Ch. 820

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a) Each county shall have a county plan or a plan with
adjoining counties that:

(1)   Is approved by the Department;

(2)  Covers at least the 10-year period next following
adoption by the county governing body; and

(3)  Deals with:

(i) Water supply systems;

(ii) Sewerage systems;

(iii) Solid waste disposal systems;

(iv) Solid waste acceptance facilities; and

(v) The systematic collection and disposal of

solid waste, including litter AND ACCEPTANCE OF HOUSEHOLD

HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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(a) In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle,
each county plan shall:

(18)  For a county with a population greater than
150,000 according to the latest Department of State Planning
projections, include a recycling plan by July 1, 1990 that:

(i) Provides for a reduction through recycling
of at least 20 percent of the county's solid waste stream by
weight or submits adequate justification, including economic and
other specific factors, as to why the 20 percent reduction cannot
be met;

(ii) Provides for recycling of the solid waste
stream to the extent practical and economically feasible, but in
no event may less than a 10 percent reduction be submitted; and

(iii) Requires full implementation of the
recycling plan by January 1, 1994; [and]

(19)  For a county with a population less than 150,000
according to the latest Department of State Planning projections,
include a recycling plan by July 1, 1990 that:

(i) Provides for a reduction through recycling
of at least 15 percent of the county's solid waste stream or
submit adequate justification, including economic and other
specific factors, as to why the 15 percent reduction cannot be
met;

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