OAR 340-093-0040
Prohibited Disposal


(1)

No person shall dispose of or authorize the disposal of solid waste except at a solid waste disposal site permitted by the Department to receive that waste, or at a class of disposal site specifically exempted by OAR 340-093-0050 (Permit Required)(3) from the requirement to obtain a solid waste permit.

(2)

Wastes prohibited from disposal at solid waste disposal sites:

(a)

Hazardous Wastes. Wastes defined as hazardous wastes must be managed in accordance with ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) et seq. and applicable regulations;

(b)

Hazardous Wastes from Other States. Wastes which are hazardous under the law of the state of origin shall not be managed at a solid waste disposal site when transported to Oregon. Such wastes may be managed at a hazardous waste facility in Oregon if the facility is authorized to accept the wastes pursuant to ORS 466.005 (Definitions for ORS 453.635 and 466.005 to 466.385) et seq. and applicable regulations.

(3)

No person shall dispose of and no disposal site shall knowingly accept for disposal at a solid waste disposal site:

(a)

Used oil as defined in ORS 468.850(5), including liquid used oil and used oil purposely mixed with other materials for the purpose of disposal, but not including cleanup materials from incidental or accidental spills where the used oil spilled cannot feasibly be recovered as liquid oil;

(b)

Discarded or abandoned vehicles;

(c)

Discarded large metal-jacketed residential, commercial or industrial appliances such as refrigerators, washers, stoves and water heaters;

(d)

Whole tires, except as provided in OAR 340-064-0052 (Disposal of Tires at Solid Waste Disposal Sites: Ban; Chipping). Tires processed to meet the criteria in OAR 340-064-0052 (Disposal of Tires at Solid Waste Disposal Sites: Ban; Chipping) may be landfilled. For purposes of this subsection, “tire” shall have the meaning given in OAR 340-064-0010 (Definitions)(26);

(e)

Lead-acid batteries.

(4)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to solid waste disposal, if the state of origin prohibits or restricts the disposal of any kind of solid waste within the state of origin, such prohibition or restriction also shall apply to the disposal of the out-of-state solid waste in Oregon.

Source: Rule 340-093-0040 — Prohibited Disposal, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=340-093-0040.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 340-093-0040’s source at or​.us