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VA Code § 10.1-1425.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.4. Lead acid battery wholesalers; penalty

A. It shall be unlawful for any person selling new lead acid batteries at wholesale to not accept from customers at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries of the type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers. A person accepting batteries in transfer from a battery retailer shall be allowed a period not to exceed ninety days to remove batteries from the retail point of collection.B. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Each battery unlawfully refused by a wholesaler or not removed from the retail point of collection within ninety days shall constitute a separate violation.1990, c. 520.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.5. Construction of article

The provisions of this article shall not be construed to prohibit any person who does not sell new lead acid batteries from collecting and recycling such batteries.1990, c. 520.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.6. Recycling programs of state agencies

A. It shall be the duty of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and state agency of the Commonwealth, including the General Assembly, to establish programs for the use of recycled materials and for the collection, to the extent feasible, of all recyclable materials used or generated by such entities, including, at a minimum, used motor oil, glass, aluminum, office paper and corrugated paper. Such programs shall be in accordance with the programs and plans developed by the Department of Waste Management, which shall serve as the lead agency for the Commonwealth's recycling efforts. The Department shall develop such programs and plans by July 1, 1991.B. In fulfilling its duties under this section, each agency of the Commonwealth shall implement procedures for (i) the collection and storage of recyclable materials generated by such agency, (ii) the disposal of such materials to buyers, and (iii) the reduction of waste materials generated by such agency.1990, c. 616.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.7 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.7. Duty of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity

The Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity shall assist the Department by encouraging and promoting the establishment of appropriate recycling industries in the Commonwealth.1990, c. 616; 1996, cc. 589, 599; 2013, c. 482.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.8 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.8. Department of Transportation; authority and duty

The Department of Transportation is authorized to conduct recycling research projects, including the establishment of demonstration projects which use recycled products in highway construction and maintenance. Such projects may include by way of example and not by limitation the use of ground rubber from used tires or glass for road surfacing, resurfacing and sub-base materials, as well as the use of plastic or mixed plastic materials for ground or guard rail posts, right-of-way fence posts and sign supports.The Department of Transportation shall periodically review and revise its bid procedures and specifications to encourage the use of products and materials with recycled content in its construction and maintenance programs.The Commissioner of Highways may continue to provide for the collection of used motor oil and motor vehicle antifreeze from the general public at maintenance facilities in the County of Bath. The Commissioner of Highways may designate the source of funding for the collection and disposal of these materials.1990, c. 616; 1993, c. 801; 1994, c. 419; 1995, c. 109; 1996, c. 290.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.9 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.9. Duties of the Department of Education

With the assistance of the Department of Waste Management, the Department of Education shall develop by July 1, 1992, guidelines for public schools regarding (i) the use of recycled materials, (ii) the collection of recyclable materials, and (iii) the reduction of solid waste generated in such school's offices, classrooms and cafeterias.1990, c. 616.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.10. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Pollution prevention" means eliminating or reducing the use, generation or release at the source of environmental waste. Methods of pollution prevention include, but are not limited to, equipment or technology modifications; process or procedure modifications; reformulation or redesign of products; substitution of raw materials; improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control; and closed-loop recycling, onsite process-related recycling, reuse or extended use of any material utilizing equipment or methods which are an integral part of a production process. The term shall not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of an environmental waste through a process or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service, and shall not include treatment, increased pollution control, off-site or nonprocess-related recycling, or incineration."Toxic or hazardous substance" means (i) all of the chemicals identified on the Toxic Chemical List established pursuant to § 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. (P.L. 99-499), and (ii) all of the chemicals listed pursuant to §§ 101(14) and 102 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (P.L. 92-500).1993, c. 459; 1994, c. 169.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.11. Establishment of pollution prevention policy

It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth (i) that the Commonwealth should encourage pollution prevention activities by removing barriers and providing incentives and assistance, and (ii) that the generation of environmental waste should be reduced or eliminated at the source, whenever feasible; environmental waste that is generated should be reused whenever feasible; environmental waste that cannot be reduced or reused should be recycled whenever feasible; environmental waste that cannot be reduced, reused, or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner; and disposal should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner. It shall also be the policy of the Commonwealth to minimize the transfer of environmental wastes from one environmental medium to another.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.12. Pollution prevention assistance program

