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Committee hears expansion of paint stewardship program; agencies describe fee flow and small fiscal effects
Summary
Committee testimony outlined an expansion of Vermont's paint stewardship program to additional 'paint products,' explained how stewardship assessments are collected and remitted, and described a contingency authority for ANR to establish household hazardous waste plans if manufacturers fail to comply.
Legislative staff and agency witnesses briefed the committee on proposed expansions to Vermont's paint stewardship program and related household hazardous waste contingency authority.
The bill would expand the existing architectural paint stewardship program to include a broader set of "paint products" (examples discussed in testimony included aerosol spray paints, paint thinners and stains) and would codify the stewardship assessment schedule now charged at point of sale.
"The flow is, you know, you or I pay, and then that money is remitted back to either the manufacturer…
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