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Committee exempts medical devices and certain batteries from e‑waste program
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment (A17) to exclude medical devices and batteries that are part of FDA‑regulated medical products from the e‑waste collection and recycling system created in prior legislation, after MPCA and counsel clarified the scope of the exemption.
The Environment Committee on April 10 voted to adopt A17, an amendment to the omnibus bill that exempts batteries and medical products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration from the state e‑waste collection and recycling system established in earlier legislation (referenced in testimony as Senate File 1690).
Senator Hoffman introduced the amendment and Committee staff and MPCA staff described the change as removing covered medical devices and devices that contain batteries…
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