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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-8-39.1. Program for reduction of municipal solid waste on per capita basis.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-8-39.1. Program for reduction of municipal solid waste on per capita basis.

Effective July 1, 1992, each city or county as a part of its solid waste management plan shall have in effect a program to reduce on a per capita basis the amount of municipal solid waste, as evidenced by the solid waste received at disposal facilities, which are not exempt from subsection (c) of Code Section 12-8-21, within its jurisdiction consistent with the goal established in subsection (c) of Code Section 12-8-21.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-8-39.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 399, § 9.