10.1-1425.20 - Findings and intent.
§ 10.1-1425.20. Findings and intent.
A. The General Assembly finds that:
1. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to publichealth and safety and to the environment;
2. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall waste stream;
3. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern because of thepotential presence of heavy metals in residue from manufacturers' recyclingprocesses, in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachatewhen packaging is landfilled; and
4. Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis ofscientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern.
B. It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
1. Reduce the toxicity of packaging;
2. Eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and
3. Achieve reductions in toxicity without impeding or discouraging theexpanded use of recovered material in the production of products, packaging,and its components.
(1994, c. 944.)