This regulation, and the laws that govern this regulation, encourages the recycling of wastes by applying fees to only those waste which are received at the landfill.

The purpose of Regulation 11 is for the Department of Environmental Quality to develop and implement the following programs:

A system for the assessment and collection of fees for landfill disposal in the State of Arkansas, and a system for the assessment and collection of fees for waste generated within the State and transported to landfill disposal sites in other states
The administration of a landfill post-closure trust fund
The administration of a solid waste management planning and recycling grants program fund. The fund will also be used for administrative costs incurred by Regional Solid Waste Management Districts and for waste management compliance and enforcement activities by the Department of Environmental Quality.

All of these programs are administered by the Solid Waste Management Division, with the exception of the Recycling Grants Program which is administered by the Solid Waste Management Division, Recycling Branch.

Regulation 14

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission’s Regulation 14 is currently comprised of regulations and administrative procedures for the Arkansas waste tire program. It includes waste tire storage, collector, transport, processing and disposal requirements. In addition, Regulation 14 furnishes administrative guidelines for the distribution of waste tire grant funds to Regional Solid Waste Management Districts, which the Districts are required to use to adequately and properly manage waste tires within their areas.

Regulation 22

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission’s Regulation 22 regulates all solid waste management facilities like municipal solid waste landfills, industrial landfills, construction and demolition debris landfills, transfer stations, composting facilities, material recovery facilities and waste tire processing facilities. Regulation 22 has adopted EPA’s Resource and Recovery Conservation Act, Subtitle D. Regulation 22 sets forth minimum criteria for all solid waste management facilities including location restrictions, facility design and operating criteria, groundwater monitoring requirements, corrective action requirements, financial assurance requirements and closure and post closure requirements.

Regulation 27

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission’s Regulation 27 is currently comprised of regulations and administrative procedures for the licensing of operators of solid waste management facilities. This regulation and the laws that govern this regulation, encourages sound solid waste management practices. This regulation is implemented by the ADEQ, with the advice and assistance of a ten-member Licensing Committee.