A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to enact the "Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026"; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of a Producer Responsibility Advisory Board; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of recyclable covered materials lists and approved recycling processes; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of compostable covered materials lists; to provide for a reuse financial assistance program; to provide for the reduction of toxins in covered materials; to provide for certain reports; to provide for enforcement; to provide for rule making; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 28 0711ER/a: 12-8-110, 12-8-110.1, 12-8-110.2, 12-8-110.6, 12-8-110.13, 12-8-110.3, 12-8-110.10, 12-8-110.12, 12-8-110.15, 45-7-21, 12-8-110.7, 12-8-110.4, 12-8-110.9, 12-8-110.5, 12-8-110.14, 21-8-110.7, 12-8-110.8, 12-8-110.11, 12-8-110.16, 12-8-110.17, 12-8-110.18