What is non-hazardous waste?
Non-hazardous waste is any solid waste, special waste, or septage that is not otherwise classified as a hazardous waste, biomedical waste, or low level radioactive waste. Solid waste includes garbage, rubbish, refuse, construction and demolition debris, special waste, and tires. Municipal solid waste means solid waste generated from domestic and normal commercial sources. By way of example, municipal solid waste includes household and office trash, garbage, rubbish, and refuse. Special waste means in general terms solid waste generated from industrial sources which has been identified by the legislature and the Board of Environmental Protection in statute and regulation and requires special handling, transportation, and disposal procedures. By example, special wastes may include boiler and incinerator ash, paper mill sludge, medical waste, petroleum contaminated soils, and sandblast grit. Septage includes waste, refuse, effluent, sludge, and any other materials from septic tanks, cessp
• a decal is issued for each vehicle licensed. It must be prominently attached to the driver’s side window; • the license must be kept with the conveyance during all operations except for transport by rail; • all non-hazardous waste transported must be properly contained during transportation to prevent a discharge to the environment; • all non-hazardous waste transported within the State of Maine must be transported to solid waste facilities which are duly licensed or are exempt from licensing; • department staff or a public safety or law enforcement officer have the authority to inspect the conveyance including the non-hazardous waste transporter license and manifest; • all spills or discharges shall be properly cleaned up. If the non-hazardous waste spilled exceeds 0.5 cubic yards of solid or special waste or twenty gallons of septage, it must be reported to the Department. Within 5 working days of the date of the spill or discharge, the transporter shall notify the Department in wr
