SB 1368 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 49-746 to remove population threshold restrictions on municipalities prohibiting private enterprise recycling and solid waste management services.

• Eliminates the previous exemption allowing municipalities with limited populations to restrict commercial or industrial solid waste management to a single company per 60,000 residents.

• Requires municipalities to prescribe rules for recycling and solid waste management services that promote availability and competition in service delivery.

• Removes provisions regarding population determinations by the Department of Economic Security for purposes of calculating service company limitations.