{"generated_from":"https://repallet.org/rules/","note":"Only states with indexable: true have been checked against the law.","states":[{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama","agency":{"name":"Alabama Department of Environmental Management","url":"https://adem.alabama.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"alabama","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"AK","name":"Alaska","agency":{"name":"Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation","url":"https://dec.alaska.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"alaska","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"AZ","name":"Arizona","agency":{"name":"Arizona Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://azdeq.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Arizona, a business that recycles, shreds, resells or destroys bulk merchandise containers may not buy five or more company-marked plastic containers, or ten or more wood ones, from one person at a time without recording the seller's identity and the load (A.R.S. § 44-1799.81).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Bulk merchandise container purchases","legislation_id":"A.R.S. § 44-1799.81","legislation_date":"","facts":[{"text":"A 'bulk merchandise container' is a plastic or wooden carrier or holder used by a manufacturer or distributor to transport merchandise to wholesale and retail outlets, which covers pallets.","cite":"A.R.S. § 44-1799.81(G)","source":"az-44-1799-81"},{"text":"Before buying five or more marked plastic containers, or ten or more wood containers, from one person at one time, the business must obtain the seller's name, address and phone, a description and count, the date and any delivery vehicle's plate, and verify the seller's photo ID.","cite":"A.R.S. § 44-1799.81(A)","source":"az-44-1799-81"},{"text":"The record must be kept for one year, and splitting one seller's same-day sales into separate transactions to avoid the rule is itself prohibited.","cite":"A.R.S. § 44-1799.81(B)–(C)","source":"az-44-1799-81"},{"text":"Civil penalties reach $10,000 per violation of the record rules and $30,000 for evasion, on top of a petty offense or class 2 misdemeanor depending on the purchase price.","cite":"A.R.S. § 44-1799.81(E)–(F)","source":"az-44-1799-81"}]}},"slug":"arizona","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"AR","name":"Arkansas","agency":{"name":"Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"arkansas","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"CA","name":"California","agency":{"name":"CalRecycle","url":"https://calrecycle.ca.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In California, possessing a marked merchandise pallet without authorization is punishable under the Penal Code (Bus. & Prof. Code § 22753), and junk dealers and recyclers may not buy pallets marked with an owner's indicia from anyone but that owner unless the seller shows a receipt or written authority (§ 21609.7).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Marked (pooled or branded) pallet law","legislation_id":"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22750, 22753, 21609.7","legislation_date":"2013-01-01","facts":[{"text":"A 'merchandise pallet' is a wooden or plastic carrier used for bulk transport of merchandise to wholesale or retail outlets and marked with an indicia of ownership: words, symbols or registered trademarks on its exterior that reasonably identify the owner.","cite":"Bus. & Prof. Code § 22750(b)","source":"ca-bpc-22750"},{"text":"Possession of a merchandise pallet by an unauthorized person, and obliterating the indicia of ownership except by the owner, are punishable under Penal Code § 489(b) or § 490.","cite":"Bus. & Prof. Code § 22753","source":"ca-bpc-22753"},{"text":"A junk dealer or recycler may not buy marked bulk merchandise pallets from anyone other than the indicated owner, unless the seller provides a receipt from the owner or a document showing the owner authorized the sale; copies go in the transaction record.","cite":"Bus. & Prof. Code § 21609.7(a)–(b)","source":"ca-bpc-21609-7"},{"text":"For a single purchase of five or more marked pallets from a non-owner, payment must be by check mailed to the address on the seller's photo ID, or collected by the seller on or after the third business day.","cite":"Bus. & Prof. Code § 21609.7(c)","source":"ca-bpc-21609-7"},{"text":"A dealer may take good-faith possession of marked pallets the owner has not retrieved, must notify a locatable owner, and after 35 calendar days from that notice the owner is deemed to have relinquished them.","cite":"Bus. & Prof. Code § 21609.7(d)","source":"ca-bpc-21609-7"}]}},"slug":"california","factCount":5,"indexable":true},{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado","agency":{"name":"Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment","url":"https://cdphe.colorado.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"colorado","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut","agency":{"name":"Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection","url":"https://portal.ct.gov/deep"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"connecticut","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"DE","name":"Delaware","agency":{"name":"Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control","url":"https://dnrec.delaware.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"delaware","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia","agency":{"name":"DC Department of Public Works","url":"https://dpw.dc.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"district-of-columbia","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"FL","name":"Florida","agency":{"name":"Florida Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://floridadep.