Municipal Solid Waste

Municipal solid waste is a commodity regulated under the apple maggot quarantine. It is a host medium for apple maggot as it may contain host fruit such as apple, cherry, hawthorn, pear, plum, prune, or quince (WAC 16-470-111). The apple maggot quarantine has two main requirements for the movement of solid waste from cities and towns:

1. Waste facilities inside an apple maggot quarantine area cannot ship waste to or through a pest-free area without a special permit.
2. Waste facilities in pest-free areas cannot accept waste from apple maggot quarantined areas without a special permit.

The municipal solid waste special permit requires that green waste and solid waste are separated. Solid waste may be transported into the pest-free area, however green waste cannot and must stay in the quarantine area.

In the Quarantine Area
Waste facilities inside apple maggot quarantine areas may not ship waste to a pest-free area without a special permit. Facilities within the quarantine boundaries may receive waste from both inside and outside the quarantine. 

In the Pest-Free Area
Waste facilities in the pest-free area may transport waste into a quarantined area. However, for a waste facility to accept from a quarantined area, they must obtain a special permit. In order to obtain a special permit, the facility must demonstrate how it will store waste to prevent the escape and spread of apple maggot. Waste facilities in pest-free areas without a special permit must refuse waste from quarantined areas.