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Waste board advances rule allowing limited off-site open burning of vegetative waste
Summary
The Virginia Waste Management Board voted unanimously to advance a proposed amendment to the solid waste regulations to allow vegetative waste to be transported off-site for open burning under specified setbacks and limits; the draft will proceed to public comment.
The Virginia Waste Management Board on Thursday voted unanimously to advance a draft regulation that would allow vegetative waste to be transported off-site for open burning when it is unsafe or impractical to burn material at the property where it was generated.
DEQ regulatory analyst Rebecca Rath told the board the amendment responds to Chapter 235 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly (Senate Bill 342) and would add a new subdivision to 9 VAC 20-81-95 specifying conditions for off-site open burning of vegetative waste. "This action would amend the Virginia solid waste management regulations to allow for vegetative waste to be transported to another location for open burning if it is impractical or unsafe to destroy such waste on the premises of private property," Rath said.
The proposed…
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