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Florida, owners can record a mark or brand for their pallets with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Holding a pallet bearing a recorded mark without the owner's written authority is a first-degree misdemeanor, and possession alone is prima facie evidence of the violation (Fla. Stat. § 506.24).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Marked (pooled or branded) pallet law","legislation_id":"Fla. Stat. §§ 506.19–506.28","legislation_date":"","facts":[{"text":"An owner of field boxes, pallets, crates or containers may record its mark or brand with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; once recorded, the mark and registration number on a pallet are prima facie evidence of ownership.","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 506.19","source":"fl-ch-506"},{"text":"Unauthorized possession of a pallet marked with a registered mark is a misdemeanor of the first degree, and possession without written authority is prima facie evidence of the violation.","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 506.24","source":"fl-ch-506"},{"text":"The owner of the mark may authorize a person in writing to use or hold its marked pallets.","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 506.24(2)","source":"fl-ch-506"},{"text":"Altering, removing or obliterating a registered mark, or holding a pallet whose mark has been altered, is a misdemeanor of the second degree.","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 506.25","source":"fl-ch-506"},{"text":"Buying or receiving a marked pallet from anyone other than the registered owner or its agent is unlawful, and proof of the purchase is prima facie evidence the buyer knew it was stolen.","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 506.26","source":"fl-ch-506"}]}},"slug":"florida","factCount":5,"indexable":true},{"code":"GA","name":"Georgia","agency":{"name":"Georgia Environmental Protection Division","url":"https://epd.georgia.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"georgia","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"HI","name":"Hawaii","agency":{"name":"Hawaii Department of Health, Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch","url":"https://health.hawaii.gov/shwb/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"hawaii","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"ID","name":"Idaho","agency":{"name":"Idaho Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.deq.idaho.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"idaho","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois","agency":{"name":"Illinois Environmental Protection Agency","url":"https://epa.illinois.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Illinois, anyone buying five or more plastic pallets, crates or shells used for retail goods from the same person must record the seller, the containers and the payment method and check photo ID; buying $10,000 or more in violation of the act is a Class 2 felony (815 ILCS 393).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Plastic Bulk Merchandise Container Act","legislation_id":"815 ILCS 393","legislation_date":"2013-01-01","facts":[{"text":"The act covers plastic crates, pallets and shells used for bulk transport or storage of goods for retail sale; a plastic pallet is a portable platform on which product is placed for handling. Wood pallets are outside it.","cite":"815 ILCS 393/5","source":"il-815-393"},{"text":"A buyer of five or more from the same person must record the seller's name, address and phone, a description and count, and the date, verify photo ID, and record the payment method.","cite":"815 ILCS 393/10(a)–(b)","source":"il-815-393"},{"text":"Paying $5,000 or more in one transaction, or from one seller over seven days, also requires proof of ownership, and records are kept until the first anniversary of purchase or delivery.","cite":"815 ILCS 393/10(c), 393/15","source":"il-815-393"},{"text":"Licensed waste haulers collecting or recycling these containers are exempt.","cite":"815 ILCS 393/20","source":"il-815-393"},{"text":"A violation is a petty offense with a fine of up to $500; buying or receiving $10,000 or more in violation is a Class 2 felony with treble damages to the owner.","cite":"815 ILCS 393/25","source":"il-815-393"}]}},"slug":"illinois","factCount":5,"indexable":true},{"code":"IN","name":"Indiana","agency":{"name":"Indiana Department of Environmental Management","url":"https://www.in.gov/idem/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"indiana","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"IA","name":"Iowa","agency":{"name":"Iowa Department of Natural Resources","url":"https://www.iowadnr.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"iowa","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"KS","name":"Kansas","agency":{"name":"Kansas Department of Health and Environment","url":"https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Kansas, a business that recycles, shreds or destroys plastic bulk merchandise containers, including plastic pallets used for milk, eggs, bakery items or bottled beverages, may not pay cash for them and must get proof of ownership before buying five or more from one person (K.S.A. 65-3428).