Section 272.424. Implementation

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a municipality shall implement its responsibilities for collection, transportation, processing and marketing materials under this subchapter in one or more of the following ways:

(1) Collect, transport, process or market materials as required by this subchapter.

(2) Enter into contracts with other persons or license other persons for the collection, transporting, processing or marketing of materials as required by this subchapter. A person who enters into a contract or is licensed under this subsection shall be responsible with the municipality for the implementation of this section.

(b) Nothing in this subchapter requires a municipality to collect, transport, process and market materials or to contract for the collection, transportation, processing and marketing of materials from an establishment or activity if the following are met:

(1) The municipality is not collecting and transporting municipal waste from the establishment or activity.

(2) The municipality has not contracted for the collection and transportation of municipal waste from the establishment or activity.

(3) The municipality has adopted an ordinance as required by this subchapter, and the establishment or activity is in compliance with this subchapter.

The provisions of this § 272.424 adopted October 9, 1992, effective October 10, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105.