Section 272.411. Affected municipalities

(a) By September 26, 1990, a municipality other than a county that has a population of 10,000 or more shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) By September 26, 1991, a municipality other than a county that has a population of more than 5,000 but less than 10,000 and which has a population density of more than 300 per square mile, shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program for recyclable materials in accordance with this subchapter.

(c) For purposes of this section, population shall be determined by the most recent decennial census by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce.

(d) The results of the 2000 census, or a subsequent decennial census, shall affect a municipality’s obligation to establish and implement a recycling program under this subchapter only as follows:

(1) A municipality that meets requirements of subsection (a) or (b) but which was not required by the previous decennial census to conduct a recycling program, shall establish and implement a source separation and collection program in accordance with this subchapter within 2 years after the census data becomes official.

(2) A municipality that no longer meets the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) based on the most recent decennial census, but which was required by the previous decennial census to conduct a recycling program, may discontinue the program.

The provisions of this § 272.411 adopted October 9, 1992, effective October 10, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105; amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (226139) to (226140).