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(1) determine the potential liability to the public entity and its taxpayers for managing the waste in <br />this manner; <br />(2) develop and implement a plan for managing the potential liability; and <br />(3) submit the information from clauses (1) and (2) to the agency. <br />(b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "public entity" means the state; an office, agency, or <br />institution of the state; the Metropolitan Council; a metropolitan agency; the Metropolitan Mosquito <br />Control District; the legislature; the courts; a county; a statutory or home rule charter city; a town; a <br />school district; another special taxing district; or any other general or special purpose unit of government <br />in the state. <br />History: 1995 c 247 art 1 s 9 <br /> <br />Minn Stat. §115A.551 RECYCLING. <br />Subdivision 1. Definitions. <br /> (a) For the purposes of this section, "recycling" means, in addition to the meaning given in <br />section 115A.03, subdivision 25b, yard waste and source-separated compostable materials composting <br />and recycling that occurs through mechanical or hand separation of materials that are then delivered for <br />use in manufacturing processes that do not cause the destruction of recyclable materials in a manner that <br />precludes further use. <br />(b) For the purposes of this section, "total solid waste generation" means the total by weight of: <br />(1) materials separated for recycling; <br />(2) materials separated for yard waste and source-separated compostable materials composting; <br />(3) mixed municipal solid waste plus motor and vehicle fluids and filters, tires, lead acid batteries, <br />and major appliances; and <br />(4) residential waste materials that would be mixed municipal solid waste but for the fact that they <br />are not collected as such. <br /> Subd. 2 <br />[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 13 s 48] <br /> <br /> Subd. 2a. County recycling goals. <br />(a) By December 31, 2030, each county will have as a goal to recycle the following amounts: <br />(1) for a county outside of the metropolitan area, 35 percent by weight of total solid waste <br />generation; and <br />(2) for a metropolitan county, 75 percent by weight of total solid waste generation. <br />(b) Each county will develop and implement or require political subdivisions within the county to <br />develop and implement programs, practices, or methods designed to meet its recycling goal. Nothing in <br />this section or in any other law may be construed to prohibit a county from establishing a higher recycling <br />goal. <br />(c) Any quantified recyclable materials that meet the definition in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), or <br />section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, are eligible to be counted toward a county's recycling goal under this <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: BD0910DB-A076-4C71-BB36-D135BC551975