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Updates on other state’s solid waste legislation
Interested in what other state legislatures are considering in the current session to address solid waste? Waste Dive provides recent updates.
“Landfill legislation – if we’re going to kick the can down the road, let’s at least do it right”
Landfill legislation – If we’re going to kick the can down the road, let’s at least do it right. By Eliot Wessler, reprinted from the Concord Monitor, April 21, 2023.
“Great savings in a circular economy”
Circular Economy Commentary by Ann Podlipny – great savings in a circular economy…
Extended Producer Responsibility effort moves forward in Maryland
Extended Producer Responsibility effort moves forward in Maryland. Recently signed legislation requires the Maryland Department of the Environment to approve a producer responsibility organization by October 1, 2003 and authorizes an independent needs assessment to be completed by the end of July 2024.
EPA 2021 emissions report released
The Environmental Protection Agency has released its 2021 report on air pollution emissions.
Bottle Bills and EPR
Bottle bills and Extended Producer Responsibility programs can be complementary approaches to waste diversion.
NH Senate Kills HB56
The New Hampshire Senate voted down House Bill 56. This bill would have prohibited siting any part of a landfill over a significant sand and gravel aquifer and established a formula for determining the distance required between a new landfill and a perennial river, lake, or coastal water.
Food Waste Legislation
Will New Hampshire take steps to reduce the amount of food waste going to landfills?
Landfill Setbacks Bill
The NH Senate’s Energy and Environment Committee has voted (3-2) “Inexpedient to Legislate” on a bill that would establish a formula for landfill setbacks from surface waters.
Bourne MA Food Waste Collection
A Massachusetts municipal landfill gets national attention for its innovative food waste collection success…“The Town of Bourne’s food waste collection program is booming, having collected 1,500 pounds of food waste so far this calendar year…
Advanced Recycling Bill in NH
“Advanced recycling” is a controversial process that uses heat and chemicals to break down plastics into raw materials. As of 2022, NH classifies advanced recycling as manufacturing rather than solid waste processing…
Out of State Waste
Collaborative Solid Waste Strategies is acutely aware of unmonitored loads of out of state waste being brought into our New Hampshire landfills every day. This is something that the Concord Monitor reported on December 31, 2022.
State Legislatures Enact Solid Waste Bills in 2022 Sessions
Summaries of and links to 18 solid waste bills enacted by 10 state legislatures in 2022.
Some Massachusetts Solid Waste Facilities Now Qualify for Peak Energy Incentive Program
As of January 1, 2023, some Massachusetts landfill gas facilities and anaerobic digesters qualify for the Commonwealth’s peak energy incentive program.
Canadian Ban on Single Use Plastics
As of December 20, 2022 Canada has banned the manufacture and import for domestic sales several categories of single use plastics, with additional bans scheduled for future years.
NH Legislative Preview
The published list of bills proposed for the 2023 session of the New Hampshire General Court provides an idea of what will be debated in upcoming hearings.
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