The Department shall establish a voluntary pollution prevention assistance program designed to assist all persons in promoting pollution prevention measures in the Commonwealth. The program shall emphasize assistance to local governments and businesses that have inadequate technical and financial resources to obtain information and to assess and implement pollution prevention measures. The program may include, but shall not be limited to:1. Establishment of a pollution prevention clearinghouse for all available information concerning waste reduction, waste minimization, source reduction, economic and energy savings, and pollution prevention;2. Assistance in transferring information concerning pollution prevention technologies through workshops, conferences and handbooks;3. Cooperation with programs at baccalaureate institutions of higher education to develop pollution prevention curricula and training;4. Technical assistance to generators of toxic or hazardous substances, including onsite consultation to identify alternative methods that may be applied to prevent pollution; and5. Researching and recommending incentive programs for innovative pollution prevention programs.To be eligible for onsite technical assistance, a generator of toxic or hazardous substances must agree to allow information regarding the results of such assistance to be shared with the public, provided that the identity of the generator shall be made available only with its consent and trade-secret information shall remain protected.1993, c. 459; 1994, c. 169.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.13. Pollution prevention advisory panels

The Director is authorized to name qualified persons to pollution prevention advisory panels to assist the Department in administering the pollution prevention assistance program. Panels shall include members representing different areas of interest in and potential support for pollution prevention, including industry, education, environmental and public interest groups, state government and local government.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.14. Pilot projects

The Department may sponsor pilot projects to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies and methods for pollution prevention. The results of all such projects shall be available for use by the public, but trade secret information shall remain protected.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.15. Waste exchange

The Department may establish an industrial environmental waste material exchange that provides for the exchange, between interested persons, of information concerning (i) particular quantities of industrial environmental waste available for recovery; (ii) persons interested in acquiring certain types of industrial environmental waste for purposes of recovery; and (iii) methods for the treatment and recovery of industrial environmental waste. The industrial environmental waste materials exchange may be operated under one or more reciprocity agreements providing for the exchange of the information for similar information from a program operated in another state. The Department may contract for a private person or public entity to establish or operate the industrial environmental waste materials exchange. The Department may prescribe rules concerning the establishment and operation of the industrial environmental waste materials exchange, including the setting of subscription fees to offset the cost of participating in the exchange.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.16. Trade secret protection

All trade secrets obtained pursuant to this article by the Department or its agents shall be held as confidential.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.17. Evaluation report

The Department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the appropriate committees of the General Assembly. The report shall include an evaluation of its pollution prevention activities. The report shall be submitted by December 1 of each year, beginning in 1994. The report shall include, to the extent available, information regarding progress in expanding pollution prevention activities in the Commonwealth.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.18. Pollution prevention grants

The Department may make grants to identify pollution prevention opportunities and to study or determine the feasibility of applying specific technologies and methods to prevent pollution. Persons who use, generate or release environmental waste may receive grants under this section.1993, c. 459.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.19. Inspections and enforcement actions by the Department

A. The Department shall seek to ensure, where appropriate, that any inspections conducted pursuant to Chapters 13 (§ 10.1-1300 et seq.) and 14 (§ 10.1-1400 et seq.) of this title and Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 (i) are multimedia in approach; (ii) are performed by teams of inspectors authorized to represent the air, water and solid waste programs within the Department; and (iii) minimize duplication of inspections, reporting requirements, and enforcement efforts.B. The Department may allow any person found to be violating any law or standard for which the Department has enforcement jurisdiction to develop a plan to reduce the use or generation of toxic or hazardous substances through pollution prevention incentives or initiatives and, to the maximum extent possible, implement the plan as part of coming into compliance with the violated law or standard. This shall in no way affect the Commonwealth's ability and responsibility to seek penalties in enforcement activities.1994, c. 169.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.20. Findings and intent

