N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 19 § 204.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 204.6 - Facility process requirements

(a)Permitted additions to vessel. Natural organic reduction facilities may add the following, and only the following, to the remains within the vessel:

(1) Water, oxygen or air, and bulking agents (such as tree and shrub parts that have been chipped or shredded, similar woody vegetation that has been chipped or shredded, alfalfa, or straw).

(2) A non-compostable tag bearing the name of the decedent and natural organic reduction identification number.

(3) With the signed authorization of the person in control of disposition and with the permission of the natural organic reduction facility, other items may be added to the vessel provided that the items do not violate this Part, inhibit the natural organic reduction process, or create a risk to health or safety.

(b)Prohibited additions to vessel. The following items and materials shall not be used as bulking agents and shall not be placed inside the vessel:

(1) Wood or other organic material that has been painted, glued, or chemically or pressure treated (without regard to whether such wood or other organic material shall or shall not have been chipped or shredded).

(2) Dimensional lumber (without regard to whether such lumber shall or shall not have been chipped or shredded).

(4) Construction and demolition debris (without regard to whether such debris shall or shall not have been chipped or shredded).

(5) Acids, alkaline agents, or other solvents.

(6) Insects, worms, or other animals.

(7) Materials that will not compost (other than a non-compostable tag as described in paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of this section or a non-compostable item authorized and permitted pursuant to paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of this section).

(8) Materials which, if present inside the vessel during all or part of the natural organic reduction process, would create a risk to health or safety.

(9) Any other material which the division may designate as inappropriate for use as a bulking agent.

(c)Vessel requirements. The vessel shall:

(1) be leak-proof and capable of withstanding heating to the required temperature for the required period;

(2) enable accurate testing of temperature designed to measure from the coldest part of the interior of the vessel and the accurate collection of any other data required by the natural organic process used by the natural organic reduction facility;

(3) prevent vectors from entering the vessel; and

(4) control odor and emit air only in accordance with Part 201 of Title 6 NYCRR.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 204.6

Adopted New York State Register August 7, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 32, eff. 8/7/2024