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      Sec. 22a-241b. Regulations designating items required to be recycled. Separation of items designated for recycling. (a) On or before February 1, 1988, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 designating items that are required to be recycled. The commissioner may designate other items as suitable for recycling and amend said regulations accordingly.

      (b) Any item designated for recycling pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be recycled by a municipality within three months of the establishment of service to such municipality by a regional processing center or local processing system.

      (c) On and after January 1, 1991, (1) each person who generates solid waste from residential property shall, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 22a-220, separate from other solid waste the items designated for recycling pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and (2) every other person who generates solid waste shall, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 22a-220, make provision for the separation from other solid waste of the items designated for recycling pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

      (P.A. 87-544, S. 2; P.A. 90-220, S. 1, 11; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 88, 130.)

      History: P.A. 90-220 added Subsec. (c) re separation requirements of persons generating solid waste; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made a technical change for accuracy, effective July 1, 1994.

      Subsec. (c):

      Cited. 224 C. 627.