PRINTER'S NO. 110
No. 126 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, LAUGHLIN, CORRIGAN, YOUNGBLOOD, GRUCELA, DALEY, STABACK, PRESTON, FRANKEL, E. Z. TAYLOR, SOLOBAY, CURRY, ARGALL, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, C. WILLIAMS, MICHLOVIC AND PETRARCA, JANUARY 23, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 23, 2001
AN ACT 1 Requiring containers for collecting glass, aluminum and plastic 2 in public areas and places; and imposing a penalty. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Short title. 6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Recycling 7 Container Availability Act. 8 Section 2. Definitions. 9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 11 context clearly indicates otherwise: 12 "Public area." A place open to the public, including, but 13 not limited to, a park, zoo, recreation area and shopping mall 14 or complex. 15 "Public building." A structure open to the public, 16 including, but not limited to, State and municipal buildings,
1 hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, department stores, banks, 2 hospitals and public stadia. 3 Section 3. Containers for glass, aluminum and plastic. 4 In all public areas and public buildings where a receptacle 5 for trash is maintained for users of the public area or public 6 building, the owner or operator of the public area or public 7 building shall maintain in close proximity to the trash 8 receptacle a container for collecting glass, a container for 9 collecting aluminum and a container for collecting plastic. 10 Section 4. Penalty. 11 An owner or operator of a public area or public building who 12 fails to comply with section 3 commits a summary offense and 13 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25. 14 Section 5. Implementation. 15 The provisions of this act shall be implemented within one 16 year of the effective date of this act. 17 Section 6. Effective date. 18 This act shall take effect in 60 days. L8L27JS/20010H0126B0110 - 2 -