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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 234 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 891; in 1995, chapter 417<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81451,"identifier":"10.1-1416","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3\/10.1-1416","url":"\/10.1-1416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1416\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3\/10.1-1416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Collection and survey of litter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Collections and surveys of the kinds of litter<\/span> that are discarded in violation of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall be conducted as the need is determined by the Department<\/span>, after receipt of the recommendations of the Advisory Board<\/span>, or as directed by the General Assembly. The survey shall include litter<\/span> found throughout the Commonwealth, including standard metropolitan statistical areas and rural and recreational areas. To the fullest extent possible, in standard metropolitan statistical areas the Department<\/span> of Transportation<\/span> shall make use of local litter<\/span> and trash collection services through arrangements with local governing bodies and appropriate agencies, in the discharge of the duties imposed by this section. The Department<\/span> of Transportation<\/span> shall report to the Governor, the General Assembly and the Department<\/span> as to the amount of litter<\/span> collected pursuant to this section and shall include in its report an analysis of litter<\/span> types, their weights and volumes, and, where practicable, the recyclability of the types of products, packages, wrappings and containers<\/span> which compose the principal amounts of the litter<\/span> collected. The products whose packages, wrappings and containers<\/span> constitute the litter<\/span> shall include, but not be limited to the following categories:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Food for human or pet consumption; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Groceries; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Cigarettes and tobacco products; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Soft drinks and carbonated waters; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Beer and other malt beverages; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Wine; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Newspapers and magazines; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Paper products and household paper; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Glass containers<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Metal containers<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Plastic or fiber containers<\/span> made of synthetic material<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Cleaning agents and toiletries; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Nondrug drugstore sundry products; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Distilled spirits; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Motor vehicle<\/span> parts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION AND SURVEY OF LITTER (\u00a7 10.1-1416)\n\nCollections and surveys of the kinds of litter that are discarded in violation\nof the laws of the Commonwealth shall be conducted as the need is determined by\nthe Department, after receipt of the recommendations of the Advisory Board, or\nas directed by the General Assembly. The survey shall include litter found\nthroughout the Commonwealth, including standard metropolitan statistical areas\nand rural and recreational areas. To the fullest extent possible, in standard\nmetropolitan statistical areas the Department of Transportation shall make use\nof local litter and trash collection services through arrangements with local\ngoverning bodies and appropriate agencies, in the discharge of the duties\nimposed by this section. The Department of Transportation shall report to the\nGovernor, the General Assembly and the Department as to the amount of litter\ncollected pursuant to this section and shall include in its report an analysis\nof litter types, their weights and volumes, and, where practicable, the\nrecyclability of the types of products, packages, wrappings and containers which\ncompose the principal amounts of the litter collected. The products whose\npackages, wrappings and containers constitute the litter shall include, but not\nbe limited to the following categories:\n\n1. Food for human or pet consumption;\n\n2. Groceries;\n\n3. Cigarettes and tobacco products;\n\n4. Soft drinks and carbonated waters;\n\n5. Beer and other malt beverages;\n\n6. Wine;\n\n7. Newspapers and magazines;\n\n8. Paper products and household paper;\n\n9. Glass containers;\n\n10. Metal containers;\n\n11. Plastic or fiber containers made of synthetic material;\n\n12. Cleaning agents and toiletries;\n\n13. Nondrug drugstore sundry products;\n\n14. Distilled spirits; and\n\n15. Motor vehicle parts.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 234, \u00a7 10-277.3; 1988, c. 891; 1995, c. 417.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}