Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Solid Wastes Disposal Act.
Section 22-27-16 - Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials.

Notwithstanding any other law or any provision of this article to the contrary, a generator of recovered materials owns those materials until such time as the generator may voluntarily relinquish ownership of those materials. The generator may not be prohibited from selling, conveying, or arranging for the transportation of recovered materials to a recycler or recovered materials processing facility for reuse or recycling, nor preventing a recycling company, recovered materials processing facility, or nonprofit entity from buying, accepting, collecting, or transporting recovered materials from a buy-back center, drop-box, or from any generator of recovered materials.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.

Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.

Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.

Article 1 - Solid Wastes Disposal Act.

Section 22-27-1 - Short Title.

Section 22-27-2 - Definitions.

Section 22-27-3 - Authority of Local Governing Bodies as Waste Collections and Disposal; Household Exemptions; State Regulatory Program.

Section 22-27-4 - Hazardous Wastes; Unauthorized Dumps; Vermin Controls.

Section 22-27-5 - Establishment of Charges, Fees, etc., Mutual Agreements or Contracts; Licensing of Private or Corporate Agencies; Permits and Bonds; Nonpayment; Expense of Certain Excess Amounts.

Section 22-27-5.1 - Tipping Fee for Use of Certain County Landfills.

Section 22-27-5.2 - Solid Waste Landfill Moratorium.

Section 22-27-6 - Authority to Adopt Resolution or Ordinance; Rules and Regulations; Noncompliance as Public Nuisance; Citation; Court Proceedings.

Section 22-27-7 - Supervision and Regulatory Control; Rules and Regulations; Penalty for Violation of Article.

Section 22-27-8 - Financial Assurance.

Section 22-27-9 - Authority of Department of Environmental Management and Department of Public Health.

Section 22-27-10 - Control of Unauthorized Dumping; Open Burning; Construction With Other Rights and Remedies.

Section 22-27-11 - Violations; Penalties; Administrative Orders; Injunctive Relief.

Section 22-27-12 - Powers of Department.

Section 22-27-13 - Search Warrants.

Section 22-27-14 - Commencement of Actions.

Section 22-27-15 - Establishment and Review of Reduction Goals.

Section 22-27-16 - Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials.

Section 22-27-17 - Disposal Fees; Disposition of Funds; Exemptions; Review of Records; Biennial Report.

Section 22-27-18 - Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund.