Section 37-0211. Reports  


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  • The  department  shall  include  a report on the effectiveness of this
      title as part of its annual solid waste management plan as  required  by
      section  27-0103  of  this chapter. The report shall contain a review of
      other toxic substances contained in packaging and recommend additions to
      the list of hazardous ingredients set forth in this title  in  order  to
      further  reduce  the  toxicity  of  packaging waste, and shall contain a
      recommendation whether to continue the  recycling  exemption  as  it  is
      provided  for in subdivision three of section 37-0207 of this title, and
      a description of the nature of the substitutes used in lieu of the lead,
      mercury, cadmium, or hexavalent chromium.  The  department  may  include
      recommendations  of  the  source  reduction council of the conference of
      North-Eastern governors in  the  report.  Recommendations  made  by  the
      department  to  eliminate  toxic substances contained in packaging shall
      include a determination of  whether  the  ingredient  presents  or  will
      present  an unreasonable risk to health or the environment, based upon a
      recognized  risk  assessment  protocol  and  taking  into  account   the
      magnitude and severity of the harm against the benefits of the substance
      or mixture to society as well as the availability of substitutes for the
      substance  or  mixture  and  other  adverse  effects which such proposed
      action to eliminate such ingredient may have on society.