Section 34A-6-79 - Assistance to individuals, businesses, government with regard to solidwaste management--Specifications.
34A-6-79. Assistance to individuals, businesses, government with regard to solid waste management--Specifications. The department shall provide assistance to individuals, groups, businesses, state agencies, and local units of government in all aspects of solid waste management consistent with §§ 34A-6-59 to 34A-6-92, inclusive. This assistance may be provided through programs established under § 34A-6-80 and shall include:
(1) Providing information on how to conduct a waste audit;
(2) Maintaining current estimates of the generation of components of solid waste by appropriate categories of businesses, industries, municipalities, and other governmental entities;
(3) Providing solid waste generators and handlers with information on how to manage solid waste consistent with §§ 34A-6-59 to 34A-6-92, inclusive;
(4) Identifying appropriate qualifications of recycling program coordinators and staff;
(5) Preparing sample recycling ordinances, procedural handbooks, and contracts;
(6) Identifying sources of information regarding the creation and operation of a municipal or county recycling program;
(7) Providing advice, upon the request of the municipality or county, on implementing the municipality's or county's solid waste management plan;
(8) Identifying prospective buyers and brokers of materials recovered from solid waste;
(9) Preparing suggestions for regional programs to market materials recovered from solid waste; and
(10) Identifying methods to successfully accommodate fluctuating markets for materials recovered from solid waste.
Source: SL 1992, ch 254, § 50E.