HB 1681 - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

     Declares that waste reduction and recycling efforts throughout the state should be based on the following principles:  (1) Waste reduction and recycling policies and programs should seek to align economic incentives and environmental goals;

     (2) waste reduction and recycling policies and programs should be based on an analysis of long-term environmental and economic consequences as well as short-term impacts;

     (3) recycling plans and programs should be delivered efficiently and economically;

     (4) waste reduction and recycling initiatives should strive to balance the roles and responsibilities of local and state government, and government and the private sector;

     (5) waste reduction and recycling systems should be integrated with broader economic and environmental strategies; and

     (6) waste reduction and recycling policies and programs should be flexible enough to respond to the different conditions that prevail in urban and rural areas.