Chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004

 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 20

 the following new section:—

 Section 21. (a) As used in this section the following words shall

 have the following meanings:—

 “Agency”, any state agency, state authority, state higher education

 facility or state office.

 “Cathode ray tubes”, any intact, broken, or processed glass tube

 used to provide the visual display in televisions, computer monitors

 and certain scientific instruments such as oscilloscopes.

 “Court”, any trial court department, appeals court and the

 supreme judicial court.

 “Construction and demolition”, asphalt pavement, brick, wood,

 metal and concrete from construction activities and demolition of

 buildings, roads and bridges and similar sources.

 “Glass Containers”, glass bottles and jars (soda-lime glass) but

 excluding light bulbs, Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking

 glasses, windows, windshields and ceramics.

 “Fluorescent lamp”, an electric lamp to which the manufacturer

 intentionally introduces mercury for the operation of the lamp,

 including , but not limited to fluorescent, compact fluorescent,

 black lights, high intensity discharge lamps, ultraviolet lamps and

 neon lamps.

 “Lead Batteries”, lead-acid batteries used in motor vehicles or

 stationary applications.

 “Metal Containers”, aluminum, steel or bi-metal beverage and

 food containers.

 “Recyclable paper”, all paper, corrugated cardboard, and paperboard

 products, except tissue paper, toweling, paper plates and

 cups, wax-coated corrugated cardboard, and other low-grade

 paper products.

 “Single polymer plastics”, all narrow-neck plastic containers

 where the diameter of the mouth of the container is less than the

 diameter of the body of the container. This includes single polymer

 plastic containers labeled 1-6.

 “State Sustainability Program”, State Sustainability Program

 within executive office of environmental affairs.

 “Tires”, a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering intended

 for use on a motor vehicle.

 “White goods”, appliances employing electricity, oil, natural

 gas or liquefied petroleum gas to preserve or cook food; wash or

 dry clothing, cooking or kitchen utensils or related items; or to

 cool or to heat air or water, including, but not limited to, refrigerators,

 freezers, air conditioners, water coolers, dishwashers, clothes

 washers, clothes dryers, gas or electric ovens and ranges, and hot

 water heaters. White goods do not include microwave ovens.

 “Yard Waste”, deciduous and coniferous seasonal depositions,

 such as leaves, grass clippings, weeds, hedge clippings, garden

 materials, and brush 1 (one) inch or less in diameter (excluding

 diseased plants).

  (b) By January 1, 2010, every agency and court, individually or

 in conjunction with other agencies or courts, and the General

 Court shall recycle the following materials: lead batteries, metal

 containers, glass containers, single polymer plastics, recyclable

 paper, yard waste, tires, white goods, fluorescent lamps, cathode

 ray tubes or the product that contains the cathode ray tube and

 construction and demolition material.

  (c) The State Sustainability Program shall provide recycling

 guidance to establish and implement a waste generation and recyclable

 material generation reporting system for agencies, courts

 and the General Court. Agencies and courts with more than 50

 employees located in a state owned building and the General

 Court shall be required to submit said reports. In the event an

 agency or court is located in a facility where the waste management

 is handled by another agency or court, the agency or court

 responsible for waste management shall be responsible for submitting

 said reports Said reports shall, where feasible, include, but

 not be limited to the following:

  (1) Tonnage of solid waste generated by the agency, court or

 General Court; and

 (2) Tonnage of waste recycled by agency, court or General

 Court; and

 (3) A breakdown of the tonnage of materials in subsection (b).

 Said reports shall be submitted to the State Sustainability Program

 at least annually.

 (d) Every lease agreement entered into by an agency or court after

 the effective date of this section shall contain a provision that

 requires recycling pursuant to the terms of this act, and, where feasible,

 requires the landlord to report on agency or court waste generation

 and recycling data pursuant to section (c) of this act.

 (e) The executive office of environmental affairs may promulgate

 rules and regulations regarding this act.