The department shall (1) serve as the coordinating agency among public and private organizations in the state that are involved in the control, reduction, and recycling of litter; (2) assist local governments in the adoption and amendment of ordinances relating to the control, reduction, and recycling of litter; (3) promote voluntary local programs and information […]
In order to minimize present and future threats to human health and the environment in the state, the department shall promote the following solid and hazardous waste management practices in the following order of priority: (1) waste source reduction; (2) recycling of waste; (3) waste treatment; and (4) waste disposal.
(a) There is established within the department a solid and hazardous waste reduction and recycling program. Within the limit of funds available, the department shall (1) coordinate community and agency efforts to reduce the production of solid and hazardous waste, including air and water emissions; (2) promote the practices and priorities established under AS 46.06.021 […]
(a) A community solid waste management planning grant account is established in the general fund. It consists of appropriations made to it. (b) The department may issue matching grants from money in the account to a municipality, to an unincorporated community, to an organization representing two or more municipalities or unincorporated communities within a region, […]
(a) The department shall designate one or more types and sizes of litter receptacles for use in the state. The department shall designate and make available for distribution throughout the state an anti-litter symbol of a uniform color and design adopted by the department. This anti-litter symbol must bear a statement of the penalties for […]
The department may design and have produced a litter bag bearing the state anti-litter symbol and a statement of the penalties for littering in the state. The department may make litter bags available for this purpose to the administrative component of the Department of Administration that administers motor vehicle and driver’s license laws. That component […]
(a) The department may establish a youth litter patrol program for the employment of young people on a seasonal basis. The department shall cooperate with federal, state, or municipal programs that either employ young people or encourage their employment. The department may contract with other state agencies to provide administration and other support for the […]
(a) A person may not throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter from a vehicle or otherwise, on public or private property in the state or in waters in the state or under state jurisdiction unless (1) the property is designated by a state agency or municipality as a site for the sanitary […]
(a) A person may not sell or offer to sell a nonglass beverage container that is designed and constructed so that the container is opened by detaching a metal ring or tab. This section does not apply to a beverage container that is opened by a detachable piece of tape, foil, or other soft material. […]
(a) A person may not manufacture, sell, or offer to sell a plastic bottle or a rigid plastic container unless a code that identifies the type of resin used to produce the bottle or container and that complies with (b) of this section is molded into or imprinted on or near the bottom of the […]
The penalties imposed for littering shall be posted along the public highways of the state, at visitor centers, at entrances to state parks and recreational areas, at public beaches, and other publicly owned public places the commissioner determines necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The state agency or municipality responsible for litter removal […]
(a) The following persons are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter: (1) a state employee authorized by the commissioner; and (2) a peace officer. (b) The department shall prescribe a citation form, which shall be used by all peace officers and persons in the state who are authorized to enforce the provisions of […]
The department may make grants to state agencies, to municipalities, and to private organizations including nonprofit organizations for the establishment and operation of programs authorized under this chapter. A grant under this section may not exceed 18 months. A program qualifying for a grant under this section may include (1) courses of instruction at, or […]
(a) The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) that establish (1) eligibility requirements for applicants for a grant under AS 46.06.120; (2) standards for the evaluation of proposals submitted by applicants for grants under AS 46.06.120; and (3) other conditions for the receipt of a grant under AS 46.06.120 that are […]
If a federal department or agency issues a formal ruling that a section of this chapter will prevent the state from receiving federal financial participation in a program or activity established under this chapter, the section does not apply to the extent that it causes the program or activity to lose federal funding.
In this chapter, (1) “beverage container” means the individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, jar or carton containing beer or other malt beverages or carbonated soft drinks, in liquid form; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of environmental conservation; (3) “degradable” means a characteristic of a material that allows the material to be […]
