{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1425.20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 10.1-1425.20","heading":"Findings and intent","body":"A. The General Assembly finds that:1. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;2. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall waste stream;3. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern because of the potential presence of heavy metals in residue from manufacturers' recycling processes, in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is landfilled; and4. Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern.B. It is the intent of the General Assembly to:1. Reduce the toxicity of packaging;2. Eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and3. Achieve reductions in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of recovered material in the production of products, packaging, and its components.1994, c. 944.","path":["Title 10.1. CONSERVATION","Subtitle II. ACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY OTHER ENTITIES","Chapter 14. VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT","Article 3.4. REDUCTION OF HEAVY METALS IN PACKAGING ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-1425.20/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:59Z","sha256":"0e1a713d6903ac4b364fdeae65c48df862154365576c35222bfa59f396d73468","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1425.19","next":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1425.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}