Committee hears split testimony on recycling bills: needs assessment versus full EPR program

Feb 22, 2025

Two competing recycling bills — one requiring a Department of Ecology needs assessment and one establishing a producer responsibility organization — prompted robust testimony from recyclers, waste haulers, brand producers and local governments.

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Two related measures on recycling and producer responsibility drew the committee's longest public hearing of the day.

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