(1) The department shall:
(a) review and evaluate an application submitted under Section 19-13-104; and
(b) determine whether the municipality or county is eligible for designation as a recycling market development zone.
(2) In designating recycling market development zones, the department shall consider:
(a) whether the current waste management practices and conditions of the county or municipality are favorable to the development of postconsumer waste material markets;
(b) whether the creation of the zone is necessary to assist in attracting private sector recycling investments to the area; and
(c) the amount of available landfill capacity to serve the zone.