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A. Unpermitted. No one may deliver to, deposit at, or dispose in the borough landfill any of the following materials:

1. Material prohibited under the borough’s solid waste disposal permit issued by the Alaska State Department of Environmental Conservation;

2. Polluted or contaminated soil as defined in 18 AAC 60, 18 AAC 75 or 18 AAC 78; and

3. Sewage sludge for which no test results, required by law (e.g., 18 AAC 60.365) or as determined by the manager, have been submitted to the borough.

B. Exceptions. Exempt waste described below is prohibited from disposal unless it meets the following requirements:

1. It is mixed with nonexempt waste;

2. There is a public health, safety, or welfare threat or environmental problem associated with management of the exempt waste as determined by the manager; or

3. The exempt waste is being managed in a manner that causes or contributes to a nuisance.

“Exempt wastes” means the following:

1. Land clearing waste, including excavated dirt, rock, soil, butt ends, stumps, and other similar waste;

2. Tree limbs and other foliage or woody debris, sometimes referred to as “slash,” in a timber harvest area;

3. Bricks, mortar, and Portland cement type concrete, including reinforcing steel that cannot be easily removed;

4. Crumb rubber used in asphalt paving;

5. Crushed glass;

6. Crushed asphalt pavement used:

a. In a building pad or parking area as road base, or pavement; or

b. As a material to construct a containment berm for a tank farm. [Ord. FY2010-07 §3, 2010].