What are some states doing on a state-wide level to increase participation in recycling programs?
One of the most effective ways to increase participation in recycling is through passing laws and putting regulatory measures in place to ensure efficient and comprehensive recycling programs. Encouraging legislators to approve funding for solid waste reduction programs is essential. For example, thanks to Florida legislators’ allocation of money in 1997, $1.2 Million was set aside to fund counties’ innovative solutions to Municipal Solid Waste and other Solid Waste. The funds supported projects, such as a Landfill Methane Reuse project, a Commercial and Institutional Electronics Recycling Program, and the Greening of Commercial and Institutional Venues and Events Program. After the initiation of the South Carolina Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991, the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control implemented a $2 advanced recycling fee which is added onto the cost of tires. This small amount of money has gone a long way and led to the recycling or disposal of 7 millio
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