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Committee adopts language creating private remedies and advances expanded e‑waste stewardship bill
Summary
Senate File 16‑90 would replace Minnesota’s current electronic‑recycling law with a producer‑funded stewardship system covering more electronics and batteries; the committee advanced the bill to Commerce after agency and industry testimony.
Senate File 16‑90 would replace Minnesota’s older electronic‑recycling framework with a product stewardship model that requires brand producers to cover the cost of collecting and managing a wider range of electronics and batteries. The bill would expand covered devices beyond the 2007 law’s list and add measures to prevent improper disposal and fires caused by lithium batteries.
Tom Johnson, government relations director for the…
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