LOCAL LAW "E" FOR 2024
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AMENDING CHAPTER 146 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CODE TO INCLUDE A PROHIBITION ON THE USAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ASH IN PRODUCTS
Introduced: 4/8/24
By Reinhardt, Simpson and Fein:
BE IT ENACTED by the Albany County Legislature as follows:
Section 1. ? 146-34 - Title.
This local law hereby creates Chapter 146, Article 5, Prohibition on Usage of Hazardous Waste Ash.
Section 2. ? 146-35 - Legislative Purpose and Intent.
The Albany County Legislature hereby finds and determines that the incineration of hazardous waste produces fly ash, flue gas emission control waste, and slag (hereinafter collectively as "hazardous waste ash"). Hazardous waste ash may contain chemicals and heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and nickel, which are all potentially toxic to humans and are known to cause or contribute to cancer, lung and heart ailments, liver and kidney damage, neurological damage, and premature mortality.
Hazardous waste ash may also contain mineralogical toxins such as fine crystalline when the feedstock to the industrial process contain silica. Fine particulate crystalline silica induces silicosis when inhaled and is a known respiratory health risk. Hazardous waste ash may be inhaled and become lodged in the deepest parts of the human respiratory system, leading to potentially fatal inflammation and immunological reactions. Fine particulate crystalline silica can induce silicosis and lung cancer separate from silicosis and smoking when inhaled and is a known health risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and kidney disease.
Under certain existing commercial practices, hazardous waste ash is included in aggregate material used to formulate commonly encountered compounds such as concrete, pavement, and other compounds found in commerce. The inclusion of hazardous waste ash in aggregate material and commonly encountered compounds exposes the pub...
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