OAR 340-093-0260: Beneficial Use of Solid Waste

OAR 340-093-0260 through 340-093-0290 establish criteria and procedures for determining if the use of a solid waste is a beneficial use. OAR 340-093-0270 lists approved standing beneficial uses of solid waste. The Department may approve case-specific beneficial uses of solid waste according to the criteria and procedures in OAR 340-093-0280 and 340-093-0290. (1) A beneficial use determination is not needed for the: (a) Disposal of solid waste that is exempt from permit requirements under OAR, chapter 340, divisions 93 or 96; or (b) Recycling of a recyclable material under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Rules, OAR chapter 340, divisions 90 and 91. (2) The Department will review and approve the beneficial use of a solid waste at a permitted solid waste or hazardous waste disposal site through the applicable permit. (3) The Department may consider the policy and waste management hierarchy in ORS 459.015(2)(a) in making case-specific beneficial use determinations under OAR 340-093-0290. (4) A solid waste managed according to a standing beneficial use determination under OAR 340-093-0270 or a case-specific beneficial use determination under 340-093-0280 and 340-093-0290 is not regulated as solid waste. (5) The Department may review solid waste uses authorized before the effective date of this rule and may require the recipient of a prior authorization to apply for and obtain a case-specific beneficial use determination to continue implementing the earlier approved use, if the use is not a standing beneficial use under OAR 340-093-0270. (6) OAR 340-093-0260 through 340-093-0290 do not supersede any city or county authority under ORS Chapter 268, 459, or 459A.