EPA - RECYCLING PERMITS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that certain waste composting facilities are not pollution control facilities under the Act if materials used for composting at the facility are limited to certain materials (livestock waste, crop residue, uncontaminated wood waste, landscape waste, source separated food waste, and paper waste) in specified amounts (no more than 10,000 cubic yards of raw materials, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time that uses only livestock waste, crop residue, uncontaminated wood waste, and landscape waste as raw materials for composting, or that has no more than 30,000 cubic yards if the compost facility is part of a required Waste Management Plan that has been developed in accordance with the standards of the Livestock Management Facilities Act and meets certain other conditions, or no more than 5,000 cubic yards of raw materials, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time, that uses source separated food waste, paper waste, livestock waste, uncontaminated wood waste, and landscape waste). Provides that facilities used for recycling, reclamation, or reuse operations are not pollution control facilities under the Act if operating under an Agency issued permit for these operations. Sets forth a program of phased in requirements for conducting recycling, reclamation, or reuse operations. Provides that on and after July 1, 2008 no person may conduct any recycling, reclamation, or reuse operation without an Agency issued permit authorizing the activity. Sets forth certain criterion for the permits and exempts certain kinds of recycling operations from the permit requirements. Provides for the Pollution Control Board to adopt regulations for the recycling permit program. Sets forth certain conditions upon which the Agency shall issue permits under this program. Effective immediately.