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WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT OF 1989 (HF753)
This all-encompassing legislation establishes waste reduction goals of 25% by July 1, 1994 and 50% by July 1, 2000. The baseline year for comparision is 1988 (either calendar or fiscal). Progress toward those goals must be made mainly through waste reduction and recycling. No more than 50% of the waste reduction requirement shall be met through inclusion of reduction attributable to refuse-derived fuel. Only fuel derived from paper and paperboard products which are not recyclable due to contamination or are unrecyclable because of composition may be used.
The law also prohibits from landfilling:
- July 1, 1990 - No beverage containers (redeemable)
- July 1, 1990 - No waste oil, lead acid batteries
- Jan. 1, 1991 - No yard waste
- July 1, 1991 - No whole tires
Also,
- retailers selling lead acid batteries must take old batteries for recycling at the point of sale, post information on lead acid battery recycling and the landfill ban on lead acid batteries;
- retailers selling oil must post information concerning safe disposal of waste oil and either accept waste oil for recycling or provide information where oil can be recycled;
- after July 1, 1993, a retailer cannot sell in Iowa alkaline manganese batteries that contain more than 0.025% of mercury by weight or a button cell battery which contains more that 0.025 mg of mercury.
- After January 1, 1996 a retailer cannot sell alkaline manganese household batteries to which mercury has been added.
- beginning July 1, 1996 a statewide household battery management system must be in place, including one of the following:
- elimination or reduction of heavy metals
- establishment of a recycling program
- establishment of means for collection and disposal
- rules and penalties
- new rules on rechargeable batteries - a rechargeable battery must be easily removed by the consumer, clearly labeled for recycling and proper disposal;
- a person owning or operating a waste tire collection or processing site shall provide certain financial assurances. A permit for operation is now required;
- a city council of county board of supervisors which provides for the collection of solid waste by its residents shall consider as a proposed ordinance the mandatory curbside collection of recyclable materials.
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