KRS 224.10-620: Public education program on reducing and managing waste.

The Kentucky Environmental Education Council, the Energy and Environment Cabinet,

and the Department of Education shall establish a program to educate the citizens of the

Commonwealth of the importance of reducing and managing waste effectively, the need

for individual action to reduce the amount and toxicity of solid waste being disposed, the

need for alternative disposal methods to landfilling for toxic materials commonly used in

or around households such as cleaners, solvents, pesticides, and automotive and paint

products, and the necessity of implementing environmentally protective management and

disposal mechanisms for the solid waste that is generated. In helping develop the

educational programs, the Department of Education shall identify and adopt mec hanisms

to inform students throughout the Commonwealth of the importance of reducing and

managing solid waste effectively.