prepare them for resale; the marketing of recovered material for use in the manufacture of similar or different products; and the purchase of products containing recycled material. See Montana Code 75-10-802
  • Reuse: means using a product in its original form for a purpose that is similar to or different from the purpose for which it was originally designed. See Montana Code 75-10-802
  • Source reduction: means the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of a material or product, including packaging, to reduce its amount or toxicity before it enters the solid waste stream. See Montana Code 75-10-802
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Waste reduction: means practices that decrease the weight, volume, or toxicity of material entering the solid waste management stream. See Montana Code 75-10-802

(2)Targets for the rate of recycling and composting are:

(a)17% of the state’s solid waste referenced in subsection (1) by 2008;

(b)19% of the state’s solid waste referenced in subsection (1) by 2011; and

(c)22% of the state’s solid waste referenced in subsection (1) by 2015.