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Finance panel advances battery stewardship bill to create producer-funded recycling program
Summary
The Finance committee recommended passage of HB16002 (as amended), a producer-funded battery stewardship program to centralize safe collection and recycling of lithium and other rechargeable batteries; supporters cited fire-risk incidents and municipal disposal costs, while opponents had fiscal and administrative questions.
The Finance Division I voted 5–3 to recommend passage, as amended, of HB16002, a bill to establish a producer-funded battery stewardship program to collect and recycle spent batteries (including lithium-ion) and reduce fire hazards in waste and recycling operations.
Sponsor Representative Evil described recent fires at waste facilities and municipal costs for safe disposal of problematic batteries, saying stewardship would provide free, statewide collection paid by…
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