---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 246.201-3"
title: "40"
number: "246.201-3"
heading: "Recommended procedures: Glass, can, and mixed paper separation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/246.201-3"
---

# §246.201-3. Recommended procedures: Glass, can, and mixed paper separation.


In areas where markets are available, it is recommended that glass, cans, and mixed paper be separated at the source of generation and separately collected for the purpose of recycling.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1008 and 6004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6907, 6964).

### Source

Source: 41 FR 16952, Apr. 23, 1976, unless otherwise noted.