Solid waste contract requirement for provision re collection of designated recyclable items

(a) For the purposes of this section, “collector” means any person offering collection services for solid waste or designated recyclable items and “designated recyclable items” means any items designated for recycling or to be recycled pursuant to: (1) Subsection (a) of section 22a-241b, or (2) a municipal ordinance or other enforceable legal instrument to which a municipality is a party. (b) Each contract between a collector and a customer for the collection of solid waste shall make provision for the collection of designated recyclable items, either by providing for the collection of designated recyclable items by the same collector who is party to the solid waste contract or by including an identification by the customer of the collector with whom such contract exists. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require a customer to contract exclusively with one collector for the collection of both designated recyclable items and other solid waste. Each collector shall provide each customer with clear written or pictorial instructions on how to separate designated recyclable items in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-241b.