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As used in this section:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-10-2101
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“Recycling” means the process of collecting materials diverted from the waste stream for reuse. |
| (b) |
“Recycling bin” means any receptacle made available to the public by a governmental entity or private business for the collection of any source-separated item for recycling purposes. |
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| (2) |
It is an infraction to place any prohibited item or substance in a recycling bin if the bin is posted with the following information printed legibly in basic English:
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a descriptive list of the items that may be deposited in the recycling bin, entitled in boldface capital letters: “ITEMS YOU MAY DEPOSIT IN THIS RECYCLING BIN:”; |
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at the end of the list in Subsection (2)(a), the following statement in boldface capital letters: “REMOVING FROM THIS BIN ANY ITEM THAT IS LISTED ABOVE AND THAT YOU DID NOT PLACE IN THE CONTAINER IS THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT, PUNISHABLE BY LAW.”; |
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the following statement in boldface capital letters: “DEPOSIT OF ANY OTHER ITEM IN THIS RECYCLING BIN IS AGAINST THE LAW.”; |
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the following statement in boldface capital letters, posted on the recycling collection container in close proximity to the notices required under Subsections (2)(a), (b), and (c): “PLACING ANY ITEM OR SUBSTANCE IN THIS RECYCLING BIN OTHER THAN THOSE ALLOWED IN THE LIST POSTED ON THIS BIN IS AN INFRACTION, PUNISHABLE BY A MAXIMUM FINE OF $750.”; and |
| (e) |
the name and telephone number of the entity that owns the recycling bin or is responsible for its placement and maintenance. |
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Amended by Chapter 324, 2010 General Session
