                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECYCLING PROGRAMS OF STATE AGENCIES (§ 10.1-1425.6)

A. 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 materials
and for the collection, to the extent feasible, of all recyclable materials 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 Department of Waste
Management, which shall serve as the lead agency for the Commonwealth&#8217;s
recycling efforts.  The Department shall develop such programs and plans by July
1, 1991.

B. In fulfilling its duties under this section, each agency of the Commonwealth
shall implement procedures for (i) the collection and storage of recyclable
materials generated by such agency, (ii) the disposal of such materials to
buyers, and (iii) the reduction of waste materials generated by such agency.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 616.