§ 37-15.1-9 - Duties of the department.
SECTION 37-15.1-9
§ 37-15.1-9 Duties of the department.– In addition to the foregoing, the department shall:
(1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the variousindustry organizations seeking to aid in the hard-to-dispose material andrecycling efforts;
(2) Recommend to the governing bodies of all localgovernments that they adopt ordinances consistent with the provisions of thischapter;
(3) Cooperate with all local governments to accomplishcoordination of local hard-to-dispose material and recycling efforts;
(4) Encourage, organize, and coordinate all voluntary localhard-to-dispose material and recycling campaigns seeking to focus the attentionof the public on the programs of this state to control and removehard-to-dispose material, and to foster recycling;
(5) Investigate the availability of, and apply for fundsavailable from any private or public source to be used in the program outlinedin this chapter;
(6) Develop statewide programs to increase public awarenessof and participation in recycling, and to encourage community recyclingcenters, public participation in recycling and research and development in thefield of hard-to-dispose material, and recycling, removal, and disposal oflitter-related recycling materials;
(7) Publish a timetable for the establishment of the stateowned and operated regional collection centers.