13:1E-46. Statewide solid waste management plan; sludge management strategy; directions to solid waste management district by department
a. The Statewide solid waste management plan developed and formulated by the department pursuant to section 6 of the act to which this act is a supplement shall contain a sludge management strategy, which strategy shall provide for the maximum practical processing of all sludge generated within the State following the adoption of such plan, and for the processing or land disposal of any such sludge generated within the State after December 31, 1981.
b. The department is hereby empowered to direct any solid waste management district, pursuant to the Statewide solid waste management plan, (1) to plan for the utilization of any existing solid waste facility or recycling facility for the land disposal or processing of sludge, or (2) to develop a program, singly or with one or more other districts, to provide for the land disposal or processing of sludge generated within such district or districts.
L.1977, c. 328, s. 4, eff. Jan. 10, 1978.