Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION
Subchapter E - MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS
REQUIRED RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Section 272.411 - Affected municipalities
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) By September 26, 1990, a municipality other than a county that has a population of 10,000 or more shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) By September 26, 1991, a municipality other than a county that has a population of more than 5,000 but less than 10,000 and which has a population density of more than 300 per square mile, shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) For purposes of this section, population shall be determined by the most recent decennial census by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce.
(d) The results of the 2000 census, or a subsequent decennial census, shall affect a municipality's obligation to establish and implement a recycling program under this subchapter only as follows: