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- Alaska Statutes.
- Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation
- Chapter 6. Recycling and Reduction of Litter
- Section 31. Solid and Hazardous Waste Reduction and Recycling Program.
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AS 46.06.031. Solid and Hazardous Waste Reduction and Recycling Program.
- (a) There is established within the department a solid and hazardous waste reduction and recycling program. Within the
limit of funds available, the department shall
- (1) coordinate community and agency efforts to reduce the production of solid and hazardous waste, including air and water
emissions;
- (2) promote the practices and priorities established under AS 46.06.021 by promoting solid and hazardous waste
reduction, on-site recovery of resources from hazardous waste sources, recovery of resources from solid waste sources,
repeated use of packaging and products, materials recycling, appropriate pretreatment, waste separation, or separate
management for waste that creates problems when disposed of within the community, transportation for solid waste that
cannot be disposed of within the community, and environmentally sound disposal;
- (3) provide technical assistance and consultation for source reduction and recycling as necessary to assist with the
implementation of the practices and priorities established under AS 46.06.021
with communities and regional planning organizations and generators of solid and hazardous waste;
- (4) sponsor or co-sponsor, with public or private organizations, technical workshops and seminars on implementation of the
practices and priorities established under AS 46.06.021
, including solid and hazardous waste reduction and recycling;
- (5) develop a technical reference center and data base relating to the implementation of practices and priorities
established under AS 46.06.021 for solid and hazardous
waste reduction and recycling;
- (6) establish and maintain an information referral service on the implementation of the practices and priorities
established under AS 46.06.021 for solid and hazardous
waste reduction and recycling;
- (7) identify and evaluate research needs for state businesses and industry, communities and regional planning
organizations, and state agencies as they relate to the implementation of the practices and priorities established
under AS 46.06.021
for solid and hazardous waste reduction and recycling;
- (8) develop, in consultation with institutions of higher education in the state, courses and curricula related to the
implementation of the practices and priorities established under AS 46.06.021
for solid and hazardous waste reduction and recycling; and
- (9) issue hazardous waste reduction matching grants under AS 46.03.317 and community solid waste management planning
grants under AS 46.06.041.
- (b) In response to a request of a hazardous waste generator, a representative of the department may visit the hazardous
waste generator's site for the purpose of observing a waste generating process, obtaining information relevant to waste
reduction, rendering advice, and making recommendations. A visit under this subsection may not be regarded as an
inspection or investigation. A representative of the department designated to render advisory or consultative services
may not have enforcement authority.
- (c) This section does not diminish the responsibility of a person to comply with this chapter, AS 46.03, AS 46.04, or AS 46.09.
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