Alabama § 22-27-16 - Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-27-16 — Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22-27-16. Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials.

Notwithstanding any other law or any provision of this article to the contrary, a generator of recovered materials owns those materials until such time as the generator may voluntarily relinquish ownership of those materials. The generator may not be prohibited from selling, conveying, or arranging for the transportation of recovered materials to a recycler or recovered materials processing facility for reuse or recycling, nor preventing a recycling company, recovered materials processing facility, or nonprofit entity from buying, accepting, collecting, or transporting recovered materials from a buy-back center, drop-box, or from any generator of recovered materials.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Code of Alabama § 22-27-16 cover?

Section 22-27-16 ("Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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