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Extended producer-responsibility bill draws strong support and industry criticism over design and funding
Summary
HB 17 89 would create a statewide EPR framework for packaging to shift disposal costs to producers, increase recycling and incentivize less-toxic packaging. Environmental groups and municipalities praised the approach; industry witnesses warned of ambitious targets, a government-held fund, and recommended a longer needs-assessment process before implementation.
Representative Lucius Parshall introduced a broad extended producer responsibility (EPR) proposal designed to make manufacturers financially and operationally responsible for the end-of-life management of packaging. Supporters called the bill a way to reduce municipal costs, raise recycling rates and incentivize less-toxic, easier-to-recycle packaging designs.
Parshall framed the legislation as an urgency measure: “When your bathtub is overflowing, you may need a mop. But the first order of business has to be to turn off the tap,” he…
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