Georgia § 12-8-160 - Legislative findings and declarations.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 12-8-160 — Legislative findings and declarations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-8-160. Legislative findings and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares that: The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment; Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream; The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern in light of the likely presence of heavy metals in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated or in leachate when packaging is landfilled; Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern; It is desirable as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste to eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and It is desirable to achieve reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of postconsumer materials in the production of packaging and its components. (Code 1981, § 12-8-160 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
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