Recycling requirement for local school districts -- Exemptions
KRS 160.294
in effect160.294. Recycling requirement for local school districts -- Exemptions
(1) Each local board of education shall adopt a plan and procedures for recycling white paper and cardboard in all board-owned and operated facilities.
(2) A local board of education shall be exempt from the requirement to establish a recycling program as described in this section if:
(a) There is no recycling facility within the county or within a reasonable distance in an adjoining geographic area; or
(b) The district cannot locate a recycling vendor to service the school district, without incurring a negative fiscal impact.
(3) The board may delegate to each school or school council the responsibility for designing its own procedures; however, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall periodically review the operating procedures to assure that recycling is being carried out.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 558, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3703Fetched: 10/20/2026
