§ 8-14. Restrictions on disposal of solid waste and use of facilities.

(a)

Waste from outside county. .....It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of solid waste, including recyclables, generated or collected outside the county, at any solid waste disposal facility.

(b)

Improper disposal.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or access solid waste disposal facilities in a manner or for a purpose not in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations, this article, and regulations approved by the board pursuant to this article.

(2)

It shall be unlawful to dispose of solid waste other than at a properly permitted private or public solid waste facility or such facilities designated by the director of public works or his designee.

(3)

Subsection (b) shall not apply to:

(i)

Solid waste generated, purchased or utilized by an entity engaged in the business of manufacturing, mining, processing, refining or conversion except for an entity engaged in the production of energy or solid waste-derived fuels for sale to a person other than any entity controlling, controlled by or under the same control as the manufacturer, miner, processor, refiner or converter.

(ii)

Recyclable materials, which are those materials that have been source-separated by any person or materials separated from solid waste by any person for utilization in both cases as a raw material to be manufactured into a product other than fuel or energy.

(iii)

Construction debris to be disposed of in a landfill.

(iv)

Waste oil.

(4)

Subsection (b) shall not prevent or prohibit disposal of solid waste at any facility which was issued a solid waste management facility permit by an agency of the Commonwealth on or before July 1, 1991, or for which a Part A permit application for a new solid waste management facility permit, including local governing body certification, was submitted to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in accordance with section 10.1-1408.1B of the Virginia Code on or before December 31, 1991.

(c)

[Residency documentation required.] .....It shall be unlawful for persons other than county residents providing documentation of residence status, to use the refuse and recycling centers. Documentation required by the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be provided upon request.

(d)

Dumping before weight taken. .....It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, public or private, to dispose of solid waste at the transfer station/landfill before weighing the vehicle containing such solid waste, unless the waste is subject to per-item charges.

(e)

Inappropriate waste.

(1)

It shall be unlawful to dispose of any material injurious to solid waste containers or compactors, prohibited by state, federal or local laws or regulations, or inappropriate for disposal at a particular site.

(2)

Waste generated or collected as a result of commercial, industrial, institutional or manufacturing activities, including, but not limited to, construction, demolition, shall be disposed of only at the transfer station/landfill. Such waste shall not be accepted at other solid waste disposal facilities.

(3)

Construction and/or demolition waste resulting from home remodeling or new construction by contractors or hired individuals is prohibited at the refuse and recycling center.

(f)

Firearms. .....It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, cause to be discharged or threaten to discharge any firearm at any solid waste disposal facility.

(g)

Scavenging. .....It shall be unlawful to engage in scavenging at a solid waste disposal facility. No person, unless authorized by solid waste manager, may remove any item from a solid waste container, climb on or into a container, or damage any container located at the refuse and recycling centers.

(h)

[Restricted access.] .....Access to the facilities will be restricted to regular operating hours at the gated entrance. Unauthorized entry constitutes a trespass.

(i)

[Prohibited dumping.] .....Dumping materials outside the facilities or outside of operating hours is prohibited.

(j)

[Designated containers to be used.] .....All solid waste shall be properly disposed of inside designated containers. No solid waste shall be disposed of outside these containers unless directed by the site attendant. (2-27-20.)

Editor's note —An ordinance adopted Feb. 27, 2020, amended § 8-14 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 8-14 pertained to preparation and storage of refuse, and derived from an ordinance adopted Aug. 21, 2006.