Section 74-8-1 - Solid waste incineration prohibited.

74-8-1. Solid waste incineration prohibited.

No solid waste shall be disposed of by incineration in New Mexico until the environmental improvement board adopts regulations under the provisions of Section 74-2-5.2 NMSA 1978.  As used in this section:   

A.     "solid waste" means solid waste as defined in the Solid Waste Act; and   

B.     "incineration" means the process of reducing combustible solid waste designed to achieve complete combustion by means of a device or chamber.