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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82123</law_id><section_number>10.1-1425.6</section_number><catch_line>Recycling programs of state agencies</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-4323</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="14">Virginia Waste Management Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Recycling Duties of State Agencies and State Universities</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It shall be the duty of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and state agency of the Commonwealth, including the General Assembly, to establish programs for the use of recycled <span class="dictionary">materials</span> and for the collection, to the extent feasible, of all recyclable <span class="dictionary">materials</span> used or generated by such entities, including, at a minimum, used motor oil, glass, aluminum, office paper and corrugated paper. Such programs shall be in accordance with the programs and plans developed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of <span class="dictionary">Waste Management</span>, which shall serve as the lead agency for the Commonwealth&#x2019;s recycling efforts.  The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall develop such programs and plans by July 1, 1991. <a id="paragraph-294320" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1425.6/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In fulfilling its duties under this section, each agency of the Commonwealth shall implement procedures for (i) the collection and storage of recyclable <span class="dictionary">materials</span> generated by such agency, (ii) the <span class="dictionary">disposal</span> of such <span class="dictionary">materials</span> to buyers, and (iii) the reduction of waste <span class="dictionary">materials</span> generated by such agency. <a id="paragraph-294321" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-1425.6/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1990, c. 616.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
