Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 4000.1509. Recycling at educational institutions

The department, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop guidelines for source separation and collection of recyclable materials and for waste reduction in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, whether the schools, colleges and universities are public or nonpublic.  At a minimum, the guidelines shall address materials generated in administrative offices, classrooms, dormitories and cafeterias.  The Department of Education shall distribute these guidelines and encourage their implementation.  The guidelines shall be developed and distributed within two years of the effective date of this act, except that the guidelines are not required to be distributed to educational institutions that are Commonwealth agencies implementing recycling programs under section 1505.  1