A. The General Assembly finds that:1. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;2. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall waste stream;3. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern because of the potential presence of heavy metals in residue from manufacturers' recycling processes, in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is landfilled; and4. Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern.B. It is the intent of the General Assembly to:1. Reduce the toxicity of packaging;2. Eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and3. Achieve reductions in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of recovered material in the production of products, packaging, and its components.1994, c. 944.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.21. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Distributor" means any person who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale."Intentional introduction" means the act of deliberately using a regulated heavy metal in the formulation of a package or packaging component where its continued presence in the final package or packaging component is to provide a specific characteristic or quality. The use of a regulated heavy metal as a processing agent or intermediate to impart certain chemical or physical changes during manufacturing, whereupon the incidental retention of a residue of the metal in the final package or packaging component is neither desired nor deliberate is not considered to be "intentional introduction" where the final package or packaging component is in compliance with subsection C of § 10.1-1425.22."Manufacturer" means any person that produces products, packages, packaging, or components of products or packaging."Package" means any container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate package, or a shipping container, as defined in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification D996. The term includes, but is not limited to, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrapping and wrapping film, bags, and tubs."Packaging component" means any individual assembled part of a package, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels. Tin-plated steel that meets ASTM specification A-623 shall be considered as a single package component. Electro-galvanized coated steel that meets ASTM specification A-525, and hot-dipped coated galvanized steel that meets ASTM specification A-879 shall be treated in the same manner as tin-plated steel.1994, c. 944; 1995, c. 115.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.22. Schedule for removal of incidental amounts of heavy metals

A. On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a package or packaging component which includes, in the package itself or in any packaging component, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package or packaging component.B. On and after July 1, 1995, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in the Commonwealth a product in a package which includes, in the package itself or in any of the packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution, and which exceeds a concentration level established by this article. This prohibition shall not apply to the incidental presence of any of these elements in a package or packaging component.C. The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in a package or packaging component shall not exceed the following:1. Six hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1995;2. Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1996; and3. One hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1997.D. Concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall be determined using ASTM test methods, as revised, or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, S-W 846, as revised.1994, c. 944.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.23. Exemptions

The following packaging and packaging components shall be exempt from the requirements of this Act:1. Packaging or packaging components with a code indicating a date of manufacture prior to July 1, 1995;2. Packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of federal law, provided that (i) the manufacturer of a package or packaging component must petition the Board for any exemption for a particular package or packaging component; (ii) the Board may grant an exemption for up to two years if warranted by the circumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon reapplication for exemption and meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be renewed at two-year intervals;3. Packages and packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process for which there is no feasible alternative, provided that (i) the manufacturer of a package or packaging component must petition the Board for any exemption for a particular package or packaging component; (ii) the Board may grant an exemption for up to two years if warranted by the circumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon reapplication for exemption and meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be renewed at two-year intervals. For purposes of this subdivision, a use for which there is no feasible alternative is one in which the regulated substance is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the package's contents;4. Packages and packaging components that would not exceed the maximum contaminant levels established but for the addition of recovered or recycled materials; and5. Packages and packaging components used to contain alcoholic beverages, as defined in § 4.1-100, bottled prior to July 1, 1992.1994, c. 944; 1995, c. 115.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.24. Certificate of compliance

A. On and after July 1, 1995, each manufacturer or distributor of packaging or packaging components shall make available to purchasers, the Department, and the public, upon request, certificates of compliance which state that the manufacturer's or distributor's packaging or packaging components comply with, or are exempt from, the requirements of this article.B. If the manufacturer or distributor of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component that results in an increase in the level of heavy metals higher than the original certificate of compliance, the manufacturer or distributor shall provide an amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated package or packaging component.1994, c. 944.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.25. Promulgation of regulations

The Board may promulgate regulations if regulations are necessary to implement and manage the provisions of this article. The Director is authorized to name qualified persons to an advisory panel of affected interests and the public to assist the Department in implementing the provisions of this article.1994, c. 944.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.26. Cathode ray tube and mercury thermostat special waste recycling program

A. As used in this section "cathode ray tube" means an intact glass tube used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors, oscilloscopes and similar scientific equipment, but does not include the other components of an electronic product containing a cathode ray tube even if the product and the cathode ray tube are disassembled.B. The Board shall promulgate regulations to encourage the recycling of thermostats containing mercury, cathode ray tubes, and electronics products.C. Any locality may, by ordinance, prohibit the disposal of thermostats containing mercury and cathode ray tubes in any waste-to-energy or solid waste disposal facility within its jurisdiction, provided the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all thermostats containing mercury and cathode ray tubes generated within its jurisdiction. However, no such ordinance shall contain any provision that penalizes anyone other than the initial generator of such thermostats containing mercury and cathode ray tubes.2003, c. 743; 2008, c. 12; 2010, c. 4.