GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

HOUSE BILL 760

RATIFIED BILL

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.

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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2009.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7^th day of August, 2009.

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                                                                         Marc Basnight

                                                                         President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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                                                                         Joe Hackney

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

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                                                                         Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2009