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1997 SESSION


CHAPTER 236
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-11.5:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to recycling and waste disposal.
[S 836]
Approved March 11, 1997

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.