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Mixed testimony as committee considers targeted exemptions and litigation pause for producer‑responsibility packaging program
Summary
Stakeholders sparred over HB 4,030 and its amendments that would exempt berry clamshells, noncompostable protein-contact packaging, business‑to‑business packaging, and pause enforcement amid litigation; industry groups sought relief for producers and newspapers, while implementers warned exemptions would shift costs and undermine program goals.
House Bill 4,030 and a series of proposed amendments drew detailed testimony Feb. 10 on the state’s Recycling Modernization Act and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program.
A committee presenter described proposed amendments: dash-1 would exclude packaging used solely in business‑to‑business transactions; dash-4 would exclude garbage bags; dash-5 would exempt noncompostable packaging that comes into direct contact with raw or not‑ready‑to‑eat meat, poultry, fish or seafood for five years; and dash-6 would block DEQ enforcement of…
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