1. (a) A facility where waste is transferred from vehicle to vehicle, including truck to train and truck to barge, for shipment to another authorized facility, provided the following criteria are met:

   1. (1) the transfer facility only accepts waste from transporters that are under its ownership or control;
   2. (2) the waste is in rigid, leak-proof, closed containers;
   3. (3) the containers are not placed on the ground at any time during transfer; and
   4. (4) the contents of each container remain in the closed container during all operations.

2. (b) A transfer facility that is owned or operated by a municipality, or contracted by or on behalf of a municipality that accepts no more than 20 cubic yards of waste per day, for the purpose of shipment to another authorized facility, provided the following criteria are met:

   1. (1) only residential waste is accepted at the facility;
   2. (2) the transfer location and all vehicles are owned or leased by the municipality or a contractor working on behalf of the municipality;
   3. (3) the waste is not placed on the ground at any time during the transfer;
   4. (4) all putrescible waste is removed from the facility once a container is full or at least once every seven days, whichever occurs first;
   5. (5) the waste is stored in rigid leak-proof containers and covered at the end of the operating day;
   6. (6) the municipality provides for the collection of source-separated recyclables at the facility;
   7. (7) waste received separately for recycling must be stored separately by waste type. Nonputrescible recyclables can be stored for up to 90 calendar days;
   8. (8) all waste is transferred manually from incoming vehicles to the waste containers; and
   9. (9) the facility accepts waste only when an attendant is on duty.

3. (c) A transfer facility that accepts no more than five cubic yards of source-separated organic waste per day for shipment to an authorized transfer or treatment facility, provided the following criteria are met:

   1. (1) the organic waste is not placed on the ground at any time during the transfer;
   2. (2) all organic waste is removed from the facility on the day accepted or by the end of the next business day; and
   3. (3) the organic waste is stored in rigid, leak-proof containers and covered at the end of the operating day.
4. (d) Take back sites, which for purposes of this Subpart, means sites at retail or wholesale locations that are used for collection of materials similar in nature to those sold or distributed by the retailer or wholesaler.

The following facilities are exempt from this Subpart. Nothing in this section exempts facilities that are subject to permit or registration requirements under another Subpart of this Title.