§ 9-1703. County recycling plans
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2021
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1703
§ 9-1703. County recycling plans
(a) Each county shall submit a recycling plan to the Secretary for approval when the county submits its county plan to the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of § 9-505 of this title.
(b) In preparing the recycling plan as required in § 9-505 of this title, the county shall address:
(c)(1) In preparing the recycling plan as required under § 9-505 of this title, the county may address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices, including efforts by the county to establish partnerships with covered electronic device manufacturers, recyclers, retailers, or other local governments for the collection and recycling of covered electronic devices.
(2) If a county elects to address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in its recycling plan, any reduction in the county's solid waste stream attributable to the implementation of the methods shall count towards the county's required reduction through recycling of the solid waste stream under § 9-505 of this title.
(d) In preparing a recycling plan, a county may not calculate a tax or mandatory deposit on any beverage container that is enacted by a county or municipality to achieve the recycling goals required under § 9-505 of this title.
(e) For the purpose of determining weight, the Department may not preclude the use of portable weigh scales.
(f) A county shall revise its recycling plan by:
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 536. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 389, § 2; Acts 2005, c. 384, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 239, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 264, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 265, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 430, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 191, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2012, c. 192, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 338, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2019, c. 500, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1703, MD ENVIR § 9-1703
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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