Florida Statutes Title XXIX. Public Health § 403.714. Duties of state agencies

(a) Establish a program, in cooperation with the department and the Department of Management Services, for the collection of all recyclable materials generated in state offices and institutions throughout the state, including, at a minimum, aluminum, high-grade office paper, and corrugated paper.

(b) Provide procedures for collecting and storing recyclable materials, containers for storing materials, and contractual or other arrangements with buyers of the recyclable materials.

(c) Evaluate the amount of recyclable material recycled and make all necessary modifications to said recycling program to ensure that all recyclable materials are effectively and practicably recycled.

(d) Establish and implement, in cooperation with the department and the Department of Management Services, a solid waste reduction program for materials used in the course of agency operations. The program shall be designed and implemented to achieve the maximum feasible reduction of solid waste generated as a result of agency operations.

(5)(a) The Department of Education, in cooperation with the State University System and the department, shall develop, distribute, and encourage the use of guidelines for the collection of recyclable materials and for solid waste reduction in the state system of education. At a minimum, the guidelines shall address solid waste generated in administrative offices, classrooms, dormitories, and cafeterias.

(b) In order to orient students and their families to the recycling of waste and to encourage the participation of schools, communities, and families in recycling programs, the school board of each school district in the state shall provide a program of student instruction in the recycling of waste materials. The instruction shall be provided at both the elementary and secondary levels of education.

(c) The Department of Education is directed to develop, from funds appropriated for environmental education, curriculum materials and resource guides for a recycling awareness program for instruction at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.