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Committee hears proposal to expand state paint stewardship program to additional paint products; convenience standards debated
Summary
Lawmakers considered language to expand an existing paint stewardship program to include stains, thinners and other paint-related products; committee members asked for additional testimony about how household-hazardous items would be collected and whether convenience standards should differ by product type.
The Natural Resources & Energy Committee discussed proposed language (referred to in the hearing as S.319 / '03/19') to expand Vermont’s existing paint stewardship program beyond architectural paint to include additional paint-related products that some stakeholders classify as household hazardous waste.
Why it matters: The change would expand the program run by the stewardship organization (PaintCare in current practice) to cover items such as stains, shellacs and paint thinners. Some of those products are considered household hazardous waste and are typically…
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