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Plastic pallet and crate purchases","legislation_id":"K.S.A. 65-3428","legislation_date":"","facts":[{"text":"A 'plastic bulk merchandise container' is a plastic crate, pallet or shell used for bulk transport or storage of retail containers of milk, eggs, bakery items or bottled beverages; the statute does not cover wood pallets.","cite":"K.S.A. 65-3428(a)(1)","source":"ks-65-3428"},{"text":"Recyclers, shredders and destroyers of these containers may not pay cash for any of them and must record the payment method for each purchase.","cite":"K.S.A. 65-3428(b)","source":"ks-65-3428"},{"text":"Before buying five or more from the same person they must obtain proof of ownership, record the seller's identity from photo ID, and describe and count the containers.","cite":"K.S.A. 65-3428(c)","source":"ks-65-3428"},{"text":"A violation carries a civil penalty of up to $10,000 each.","cite":"K.S.A. 65-3428(d)","source":"ks-65-3428"}]}},"slug":"kansas","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"KY","name":"Kentucky","agency":{"name":"Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet","url":"https://eec.ky.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"kentucky","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana","agency":{"name":"Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://deq.louisiana.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"louisiana","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"ME","name":"Maine","agency":{"name":"Maine Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://www.maine.gov/dep/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"maine","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland","agency":{"name":"Maryland Department of the Environment","url":"https://mde.maryland.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"maryland","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts","agency":{"name":"Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-environmental-protection"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"yes","summary":"In Massachusetts, wood has been banned from disposal at landfills since July 1, 2006 (310 CMR 19.017(3)). The wood restriction in the regulation's table applies to landfills and transfer for landfill disposal; it is not listed as a ban on combustion, unlike leaves or metal.","topics":{"landfill-ban":{"status":"in-force","title":"Wood disposal ban at landfills","legislation_id":"310 CMR 19.017","legislation_date":"2006-07-01","facts":[{"text":"The waste-ban table lists wood with an effective date of July 1, 2006 for landfills and for transfer facilities, as a 'ban on disposal or transfer for disposal at landfills'.","cite":"310 CMR 19.017(3), Table","source":"ma-310-cmr-19-017"},{"text":"Other entries in the same table, such as metal and asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, are banned from 'disposal or incineration'; wood's entry names landfills only, so it does not bar sending wood to a combustion facility.","cite":"310 CMR 19.017(3), Table","source":"ma-310-cmr-19-017"},{"text":"No person may dispose of, transfer for disposal, or contract for disposal or transport of a restricted material except as the table allows, and violators may face enforcement under 310 CMR 19.081.","cite":"310 CMR 19.017(3)(a)","source":"ma-310-cmr-19-017"},{"text":"Contracting for disposal includes depositing restricted material for collection, or mixing pre-sorted restricted material back into trash so that it has to be disposed of.","cite":"310 CMR 19.017(2)","source":"ma-310-cmr-19-017"}]}},"slug":"massachusetts","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"MI","name":"Michigan","agency":{"name":"Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy","url":"https://www.michigan.gov/egle"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Michigan, a dealer that buys ten or more plastic pallets, crates or shells used for retail goods from one person in a single transaction must pay by check, verify the seller is at least 16, and keep a record for a year; the seller must show photo ID and certify ownership (MCL 445.2075, 445.2077).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Plastic Bulk Merchandise Container Act","legislation_id":"MCL 445.2071 et seq. (2012 PA 186)","legislation_date":"2012-12-18","facts":[{"text":"A 'plastic bulk merchandise container' is a plastic pallet, crate, container or shell used by a producer, distributor or retailer for bulk transport or storage of goods for retail sale; wood pallets are not covered.","cite":"MCL 445.2073(e)","source":"mi-445-2073"},{"text":"A dealer buying ten or more in one transaction must pay by check or similar instrument, not cash or barter, and verify the seller is at least 16.","cite":"MCL 445.2075(1)","source":"mi-445-2075"},{"text":"An individual seller must present government photo ID and sign a statement that they own or may sell the containers and have no conviction for theft of such containers.","cite":"MCL 445.2075(2)","source":"mi-445-2075"},{"text":"The dealer must keep a record of each such purchase for at least one year and make it available to law enforcement.","cite":"MCL 445.2077(1)","source":"mi-445-2077"}]}},"slug":"michigan","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"MN","name":"Minnesota","agency":{"name":"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","url":"https://www.pca.state.mn.us/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Minnesota, a person who holds a plastic merchandise pallet without authorization is liable to the owner for three times the pallet's cost plus costs and attorney fees (Minn. Stat. § 325F.795). The law covers plastic pallets 36 to 54 inches with an owner's notice; it does not cover wood pallets.","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Plastic merchandise pallet law","legislation_id":"Minn. Stat. § 325F.795","legislation_date":"","facts":[{"text":"A 'merchandise pallet' is a plastic carrier or container from 36 to 54 inches with a forklift entry, used by a manufacturer or