Delaware § 7802 - Findings and purpose.

§ 7802. Findings and purpose.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Whenever possible, the generation of waste should be reduced or eliminated as expeditiously as possible, and that waste that is generated should be recovered, reused, recycled, treated or disposed of in a manner that minimizes any present or future threats to human health or the environment;

(2) There may exist many promising technologies for the reduced generation of waste, for recovery, reuse, recycling and treatment of waste; and

(3) Financial commitments by public agencies and private industry for the expeditious development and implementation of waste reduction, recovery, reuse, recycling and treatment technologies depends upon further research as well as credible and timely demonstrations of economic viability, technical feasibility, environmental acceptability and reliability of this technology.

(b) Therefore the General Assembly declares:

(1) The purposes of this chapter are to enhance the protection of human health and the environment, and to establish a multi-media Pollution Prevention Program which will demonstrate and facilitate the potential for pollution prevention and waste minimization in Delaware through focusing on the following objectives:

a. Targeting industries and locations for technical assistance; and

b. Providing pollution prevention, education and outreach; and

(2) That it is the policy of this State, in concurrence with the Delaware Environmental Legacy Report, that waste that is generated should be, in order of priority, reduced at its source, recovered, reused, recycled, treated or disposed of so as to minimize the present and future threat to human health and the environment.

(c) It is the intent of this chapter to complement and be enforced in conjunction with other laws.

67 Del. Laws, c. 361, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 499, §§  2, 3;