{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.09b","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.09B","heading":"Local government waste reduction programs.","body":"(a)\tEach unit of local government shall establish and maintain a solid waste reduction program. The following requirements shall apply:\n(1)\tDemolition debris consisting of used asphalt or used asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel, rock, concrete, or similar nonhazardous material may be used as fill and need not be disposed of in a permitted landfill or solid waste disposal facility, provided that demolition debris may not be placed in the waters of the State or at or below the seasonal high water table.\n(2)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 621, s. 8.\n(3)\tUnits of local government are encouraged to separate marketable plastics, glass, metal, and all grades of paper for recycling prior to final disposal and are further encouraged to recycle yard trash and other organic solid waste into compost available for agricultural and other acceptable uses.\n(b)\tTo the maximum extent practicable, units of local government should participate in the preparation and implementation of joint waste reduction and solid waste management programs, whether through joint agencies established pursuant to G.S. 153A-421, G.S. 160A-462, or any other means provided by law. Nothing in a county's solid waste management or waste reduction program shall affect the authority of a municipality to franchise or otherwise provide for the collection of solid waste generated within the boundaries of the municipality.\n(c)\tthrough (e) Repealed by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c. 594, s. 14.\n(f)\tA county or counties and its or their municipalities may jointly determine, through a joint agency established pursuant to G.S. 153A-421 or G.S. 160A-462, which local governmental agency shall administer a solid waste management or waste reduction program.\n(g)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session, 1996), c. 594, s. 14. (1989, c. 784, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1009, s. 4; 1991, c. 537, s. 2; c. 621, s. 8; 1993, c. 86, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 594, s. 14; 2013-409, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 9. Solid Waste Management.","Part 2A. Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-309.09B.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"4f2031d06bb6355f3400635ab317883d06bc50c57c124b826fb0d554ab4e7125","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.09a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-309.09c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}