1. (a) Except for the materials and actions allowed under 18 AAC 60.005(c)(11) and (13), and the use of coal ash in a mine reclamation project or a roadway project, the beneficial use of solid waste is allowable only with prior approval of the department. If a person wants to beneficially use a solid waste, the person must submit a proposal that meets the requirements set out in this section for the appropriate beneficial use as set out under (b) of this section. The proposed beneficial use may not begin until the department approves the proposal.

2. (b) Solid waste may be beneficially used

   1. (1) in a structural fill project in accordance with 18 AAC 60.008; or
   2. (2) as an ingredient in a manufactured product or a similar beneficial use in accordance with 18 AAC 60.009; in this paragraph, "manufactured product" does not include compost, biofuels, or other organic products.

3. (c) The following solid wastes may be beneficially used in accordance with an approval by the department under 18 AAC 60.008 or 18 AAC 60.009:

   1. (1) wood waste;
   2. (2) coal ash;
   3. (3) crushed asphalt;
   4. (4) other similar solid wastes approved by the department.

4. (d) The following solid wastes may not be beneficially used under 18 AAC 60.008 or 18 AAC 60.009:

   1. (1) animal waste;
   2. (2) asbestos;
   3. (3) biosolids;
   4. (4) commercial solid waste;
   5. (5) hazardous waste;
   6. (6) household waste;
   7. (7) industrial solid waste;
   8. (8) medical waste;
   9. (9) pathological waste;
   10. (10) PCB waste;
   11. (11) putrescible waste;
   12. (12) selected isolation waste;
   13. (13) sewage solids;
   14. (14) vehicles and construction equipment.

(Eff. 9/7/2002, Register 163; am 10/27/2017, Register 224)

Authority: AS 44.46.020, AS 46.03.100, AS 46.06.080, AS 46.03.010, AS 46.03.110, AS 46.03.020, AS 46.03.810