Georgia § 12-8-40 - 3. Disposal of shingles containing asphalt.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 12-8-40 — 3. Disposal of shingles containing asphalt., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-8-40. 3. Disposal of shingles containing asphalt.
It shall be unlawful to dispose of any roofing shingles which contain asphalt except in construction and demolition or municipal solid waste landfills. (Code 1981, § 12-8-40.3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 928, § 2.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1997, p. 928, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources in conjunction with the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division shall develop a plan, if practicable, to encourage the recycling of asphalt shingles and shall make a report on such plan to the General Assembly of Georgia by December 31, 1997."
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