(1) Each local board of education shall adopt a plan and procedures for recycling white paper and cardboard in all board-owned and operated facilities.
(2) A local board of education shall be exempt from the requirement to establish a recycling program as described in this section if:
(a) There is no recycling facility within the county or within a reasonable distance in an adjoining geographic area; or (b) The district cannot locate a recycling vendor to service the school district, without incurring a negative fiscal impact.
(3) The board may delegate to each school or school council the responsibility for designing its own procedures; however, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall periodically review the operating procedures to assure that recycling is being carried out.