New Hampshire § 149-M-29 - Section 149-M:29 State Solid Waste Plan and Report.

§ 149-M-29. Section 149-M:29 State Solid Waste Plan and Report.

I. Beginning October 1, 2022, in accordance with the state waste planning update schedule requirements of this section dating to October 1, 1998, and every 10 years thereafter, the department shall update the state's solid waste plan, which shall be made available for public review and comment before final publication, and which shall contain, at minimum, the following elements: (a) Goals, strategies, and actions to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction, to increase diversion through methods such as reuse, recycling and composting, and to achieve the state's solid waste disposal reduction goal, with such efforts incorporating the principles of the solid waste management hierarchy established in RSA 149-M:3. (b) Discussion of opportunities to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction and increase diversion through methods such as recycling and composting. (c) Goals, strategies, and actions necessary to maintain and ensure adequate disposal capacity for management of waste generated in New Hampshire. II. Beginning October 1, 2023 and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall prepare a report on the level of achievement in reaching the goal established in RSA 149-M:2 and on proposed strategies for achieving the goal and any proposed changes to the goal. The report shall contain information regarding: (a) The generation of solid waste in the state. (b) The disposal of solid waste in the state, including figures on how the management compares with the hierarchy of preferred methods. (c) Projected state solid waste management and capacity needs. (d) State and regional trends in solid waste management. (e) Congressional actions and court rulings that affect solid waste decisions. (f) On-going efforts by the department and other organizations in the state involved in solid waste issues. (g) The department's solid waste programs and their focus. (h) [Repealed.] (i) A listing of organizations which can provide assistance with solid waste management. (j) The activities and finances of the solid waste management fund, as required by RSA 149-R:6.