GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
SESSION LAW 2009-499
HOUSE BILL 760
AN ACT to exempt pesticide containers from the prohibition on disposal of rigid plastic containers in landfills.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 130A-309.10(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f) No person shall knowingly dispose of the following solid wastes in landfills:
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(11) Recyclable rigid plastic
containers that are required to be labeled as provided in subsection (e) of this
section, that have a neck smaller than the body of the container, and that
accept a screw top, snap cap, or other closure. The prohibition on disposal of
recyclable rigid plastic containers in landfills does not apply to rigid
plastic containers that are intended for use in the sale or distribution of
motor oil.oil or pesticides.
…."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of August, 2009.
s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
Governor
Approved 3:10 p.m. this 26th day of August, 2009