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MassDEP to chair EPR commission; launches midcourse review of 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan
Summary
MassDEP staff said legislation (Chapter 239, Acts of 2024) directs MassDEP to chair an Extended Producer Responsibility commission on paint, mattresses, lithium-ion batteries, electronics and packaging; MassDEP also began a midcourse assessment of the 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan covering organic bans, combustion emissions and recycling market development.
John Fisher, a senior solid waste program staffer at MassDEP, told the Solid Waste Advisory Committee that new legislation directs MassDEP to chair an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Commission and to deliver a report to the legislature by January 2026.
"There was recent legislation chapter 239 of of the acts of 2024 that directed MassDEP to chair an extended producer responsibility commission," Fisher said. The commission will consider five product or packaging categories (paint, mattresses, lithium‑ion batteries,…
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