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Per 403.7186, F.S., MCLs are prohibited from being
disposed of at solid waste incineration facilities (i.e.
waste-to-energy facilities or municipal waste combustors) in
Florida. There are thirteen of these facilities operating in nine
counties and three municipalities in Florida (Bay, Broward, Dade,
Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Palm Beach, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties;
and the cities of Key West, Tampa, and Lakeland). In addition,
there are eight other counties (Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Hernando,
Liberty, Sumter, Wakulla and Washington Counties) which send part
or all of the solid waste to solid waste incineration facilities
operating in another county. Also per the law above, all MCDs,
including those from households and other residential buildings,
are prohibited by law from being disposed of at any municipal
solid waste (MSW) disposal facility in Florida such as a landfill
or solid waste incinerator. These prohibitions are not dependent
on whether the MCLs or MCDs are hazardous wastes, but apply to
lamps (e.g., even to the low mercury fluorescent lamps currently
on the market) and devices containing added mercury in any amount.
Guidance to MSW disposal facilities on complying with these
disposal prohibitions is available for both
MCLs and
MCDs.
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