Section 27-0509. Technical assistance


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  • The  commissioner  shall prepare and distribute to municipalities, and
      may distribute to other persons, upon request, information  relevant  to
      the  source  separation  of  solid waste. The commissioner shall provide
      consultations to assist  in  the  development  of  programs  under  this
      section.  Such  technical  assistance  program shall include, but not be
      limited to:
        1. classification of recyclable materials;
        2. techniques for home sorting of solid waste;
        3. collection  systems  for  separated  materials  which  promote  the
      efficiency of resource recovery facilities;
        4.  use of compartmentalized sanitation vehicles to maintain collected
      materials in an uncontaminated condition;
        5. identification of appropriate marketing specifications and  markets
      to  assist  persons  who  engage  in  preparing  recovered materials for
      market;
        6. education and public  information  programs  which  include  source
      reduction and the relationship between solid waste and energy;
        7.  projections of probable changes in the waste stream due to changes
      in population, industry and employment in the municipality;
        8. model local law or ordinance to implement source separation; and
        9. other relevant information for solid waste management.