{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-17-205","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-205","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-205","body":"(a) “ Closure ” means the ceasing operation of a sanitary landfill and securing the landfill so that it does not pose a significant threat to public health or the environment and includes long-term monitoring and maintenance of the landfill.\n\n(b) “ Label ” means a molded, imprinted or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic container or bottle.\n\n(c) “ Local government ” means a county or a municipality within the State of Mississippi.\n\n(d) “ Municipal solid waste ” means any nonhazardous solid waste resulting from the operation of residential, commercial, governmental, industrial or institutional establishments except oil field exploration and production wastes and sewage sludge.\n\n(e) “ Owner ” or “ operator ” means any person, corporation, county, municipality or group of counties or municipalities acting jointly operating a sanitary landfill or having any interest in the land whereon a sanitary landfill is or has been located.\n\n(f) “ Plastic ” means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.\n\n(g) “ Plastic bottle ” means a plastic container intended for single use that:\n\n(i) Has a neck smaller than the body of the container;\n\n(ii) Is designed for a screw-top, snap cap or other closure; and\n\n(iii) Has a capacity of not less than sixteen (16) fluid ounces or more than five (5) gallons.\n\n(h) “ Rigid plastic container ” means any formed or molded container intended for single use, composed predominately of plastic resin, that has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of not less than eight (8) ounces or more than five (5) gallons. This term does not include a plastic bottle.","path":["MS Code","Title 17"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"4631e67456cd53f50f66bb716b1485b2a306a755d2b977a5451da254f6a161a0","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-17-203","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-17-17-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}