1. For the purpose of this section the term “landfill” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in subdivision twelve of section 27-0901 of this article.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0706

  • Solid waste: means all putrescible and non-putrescible materials or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, except including but not limited to garbage, refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludges from air or water control facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction debris, discarded automobiles and offal but not including sewage and other highly diluted water carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0701
2.

a. This section shall apply to all landfills that:

(i) operated during nineteen hundred ninety-five;
(ii) did not have a valid permit to operate pursuant to this article during such year; and
(iii) accepted for disposal an average of more than eight thousand tons per day of solid waste during such year.
b. Notwithstanding any provision of law or order to the contrary, no landfill covered by this section shall accept solid waste for disposal after January first, two thousand two.