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Senate committees narrow HB 751, remove compostable packaging from organic-waste definition and defer effective date
2556144 · March 8, 2025
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Summary
Committees passed House Bill 751, HD2, to set statewide organic-waste diversion goals but excluded compostable food packaging from the organic waste definition and deferred the effective date amid PFAS testing concerns.
House Bill 751, HD2, establishing statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic-waste diversion passed the committees on Tuesday after members adopted targeted revisions recommended by the Department of Health.
Lein Otsu of the Department of Health testified in opposition and flagged incomplete…
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