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Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 8. WASTE MANAGEMENT · Article 7. PRODUCT PACKAGING

12-8-160. Legislative findings and declarations.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. The General Assembly finds and declares that:

  2. (1)

    The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;#

  3. (2)

    Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream;#

  4. (3)

    The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern in light of the likely presence of heavy metals in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated or in leachate when packaging is landfilled;#

  5. (4)

    Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern;#

  6. (5)

    It is desirable as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste to eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and#

  7. (6)

    It is desirable to achieve reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of postconsumer materials in the production of packaging and its components.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 12-8-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.

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Text read from t12-(v10)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V10, 2021 edition, page 1024; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 a1ca11f804f2.