§ 25-17-402 — Legislative declaration

(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and declares that paint disposal creates environmental and public health problems,
and these problems should be addressed through the implementation of
environmentally sound management practices for recycling postconsumer
architectural paint.

(2) To that end, it is the general assembly's intent to establish a system of
paint stewardship programs that:

(a) Provides substantial cost savings to household hazardous waste
collection programs;

(b) Significantly increases the number of:

(I) Postconsumer architectural paint collection sites; and

(II) Recycling opportunities for households, businesses, and other generators
of postconsumer architectural paint; and

(c) Exemplifies the principles of a product-centered approach to
environmental protection, often referred to as product stewardship.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-029), ch. 383, p. 1864, � 1, effective August 6.