{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-2502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–2502","heading":"","body":"(a) On or before October 1, 2023, the Department shall approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers under this subtitle.\n(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle provide a framework for:\n(1) Minimizing the environmental and human health impacts of packaging, including by:\n(i) Reducing the amount of packaging, especially plastic packaging, sold in the State;\n(ii) Reducing packaging waste;\n(iii) Redesigning packaging to be recyclable, compostable, and reusable; and\n(iv) Reducing the toxicity of packaging;\n(2) Conserving resources by increasing the recycling rates and recycled content of covered products;\n(3) Modernizing and improving waste and recycling systems in the State, including by:\n(i) Facilitating the improvement of reuse, composting, and recycling;\n(ii) Stimulating responsible end markets for covered materials; and\n(iii) Improving access to and the efficiency of recycling, composting, and reuse infrastructure, with special emphasis on underserved communities; and\n(4) Making producers financially responsible for investing in the needed infrastructure and reimbursing local governments and other service providers for costs associated with transporting, collecting, and processing covered materials.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-2502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"4b7acaf4698d77d32781f6496a41a31dc41f6feec4b72ba1c09cc39254ed4904","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-2501","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-2503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}