distributor, with a permanently affixed notice naming the owner, stating that unauthorized possession violates state law, and giving a phone number or address.","cite":"Minn. Stat. § 325F.795, subd. 1","source":"mn-325f-795"},{"text":"Someone who has the pallet temporarily because they bought the goods it carried is not an 'unauthorized person'.","cite":"Minn. Stat. § 325F.795, subd. 1","source":"mn-325f-795"},{"text":"An unauthorized person holding such a pallet, or anyone who maliciously removes or defaces the owner's name, is liable to the injured party.","cite":"Minn. Stat. § 325F.795, subd. 2","source":"mn-325f-795"},{"text":"The injured owner may recover three times the cost of the pallet, plus costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees.","cite":"Minn. Stat. § 325F.795, subd. 4","source":"mn-325f-795"}]}},"slug":"minnesota","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"MS","name":"Mississippi","agency":{"name":"Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"mississippi","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"MO","name":"Missouri","agency":{"name":"Missouri Department of Natural Resources","url":"https://dnr.mo.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"missouri","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"MT","name":"Montana","agency":{"name":"Montana Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://deq.mt.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"montana","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NE","name":"Nebraska","agency":{"name":"Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment","url":"https://dee.nebraska.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"nebraska","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NV","name":"Nevada","agency":{"name":"Nevada Division of Environmental Protection","url":"https://ndep.nv.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"nevada","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NH","name":"New Hampshire","agency":{"name":"New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services","url":"https://www.des.nh.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"new-hampshire","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey","agency":{"name":"New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://dep.nj.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"new-jersey","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NM","name":"New Mexico","agency":{"name":"New Mexico Environment Department","url":"https://www.env.nm.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"new-mexico","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NY","name":"New York","agency":{"name":"New York State Department of Environmental Conservation","url":"https://dec.ny.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"new-york","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina","agency":{"name":"North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.deq.nc.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"partial","summary":"In North Carolina, wooden pallets may not go to municipal solid waste landfills (G.S. 130A-309.10(f)(12), in force since October 1, 2009). A landfill permitted to take only construction and demolition debris may accept them, and state guidance limits that to pallets that are themselves C&D waste.","topics":{"landfill-ban":{"status":"in-force","title":"Wooden pallet landfill ban","legislation_id":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.10(f)(12)","legislation_date":"2009-10-01","facts":[{"text":"Wooden pallets are on the statute's list of materials that may not be disposed of in landfills, except that they may go to a landfill permitted to accept only construction and demolition debris.","cite":"G.S. 130A-309.10(f)(12)","source":"nc-gs-130a-309-10"},{"text":"The ban was enacted by Session Law 2005-362 (House Bill 1465) and took effect for municipal solid waste landfills on October 1, 2009.","cite":"S.L. 2005-362; NC DEQ, Wooden Pallets","source":"nc-deq-pallets"},{"text":"NC DEQ reads the C&D exception narrowly: pallets may go to a C&D landfill only if they were generated as C&D waste under rule 15A NCAC 13B .0532, and pallets from industries other than building construction are not allowed in any landfill.","cite":"NC DEQ, Wooden Pallets","source":"nc-deq-pallets"},{"text":"A county or city may petition the state for a waiver from the pallet ban by showing that it would cause economic hardship.","cite":"G.S. 130A-309.10(k)","source":"nc-gs-130a-309-10"},{"text":"The statute's incineration list in subsection (f1) does not include wooden pallets, so the ban is a landfill ban, not a ban on combustion.","cite":"G.S. 130A-309.10(f1)","source":"nc-gs-130a-309-10"}]}},"slug":"north-carolina","factCount":5,"indexable":true},{"code":"ND","name":"North Dakota","agency":{"name":"North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://deq.nd.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"north-dakota","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"OH","name":"Ohio","agency":{"name":"Ohio Environmental Protection Agency","url":"https://epa.ohio.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"ohio","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"OK","name":"Oklahoma","agency":{"name":"Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.deq.ok.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"oklahoma","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"OR","name":"Oregon","agency":{"name":"Oregon Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.oregon.gov/deq/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"oregon","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"PA","name":"Pennsylvania","agency":{"name":"Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"pennsylvania","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"RI","name":"Rhode Island","agency":{"name":"Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management","url":"https://dem.ri.