In order to minimize present and future threats to human health and the environment in the state, the department shall promote the following solid and hazardous waste management practices in the following order of priority:

(1) waste source reduction;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 46.06.021

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) recycling of waste;
(3) waste treatment; and
(4) waste disposal.