(a) The owner or operator of each resources recovery facility and each solid waste disposal area shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection quarterly with respect to the calendar quarter beginning on October 1, 1989, and each calendar quarter thereafter, on or before the last day of the month immediately following the end of each quarter. Such report shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall provide such information the commissioner deems necessary, including but not limited to, the amount of solid waste, by weight or other method acceptable to the commissioner, received from each municipal or other customer. Such report shall also include for each Connecticut municipality the total amount of solid waste originating therefrom. The owner or operator shall submit to each such municipality a copy of all such information pertaining to the municipality. If precise data are not available, the owner or operator may use a method of estimating acceptable to the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may require the owner or operator of any other solid waste facility and, consistent with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and section 22a-208f, the owner or operator of any recycling facility to report the information specified in subsection (a) in the manner set forth in said subsection. Such requirement shall be made by written notification to the owner or operator of the facility.

(c) The owner or operator of any recycling facility which receives for processing or sale the following items generated from within the boundaries of a Connecticut municipality: (1) Cardboard, (2) glass, food and beverage containers, (3) leaves, (4) metal food and beverage containers, (5) newspapers, (6) storage batteries, (7) waste oil, (8) plastic food and beverage containers, and (9) office paper, shall report for each such item the information specified in subsection (a) of this section in the manner set forth in said subsection. If a municipality or collector of recyclable items delivers any of the items listed in this subsection to a recycling facility which is not located in this state, such municipality or collector shall notify the commissioner of the name and address of the owner or operator of such facility and shall ensure, by contract, that such facility has notice of and complies with the reporting requirements of this section. As used in this section, “office paper” means used or discarded white or manila paper including, but not limited to, paper utilized for file folders, tab cards, writing, typing, printing, computer printing and photocopying, which paper is suitable for recycling, but does not mean office paper generated by households.

(P.A. 89-386, S. 5, 24; P.A. 90-220, S. 8, 11; P.A. 93-423, S. 4; P.A. 96-163, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 90-220 amended Subsec. (a) to require the report to include the amount of solid waste originating in each municipality and to require that a copy be sent to each such municipality, amended Subsec. (b) to require the owner or operator of a solid waste facility or recycling facility to submit the required information, and added Subsec. (c) re reporting by owner or operator of recycling facility and delivery of items to out-of-state facility; P.A. 93-423 amended Subsec. (c) to delete a limitation re reports concerning waste from residential properties; P.A. 96-163 amended Subsec. (c) to require reporting of information re office paper received by resources recovery facilities; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.