1997 Minnesota Statutes

     115A.916 Motor vehicle fluids and filters; prohibitions. 

    (a) A person may not knowingly place motor oil, brake 
 fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, motor oil 
 filters, or motor vehicle antifreeze: 

    (1) in solid waste or in a solid waste management facility 
 other than a recycling facility or a household hazardous waste 
 collection facility; 

    (2) in or on the land, unless approved by the agency; or 

    (3) in or on the waters of the state or in a stormwater or 
 wastewater collection or treatment system.  

    (b) For the purposes of this section, "antifreeze" does not 
 include small amounts of antifreeze contained in water used to 
 flush the cooling system of a vehicle after the antifreeze has 
 been drained and does not include deicer that has been used on 
 the exterior of a vehicle. 

    (c) For businesses that purchase or use an annual average 
 of over 50 gallons of motor vehicle antifreeze per month for 
 on-site installation in motor vehicles, this section does not 
 apply to antifreeze placed in a wastewater collection system 
 that includes a publicly owned treatment works that is permitted 
 by the agency until December 31, 1997.  For businesses that 
 purchase or use an annual average of 50 gallons or less of motor 
 vehicle antifreeze per month for on-site installation in motor 
 vehicles, this section does not apply to antifreeze placed in a 
 wastewater collection system that includes a publicly owned 
 treatment works that is permitted by the agency until July 1, 
 1998. 

    (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), motor oil filters and 
 portions of motor oil filters may be processed at a permitted 
 mixed municipal solid waste resource recovery facility that 
 directly burns the waste if: 

    (1) the facility is subject to an industrial waste 
 management plan that addresses management of motor oil filters 
 and the owner or operator of the facility can demonstrate to the 
 satisfaction of the commissioner that the facility is in 
 compliance with that plan; 

    (2) the facility recovers ferrous metal after incineration 
 for recycling as part of its operation; and 

    (3) the motor oil filters are collected separately from 
 mixed municipal solid waste and are not combined with it except 
 for the purpose of incinerating the waste. 

    (e) The commissioner of the pollution control agency, 
 industry organizations representing automotive repair businesses 
 and antifreeze recycling businesses, and environmental 
 organizations shall work together to develop and promote 
 opportunities to recycle waste motor vehicle antifreeze and to 
 review the impact of alternative antifreeze disposal or 
 recycling methods on businesses and the environment. 

    HIST: 1987 c 348 s 25; 1988 c 685 s 17; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 18; 
 1993 c 249 s 16; 1994 c 585 s 19; 1996 c 470 s 9; 1997 c 216 s 
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