Section 410IAC6-5.1-10. Refuse disposal

   (a) The township trustee, board of school commissioners, or similar school governing board shall be responsible for the satisfactory storage, collection and disposal of refuse generated in school buildings and related facilities.

  (b) Refuse shall be stored in conveniently located, fly-tight, water-tight containers. Where service permits, approved hopper-type containers should be substituted for refuse cans.

  (c) Refuse cans and containers shall be stored on racks with at least eight inches clearance off the ground, or on a concrete base, or by other approved construction. All refuse containers must be kept in a sanitary condition, and closed when not in use.

  (d) The area around the refuse storage cans and containers shall be kept clean and free of litter.

  (e) Refuse shall be disposed of at a permitted solid waste facility or in accordance with Rule 320 IAC 5 [Pursuant to a style standard adopted by the code revision commission on August 25, 1983, the revisor has renumbered 320 IAC 5 concerning the refuse disposal act as 330 IAC 4.].

  (f) All incinerators for combustible refuse shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable rules of the Indiana air pollution control board.

  (g) Garbage and empty food containers shall not be placed in any incinerator constructed for the disposal of combustible refuse.

  (h) All toxic or hazardous waste generated by a school facility shall be collected, stored, and disposed of in accordance with the applicable rules of the Indiana environmental management board. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-5.1-10; filed Jan 18, 1985, 10:02 am: 8 IR 603; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA)