Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 9-1706
State solid waste stream reduction
Effective Oct 1, 2012Added by Acts 1988, c. 536. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 569; Acts 2009, c. 408, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 692, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.State of Maryland
- (a) The Office of Recycling, in cooperation with the Department of General Services and other State agencies, shall develop a recycling plan that reduces by recycling the amount of the solid waste stream generated for disposal by the State government by at least 30% or to an amount that is determined practical and economically feasible, but in no case may the amount to be recycled be less than 15%.
- (b) A recycling plan under subsection (a) of this section shall include a system for recycling aluminum, glass, paper, and plastic generated for disposal by the State government, including the placement of collection bins in State-owned or State-operated office buildings in locations in the State where it is determined to be practical and economically feasible.
- (c) By July 1, 2014, each State agency and unit of State government shall implement the recycling plan required under this section.
Added by Acts 1988, c. 536. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 569; Acts 2009, c. 408, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 692, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.