Reporting responsibility of the Department and Authority.
Del. Code tit. 7, § 6060
in effect(a) The Department and Authority are hereby required to provide to the Governor and the General , by November 1 of each year, an annual report on the status of recycling activities in Delaware. Said report must, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) Status of attainment of the recycling goals specified in § 6056 of this title.
(2) An assessment of the activities of both the Department and the Authority in achieving the recycling goals specified in § 6056 of this title.
(3) An objective, auditable accounting of recycling rates for total solid waste, municipal solid waste, and residential solid waste.
(4) Use the definitions of “recycling” and “municipal solid waste” as stated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in its document EPA530-R-97-011 dated September 1997. The Department is able to adopt changes to these definitions.
(b) The Department, in concert with the Authority, shall:
(1) Monitor this State’s recycling initiatives and measure Delaware’s achievements toward attainment of the recycling goals specified in § 6056 of this title.
(2) Design and implement public educational efforts aimed at increasing public awareness of recycling opportunities.
(3) Provide technical assistance to local entities to assist them in increasing their recycling rates.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c060/sc03/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
