FL S1192

Local governments are prohibited from preventing private waste companies from separately listing governmental taxes and fees, including franchise fees, on invoices for solid waste collection, disposal, or recycling services

Expands existing competitive fairness provisions for solid waste collection services to also cover disposal and recycling services, requiring local governments to comply with the same environmental, health, and safety standards as private competitors

Creates the crime of theft of recyclable property (including recovered materials and wooden/plastic pallets), classified as a first-degree misdemeanor for first and second offenses

Third or subsequent violations of recyclable property theft within 3 years of a prior conviction become a third-degree felony

Establishes a civil remedy for victims of recyclable property theft with a minimum damage award of $5,000 plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs