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Committee reviews H.319 changes to producer‑responsibility programs for household hazardous waste and batteries
Summary
The House Natural Resources & Energy Committee on March 26 heard departmental and stakeholder testimony on H.319 amendments that delay deadlines and add implementation and enforcement tools for extended producer‑responsibility programs covering household hazardous products and batteries.
The House Natural Resources & Energy Committee on March 26 heard a presentation and public testimony on H.319, a bill that would amend implementation schedules and enforcement tools for several Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) producer‑responsibility programs, including the household hazardous waste (HHW) stewardship program and a battery study required of the stewardship organization. Committee staff and DEC witnesses described schedule changes, new registration and enforcement requirements, and an ANR backstop if manufacturers fail to form an approved stewardship organization.
Why it matters: The bill rewrites implementation steps for a program intended to shift the cost and organization of HHW collection from municipal solid‑waste districts to manufacturers. Stakeholders said the changes are intended to avoid leaving municipalities…
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