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Committee considers statewide mattress stewardship bill to expand recycling and shift costs from local governments
Summary
House Bill 858 would create a statewide mattress stewardship program requiring producers to fund collection and recycling, supporters told the House Environment and Transportation Committee.
The House Environment and Transportation Committee heard testimony on House Bill 858, a sponsored bill to establish a statewide mattress stewardship program that would require producers to fund collection and recycling under a plan approved by the state.
What the bill would do: Proponents described HB 858 as an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program modeled on laws in California, Connecticut, Rhode Island and newly in Oregon. Under the bill manufacturers would fund a nonprofit producer organization to administer statewide collection, transportation and recycling. The program would set a transparent fee structure, convenience standards, and reporting requirements…
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