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Committee hears mixed views on HB 6917 solid‑waste proposal; municipal leaders press for targeted reinvestment
Summary
The Environment Committee considered HB 6917, a broad package aimed at managing solid waste: food donation plans for large generators, a possible expansion of the state’s per‑ton solid‑waste assessment, and a study of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
The Environment Committee considered HB 6917, a broad package aimed at managing solid waste: food donation plans for large generators, a possible expansion of the state’s per‑ton solid‑waste assessment, and a study of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Municipal leaders, regional councils and the Bristol resource recovery facility operators told the committee the bill contains useful elements — especially requirements to expand food donation and organics diversion — but strongly objected to section 3, which would broaden the solid‑waste assessment to more tonnage and remit the revenues to the general fund. Mayors…
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