In addition to other powers and duties, the council shall have the power to propose and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions, purposes, and intent of the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Act.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-1549

  • Council: shall mean the Environmental Quality Council. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1538
  • Litter: shall mean all waste material susceptible to being dropped, deposited, discarded, or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the state, but not including the wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1541
  • Recycling: shall mean the process of separating, cleaning, treating, and reconstituting waste or other discarded materials for the purpose of recovering and reusing the resources contained therein. See Nebraska Statutes 81-1545