Indiana § 13-11-2-133 - "Municipal waste"
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§ 13-11-2-133. "Municipal waste"
Sec. 133. (a) "Municipal waste", for purposes of:
(1) IC 13-20-4;
(2) IC 13-20-6;
(3) IC 13-20-21;
(4) IC 13-20-23;
(5) IC 13-20.5-10;
(6) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8; and
(7) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14;
means any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste, and other similar material resulting from the operation of residential, municipal, commercial, or institutional establishments and community activities.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Hazardous waste regulated under:
(A) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8 and IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14; or
(B) the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as in effect on January 1, 1990.
(2) Infectious waste (as defined in IC 16-41-16-4).
(3) Wastes that result from the combustion of coal and that are referred to in IC 13-19-3-3.
(4) Materials that are being transported to a facility for reprocessing or reuse.
(c) As used in subsection (b)(4), "reprocessing or reuse" does not include either of the following:
(1) Incineration.
(2) Placement in a landfill.
(d) "Municipal waste", for purposes of IC 13-20-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 13-20-25-3.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-7-8.5-11 part; 13-7-10.5-3; 13-7-16.1-2(c); 13-7-31-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.133-1998, SEC.5; P.L.138-2000, SEC.2; P.L.218-2001, SEC.1; P.L.178-2009, SEC.14; P.L.126-2014, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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