§ 8-9-203 - Recycling by governmental entities. - Arkansas Statutes

8-9-203. Recycling by governmental entities.

(a) Beginning December 31, 1991, each state agency, state college or university, county, city, and public school, in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the State Marketing Board for Recyclables shall:

(1) Establish a source separation and recycling program for recyclables generated as a result of agency operations;

(2) Adopt procedures for collection and storage of recyclables; and

(3) Make contractual or other arrangements for transportation and sale of recyclables.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any state agency, state college or university, county, city, or public school from engaging in, contracting for, or otherwise allowing or arranging for composting of yard waste on property owned or controlled by the governmental entity.