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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 944<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76782,"identifier":"10.1-1425.20","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.20","url":"\/10.1-1425.20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.20\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Findings and intent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The General Assembly finds that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The management of solid waste<\/span> can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall waste stream; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern because of the potential presence of heavy metals in residue from manufacturers<\/span>’ recycling processes, in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is landfilled; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of scientific and medical evidence<\/span>, are of particular concern. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It is the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Reduce the toxicity of packaging; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Achieve reductions in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of recovered material<\/span> in the production of products, packaging, and its components. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINDINGS AND INTENT (\u00a7 10.1-1425.20)\n\nA. The General Assembly finds that:\n\n 1. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public\n health and safety and to the environment;\n\n 2. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall waste stream;\n\n 3. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern because of the\n potential presence of heavy metals in residue from manufacturers’\n recycling processes, in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in\n leachate when packaging is landfilled; and\n\n 4. Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of scientific\n and medical evidence, are of particular concern.\n\nB. It is the intent of the General Assembly to:\n\n 1. Reduce the toxicity of packaging;\n\n 2. Eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and\n\n 3. Achieve reductions in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the\n expanded use of recovered material in the production of products, packaging,\n and its components.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 944.","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}}