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Subcommittee backs ban on single-use plastic containers for state yard waste (HP164)
Summary
The Environment and Transportation Committee’s environment subcommittee recommended House Bill 164 favorably after staff confirmed it matches last year’s version; the bill would bar disposing yard waste collected from state properties in single-use plastic containers, requiring reusable containers or compostable bags for state employees and contractors.
The Environment and Transportation Committee’s environment subcommittee on Monday recommended House Bill 164 favorably, endorsing a measure that would prohibit disposing yard waste collected on the grounds of state buildings or state highways in single‑use plastic containers.
Kristen, staff to the subcommittee, said HP164 is in the same posture as the version the panel passed last year. “It prohibits a person from…
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