Senate Bill 2134c1

    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2134

    By the Committee on Natural Resources and Senator Geller





    312-1857-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to resource recovery and

  3         management; amending s. 403.703, F.S.;

  4         redefining the term "source separated;"

  5         providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (44) of section 403.703, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         403.703  Definitions.--As used in this act, unless the

12  context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:

13         (44)  "Source separated" means the recovered materials

14  are separated from solid waste where the recovered materials

15  and solid waste are generated. The term does not require that

16  various types of recovered materials be separated from each

17  other and recognizes de minimis solid waste, in accordance

18  with industry standards and practices, may be included in the

19  recovered materials. Materials are not considered source

20  separated when two or more types of recovered materials are

21  deposited in combination with each other in a commercial

22  collection container located where the materials are generated

23  and such materials contain more than 10 percent solid waste by

24  volume or weight. For purposes of this subsection, the term

25  "various types of recovered materials" means metals, paper,

26  glass, plastic, textiles, and rubber.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                           CS for SB 2134
    312-1857-00




  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                         Senate Bill 2134

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  4  The committee substitute clarifies that materials are not
    considered separated when two or more types of recovered
  5  materials are deposited in combination with each other in a
    commercial collection container that contains more than 10
  6  percent solid waste by volume or weight. For purposes of this
    provision, "various types of recovered materials" means
  7  metals, paper, glass, plastic, textiles, and rubber.

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