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Committee adopts bill to move recycling program to Department of Public Works
Summary
The Senate spending committee voted to adopt Senate Bill 24-08, which would transfer authority for the Commonwealth Recycling Act of 1999 from the Division of Environmental Quality to the Department of Public Works and authorize DPW to implement a recycling redemption program across all three islands.
The Senate spending committee on resources, economic development and workforce voted to adopt Senate Bill 24-08, which transfers functions of the Commonwealth Recycling Act of 1999 from the Division of Environmental Quality to the Department of Public Works and authorizes DPW to implement a recycling redemption program across Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
Supporters told the committee the program has already shown results under recent grant-funded pilots. "We saw volume of cans removed when we would normally see it through processing," Secretary Yewon said, adding the initial grants reduced visible aluminum and plastic in landfill loads and extended facility life. Secretary Yewon said the short, grant-funded pilot that began April 28 was successful and that her department plans rules and staff to expand the program if the bill becomes law.
The bill’s proponents and DPW staff described…
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