KRS 160.294: 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.