Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 459A.785 - Effective recycling program; standards for determiningThe Department of Environmental Quality shall establish percentages of plastic material that must be recycled before a recycling program is considered an effective recycling program. In establishing the percentages the department:
(1) Shall establish percentages for each different type of plastic resin;(2) Shall require that at least 15 percent of each plastic resin type be recycled statewide in 1992; and(3) May not establish a required percentage of more than 75 percent before December 31, 1999.