2015 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 27 - COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
Title 19 - (27-1901 - 27-1915) WASTE TIRE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING
27-1911 - Prohibition on land burial.

NY Env Cons L § 27-1911 (2015) What's This?
27-1911. Prohibition on land burial.

1. No person shall knowingly dispose of waste tires in a landfill except as provided in subdivision two of this section.

2. No moneys from the waste management and cleanup fund shall be used to dispose of waste tires in a landfill unless the department has determined that it is not feasible to convert the waste tires to a beneficial use. Department-approved beneficial uses of scrap-tire-derived material for leachate collection systems, or gas collection systems in the construction or operation of a landfill are not considered disposal.


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