Municipalities with populations between 5,000 and 10,000 and more than 300 persons per square mile had to implement curbside programs by September 26, 1991.
Grants are available to all municipalities to establish recycling programs.
All disposal facilities provide recycling drop-off centers. Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments within a mandated municipality are required to recycle aluminum, high-grade office paper and corrugated paper in addition to other materials chosen by the municipality. The Act makes it illegal to discard automotive and other lead acid batteries. In both retail and wholesale outlets, customers must be able to recycle at least the same number of used batteries as the number of new ones purchased. Manufacturers are encouraged to design their products with recycling in mind and assess their processes to minimize discards.