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Testimony flags PFAS, microplastics and composting gaps as regulators, stakeholders disagree on rulemaking
Summary
Rural Vermont urged the committee to consider compensation funds if land becomes contaminated from sewage sludge, flagged microplastics and ag‑plastic recycling challenges, and said composting rules drafted into statute have not been implemented in RAP guidance; stakeholders cautioned opening RAPs could trigger broader fights.
Speakers raised three linked environmental concerns: land application of sewage sludge and 'forever chemicals' (PFAS), microplastics and ag‑plastic contamination from recycling/depackaging streams, and gaps between composting statutes and existing Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) guidance.
Eunice Rupertoff of Rural Vermont told the committee that other states’ experiences—she cited Maine—show farmers can suffer severe economic…
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