Georgia § 50-5-60 - 5. Implementation of policies requiring reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies.
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§ 50-5-60. 5. Implementation of policies requiring reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies.
In addition to recycling, each state agency, department, and authority shall take action to implement policies which require reduction and reuse of materials generated by state agencies. These policies shall include, but not be limited to, double-sided printing and copying, refilling and reusing laser printer cartridges, the purchase of source reduced products, and where feasible discontinuing the use of 8 1/2" x 14" paper. Replacement copier machines should include double-sided copying capability and shall be compatible with the use of paper containing recycled content. (Code 1981, § 50-5-60.5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 531, § 3.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1993, p. 531, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to institute and maintain a comprehensive program for the procurement of products that contain recovered materials. The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the state to create incentives that increase the demand for products manufactured with recovered materials. The purchasing power of state government can be used to stimulate demand for products manufactured with recovered materials. By increasing the demand for such products, landfill space will be saved and pollution will be reduced."
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