The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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RUBBISH AND GARBAGE
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2206)
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§ 2206. Recycling centers
(a) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall develop a State plan for the establishment
and operation of solid waste recycling centers sufficient to meet the need for solid
waste recycling throughout the State. In developing a State plan, the Secretary may
establish pilot or demonstration projects for the purpose of determining equitable
regions or methods for solid waste recycling. Pursuant to such plan, the Secretary
shall establish and operate or contract for the establishment and operation of a solid
waste recycling center within each town, or within each administrative district created
pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 4001, or within such other regions as he or she deems reasonable to efficiently utilize
solid waste recycling facilities at locations determined by him or her with the approval
of the legislative body of the town in which the facility is to be located. Each
recycling center shall be used for the storage, processing, and sale or disposal of
solid waste. The Secretary may purchase, lease, or rent land or designate land owned
by the State or any agency or department thereof for use as recycling centers.
(b) The Secretary is authorized to contract in the name of the State for the service of
independent contractors under bond or with an agency or department of the State or
a town to operate the recycling centers or to collect solid waste and deliver it to
a recycling center.
(c) The Secretary shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to implement the provisions
of this section.
(d) [Omitted.] (Added 1971, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2015, No. 23, § 124.)