(2) Activities that may be funded to carry out the purposes of this section include but are not limited to:
(a) Activities to reduce the environmental and human health impacts of materials at all stages of their life cycles, such as:
(A) Promoting and enhancing waste prevention, recycling and other waste recovery activities;
(B) Collecting data;
(C) Researching, planning, developing and applying performance measures;
(D) Developing standards and educational and promotional activities;
(E) Supporting markets;
(F) Demonstrating activities; and
(G) Managing household hazardous wastes and materials;
(b) Solid waste planning activities by counties and metropolitan service districts, as approved by the department; and
(c) Providing grants or loans to fund the types of activities listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection. In providing grants under this paragraph, the department shall give preference to providing grants for activities that reduce solid waste generation and exceed the requirements of this chapter. [Formerly 459.295; 1993 c.560 §89; 1999 c.59 §130; 2015 c.662 §7]