SB 646

This bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from certain laws relating

to solid waste facilities.

A solid waste facility is a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of solid

waste. Under current law and rules promulgated by the Department of Natural

Resources, no person may operate a solid waste facility without an operating license

from DNR. In addition, most solid waste facilities must undergo a pre-construction

or pre-expansion site inspection, obtain DNR approval of a plan of operation for the

facility, comply with certain performance standards to avoid or minimize adverse

environmental impacts, and provide proof of financial responsibility for the closure

of the facility and the post-closure, long-term care of the facility.

This bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from the definition under

current law of “solid waste facility.” The bill defines a pyrolysis facility as a facility

where post-use plastics are heated until decomposed and then converted into other

materials such as liquid fuel. Under the bill, a gasification facility is a facility where

post-use plastics and certain other materials are heated and ultimately converted

only into fuel or other chemical feedstock.