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§ 4000.1503. Commonwealth recycling and waste reduction

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part I. General Municipal Law
Chapter 17A. The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 15. Recycling and Waste Reduction
53 P.S. § 4000.1503
§ 4000.1503. Commonwealth recycling and waste reduction
(a) Recycling.--Within two years after the effective date of this act, each Commonwealth agency, in coordination with the Department of General Services, shall establish and implement a source-separation and collection program for recyclable materials produced as a result of agency operations, including, at a minimum, aluminum, high grade office paper and corrugated paper. The source-separation and collection program shall include, at a minimum, procedures for collecting and storing recyclable materials, bins or containers for storing materials, and contractual or other arrangements with buyers.
(b) Waste reduction.--Within two years after the effective date of this act, each Commonwealth agency, in coordination with the Department of General Services, shall establish and implement a waste reduction program for materials used in the course of agency operations. The program shall be designed and implemented to achieve the maximum feasible reduction of waste generated as a result of agency operations.
(c) Use of composted materials.--All Commonwealth agencies responsible for the maintenance of public lands in this Commonwealth shall, to the maximum extent practicable and feasible, give due consideration and preference to the use of compost materials in all land maintenance activities which are to be paid with public funds.

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1988, July 28, P.L. 556, No. 101, § 1503, effective in 60 days.
53 P.S. § 4000.1503, PA ST 53 P.S. § 4000.1503
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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