Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 59 - State Real Property
Section 4b-15. - Policy to reduce use of disposable and single-use products and to separate and collect recyclable items.

Each state agency having care, control and supervision of state property, including the Judicial Department and the Joint Committee on Legislative Management of the General Assembly, shall implement a policy for each facility under its care, control or supervision to (1) reduce the use of disposable and single-use products, and (2) separate and collect items designated as either suitable or required for recycling pursuant to section 22a-241b. Each such state agency shall post such policy on its Internet web site.

(P.A. 88-231, S. 4; P.A. 89-385, S. 9; P.A. 90-230, S. 8, 101; P.A. 96-163, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 54; 11-80, S. 6; P.A. 12-205, S. 10; P.A. 13-264, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 89-385 amended Subsec. (a) by changing the deadline for report from January 1, 1991, to October 1, 1990, and further required the plan to provide for reduction of the use of disposable and single-use products; P.A. 90-230 corrected an internal reference in Subsec. (a); P.A. 96-163 amended Subsec. (b) to require submission of recycling plan to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection instead of the defunct Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Advisory Council; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to October 1, 1990, and to replace “Commissioner of Public Works” with “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 changed “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and changed “Department of Environmental Protection” to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-205 deleted former Subsec. (b) re submission of report on implementation of recycling plan and former Subsec. (c) re white paper recycling program, and amended remaining provisions to delete Subsec. (a) designator and replace requirements re plan with requirements re policy, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-264 deleted reference to plan adopted under Sec. 4a-67b in Subdiv. (1), effective July 11, 2013.

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