The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish percentages of plastic material that must be recycled before a recycling program is considered an effective recycling program. In establishing the percentages the department:

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(1) Shall establish percentages for each different type of plastic resin;

(2) Shall require that at least 15 percent of each plastic resin type be recycled statewide in 1992; and

(3) May not establish a required percentage of more than 75 percent before December 31, 1999. [Formerly 468.969]

See note under 459A.775.

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