NRS 386.4159 Recycling of paper, paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials; rules and procedures; exception; deposit of money received.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each school district shall recycle or cause to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials that it produces. This subsection does not apply to:

(a)Construction and demolition waste; or

(b)Confidential documents if there is an additional cost for recycling those documents.

2. Before recycling electronic waste, a school district shall permanently remove any data stored on the electronic waste.

3. A school district is not required to comply with the requirements of subsection 1 if the board of trustees of the school district determines that the cost to recycle or cause to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials produced by the schools in the district is unreasonable and would place an undue burden on the operations of the district or a particular school.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board of trustees shall consult with the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the disposition of the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials to be recycled, including, without limitation, the placement of recycling containers on the premises of the schools in the school district and the administrative offices of the school district. This subsection does not apply to construction and demolition waste.

5. Any money received by the school district for recycling or causing to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials it produces must be paid by the board of trustees for credit to the general fund of the school district.

6. As used in this section:

(a)“Electronic waste” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0115 .

(b)“Paper” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0123 .

(c)“Paper product” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0126 .

(d)“Recyclable material” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.013 .