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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.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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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