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Committee advances paint stewardship bill requiring producer-run recycling program
Summary
The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee unanimously released AB4965, which would require paint producers to implement or participate in a paint stewardship program. Industry and environmental groups testified the program reduces landfill disposal and can operate without taxpayer dollars.
The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on Thursday released Assembly Bill 4965, which would require paint producers to implement or participate in a paint stewardship program to collect, recycle or properly dispose of leftover paint.
Supporters told the committee the proposal would keep paint out of landfills and place responsibility for post-consumer paint management on producers rather than municipal programs. Ray Canter of the New Jersey Business and…
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