§ 37-15.1-9 - Duties of the department. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 37-15.1-9

   § 37-15.1-9  Duties of the department.– In addition to the foregoing, the department shall:

   (1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the variousindustry organizations seeking to aid in the hard-to-dispose material andrecycling efforts;

   (2) Recommend to the governing bodies of all localgovernments that they adopt ordinances consistent with the provisions of thischapter;

   (3) Cooperate with all local governments to accomplishcoordination of local hard-to-dispose material and recycling efforts;

   (4) Encourage, organize, and coordinate all voluntary localhard-to-dispose material and recycling campaigns seeking to focus the attentionof the public on the programs of this state to control and removehard-to-dispose material, and to foster recycling;

   (5) Investigate the availability of, and apply for fundsavailable from any private or public source to be used in the program outlinedin this chapter;

   (6) Develop statewide programs to increase public awarenessof and participation in recycling, and to encourage community recyclingcenters, public participation in recycling and research and development in thefield of hard-to-dispose material, and recycling, removal, and disposal oflitter-related recycling materials;

   (7) Publish a timetable for the establishment of the stateowned and operated regional collection centers.