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Utah House rejects phased yard‑waste diversion mandate after hours of debate
Summary
A proposal to phase in mandatory diversion of compostable yard waste by community size failed on the House floor after lengthy debate over exemptions, costs and local control. Sponsors said the measure would extend landfill life; opponents called it an unfunded mandate on small jurisdictions.
Representative Vossler’s bill to require phased diversion of compostable landscape waste from landfills failed on the House floor after protracted debate over scope and implementation.
The measure would have required communities above population thresholds to divert increasing shares of yard waste — with the largest communities starting in 1994 and smaller jurisdictions phased in through 1997. Sponsor Representative Vossler argued the policy would reduce landfill input by roughly 20%, extend landfill life and…
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