Florida Senate - 2024                                      SB 36
       
       
        
       By Senator Stewart
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00018-24                                             202436__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and
    3         recycling plan; amending s. 403.7032, F.S.; requiring
    4         the Department of Environmental Protection to develop
    5         a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for
    6         this state by a specified date, based on certain
    7         department recommendations; requiring the department
    8         to convene a technical assistance group for a
    9         specified purpose; specifying minimum requirements for
   10         the comprehensive plan; requiring the department to
   11         submit a report to the Legislature upon completion of
   12         the comprehensive plan; specifying requirements for
   13         the report; providing an effective date.
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   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 403.7032,
   18  Florida Statutes, to read:
   19         403.7032 Recycling.—
   20         (6) By July 1, 2025, the Department of Environmental
   21  Protection shall develop a comprehensive waste reduction and
   22  recycling plan for this state based on recommendations from the
   23  department’s “Florida and the 2020 75% Recycling Goal-Final
   24  Report.” The department shall convene a technical assistance
   25  group within the department to help develop the plan.
   26         (a) At a minimum, the comprehensive plan must do all of the
   27  following:
   28         1. Identify recycling goals based on sustainable materials
   29  management and waste diversion.
   30         2. Include a 3-year plan to implement all of the following
   31  strategies:
   32         a. Recycling education and outreach. The department shall
   33  propose statewide solutions to provide local recycling
   34  information and education throughout this state.
   35         b. Local government recycling assistance. The department
   36  shall evaluate the benefits and challenges of the former state
   37  Recycling and Education Grant Program and provide
   38  recommendations for reinstating the program or considering other
   39  means of providing recycling assistance to local governments.
   40         c. Recycling materials market development. The department
   41  shall consider and recommend plans to develop and promote
   42  markets for recycling materials.
   43         (b) Upon completion of the comprehensive waste reduction
   44  and recycling plan, the department shall provide a report to the
   45  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
   46  Representatives. The report must include an update on the status
   47  of the plan and any recommendations for statutory changes
   48  necessary to achieve the recycling goals or strategies
   49  identified in the plan.
   50         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.