{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19-13.6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19-13.6","heading":"Cover materials not permitted.","body":"(a) No resource recovery system or facility made available by the corporation shall use the following as material to cover compacted solid waste at a sanitary landfill:\n(1) Construction and demolition debris, whole, shredded, or pulverized, including wood (including painted, treated, and coated wood and wood products), land-clearing debris, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, non-asbestos insulation, roofing shingles, and other roof coverings; or\n(2) Organic materials, including materials that contain carbon-to-carbon bonds and are biodegradable, such as paper, wood, food waste, leaves, and yard waste. Organic materials may be used only as a final landfill cover with approval of the department of environmental management.\n(b) Any facility violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The fine shall be paid to the city or town in which the facility is located.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 19 Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-19/23-19-13.6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:51Z","sha256":"51eab2685eaef3363b62d44fa795a6aaed7d29fc948d0e06a8c1f0e19da2f15e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19-13.5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}