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"rhode-island","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"SC","name":"South Carolina","agency":{"name":"South Carolina Department of Environmental Services","url":"https://des.sc.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"south-carolina","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"SD","name":"South Dakota","agency":{"name":"South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources","url":"https://danr.sd.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"south-dakota","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"TN","name":"Tennessee","agency":{"name":"Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation","url":"https://www.tn.gov/environment.html"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"tennessee","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","agency":{"name":"Texas Commission on Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.tceq.texas.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"texas","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"UT","name":"Utah","agency":{"name":"Utah Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://deq.utah.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"utah","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont","agency":{"name":"Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation","url":"https://dec.vermont.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"yes","summary":"In Vermont, no one may knowingly dispose of wood waste in solid waste or landfills after July 1, 2016 (10 V.S.A. § 6621a(a)(10)). The statute defines wood waste to include untreated wood, so clean, unpainted pallets fall inside the plain wording; treated or painted wood is outside that definition.","topics":{"landfill-ban":{"status":"in-force","title":"Wood waste landfill ban","legislation_id":"10 V.S.A. § 6621a(a)(10)","legislation_date":"2016-07-01","facts":[{"text":"Leaf and yard residuals and wood waste may not knowingly be disposed of in solid waste or in landfills after July 1, 2016.","cite":"10 V.S.A. § 6621a(a)(10)","source":"vt-10-vsa-6621a"},{"text":"'Wood waste' means trees, untreated wood, and other natural woody debris, including stumps, brush and limbs, root mats and logs.","cite":"10 V.S.A. § 6602(33)","source":"vt-10-vsa-6602"},{"text":"Landfills may still designate separate areas for storing or processing banned materials, such as a wood pile for chipping.","cite":"10 V.S.A. § 6621a(b)","source":"vt-10-vsa-6621a"},{"text":"Paint, paint thinner, stains and varnishes are a separate disposal ban in the same section, which matters for painted pallets and the leftover finish from refinishing projects.","cite":"10 V.S.A. § 6621a(a)(5)","source":"vt-10-vsa-6621a"}]}},"slug":"vermont","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","agency":{"name":"Virginia Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://www.deq.virginia.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"virginia","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"WA","name":"Washington","agency":{"name":"Washington State Department of Ecology","url":"https://ecology.wa.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"washington","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia","agency":{"name":"West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection","url":"https://dep.wv.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"west-virginia","factCount":0,"indexable":false},{"code":"WI","name":"Wisconsin","agency":{"name":"Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources","url":"https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","summary":"In Wisconsin, plastic crates, pallets and shells used for bottled beverages are 'proprietary articles' under the scrap dealer law, so a scrap dealer buying one needs documentation that the seller lawfully has it, or a diligent inquiry plus a report to local police within one business day (Wis. Stat. § 134.405).","topics":{"marked-pallets":{"status":"in-force","title":"Plastic beverage pallets in the scrap dealer law","legislation_id":"Wis. Stat. § 134.405","legislation_date":"","facts":[{"text":"A 'plastic bulk merchandise container' is a plastic crate, pallet or shell used for bulk transport or storage of retail containers of bottled beverages.","cite":"Wis. Stat. § 134.405(1)(em)","source":"wi-134-405"},{"text":"These containers are listed as 'proprietary articles', alongside items such as catalytic converters and railroad track parts.","cite":"Wis. Stat. § 134.405(1)(f)8.","source":"wi-134-405"},{"text":"To buy a proprietary article, a scrap dealer needs a bill of sale, receipt or letter of authorization from the seller, or must document a diligent inquiry and report the purchase to local law enforcement within one business day.","cite":"Wis. Stat. § 134.405(3)(a)5.","source":"wi-134-405"},{"text":"The dealer keeps the purchase records for at least two years and shows them to a law enforcement officer on request.","cite":"Wis. Stat. § 134.405(4)","source":"wi-134-405"}]}},"slug":"wisconsin","factCount":4,"indexable":true},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","agency":{"name":"Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality","url":"https://deq.wyoming.gov/"},"last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","landfill_ban":"unverified","topics":{},"slug":"wyoming","factCount":0,"indexable":false}]}