Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 18.17
Used Cooking Oil Recycling

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.17-2

§ 23-18.17-2. Findings.

The general assembly hereby finds and declares:

(1) Used cooking oil clogs septic and municipal sewer systems, leading to overflowing manholes and high maintenance fees;

(2) Sewer overspill causes environmental pollution and leads to disease in humans and animals;

(3) In order to address these real threats to public health and the environment, efforts should be made to help minimize costs of sewer maintenance as well as prevention of sewer blockages.

History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 371, § 1.