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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.1-11.5:3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.1-11.5:3. Local recycling and waste disposal; powers; penalties.
Any county, city, or town may (i) provide and operate, within or without its
boundaries, solid waste management facilities and appurtenances for the
collection, management, recycling and disposal of solid waste, recyclable
materials, and other refuse of the residents and businesses of the
jurisdiction; (ii) contract with other counties, cities, or towns to provide
such services jointly; (iii) contract with others for supplying such services;
(iv) contract with any county, city, town or agency of the Commonwealth to
provide such services for either entity; (iv) (v)
prohibit the disposal of garbage or recyclable materials in or at any
place other than that provided by the public or private sector for the purpose;
(v) (vi) charge and collect compensation for such
services; and (vi) (vii) provide penalties for the
unauthorized use of or failure to use such facilities. For the purposes of
this section, recyclable materials shall be those materials identified in a
plan adopted pursuant to § 10.1-1411 and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Nothing in this section shall invalidate the actions of any
county, city, or town taken prior to enactment of this section. Nothing in
this section shall be construed as prohibiting any generator of recyclable
materials from selling, conveying or arranging for transportation of such
materials to a recycler for reuse or reclamation, nor preventing a recycling
company or nonprofit entity from collecting and transporting recyclable
materials from a buy-back center, drop box or any generator of recyclable
materials.