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# O.C.G.A. § 12-8-36. State agency recycling and collection programs.

(a) The Georgia Building Authority is authorized to establish and coordinate a state-wide recycling program for state agencies and to establish, engage in, contract for, or otherwise allow or arrange for a collection program for recovered materials generated as a result of agency operations, including, but not limited to, aluminum and steel cans, plastic and glass bottles, and all grades of paper, including corrugated cardboard, and for the mulching or composting of yard trimmings. The Georgia Building Authority is authorized to establish procedures for the collection and storage of such materials from any property or building utilized by the state or any agency thereof and to enter into contractual or other arrangements for the transportation, disposition, or sale of such materials. Proceeds generated from such sale shall be used by the Georgia Building Authority for the purpose of offsetting the costs and expenses of administering and implementing the recycling program.

(b) Nothing in this part shall prohibit any state agency from engaging in, contracting for, or otherwise allowing or arranging for its own recycling program for recovered materials generated as a result of its own agency operations.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-8-36, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3276, § 14; Ga. L. 2009, p. 786, § 2/HB 310.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2009, p. 786, § 1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘The General Assembly finds that it is in the best interests of the state to encourage recycling and that state agencies can contribute to recycling efforts in a meaningful way. The General Assembly further finds that this Act is intended to be a part of the campaign to Make Georgia’s Capitol Green.’’

## Law Reviews

For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 199 (1992).

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Recycling and waste reduction grant program, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Grant Program Description for Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority, Chapter 267-2.