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Committee approves bill to raise landfill recycling fee from $2 to $5 per ton
Summary
The House Local Government Committee advanced House Bill 620, increasing the recycling fee in Act 101 from $2 per ton to $5 per ton to bolster the state recycling fund; the measure passed the committee on a recorded vote, 14–12.
House Bill 620, sponsored by Representative Isaacson, would amend the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of 1988) to raise the recycling fee paid by municipal waste landfill and incinerator operators from $2 per ton to $5 per ton.
Committee staff explained the fee increase would direct additional revenue into the recycling fund, a special state…
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