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Committee hears case for a study committee on vape and e‑cigarette disposal
Summary
Representative Germana urged forming a study committee to develop EPR‑style solutions for vape and e‑cigarette disposal, citing municipal disposal costs and the need to evaluate models from other states; colleagues suggested relying on the Solid Waste Working Group or legislative staff research instead.
The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened a work‑session discussion of HB 1096, which would establish a study committee to examine proper disposal and management of vapes and e‑cigarettes.
Representative Germana said municipalities are already incurring rising costs to manage discarded devices and that a study committee would…
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