MA H2830

Bill

Improving recycling in the Commonwealth

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
03/17/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the development of economically sound and environmentally progressive solid waste management strategies to improve recycling. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve recycling in the Commonwealth. It establishes a program to increase recycling opportunities at public facilities, requires the inclusion of recycling opportunities in new designs and redesigns of state reservations, and creates a Municipal Recycling Enhancement Fund to be used for enhancing recycling collection programs and litter prevention and removal programs. The bill also imposes a temporary 1-cent recycling fee on the sale of beverages in beverage containers, with the revenue being deposited into the Municipal Recycling Enhancement Fund. Finally, the bill updates definitions related to the bottle deposit law and makes other changes to that law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (7)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Mark Cusack (D), Dan Donahue (D), Pat Haddad (D), David Nangle (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 03/17/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2830

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2830
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2830.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1330	Relative to speed limitations near waste or recycling collection vehicles	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H747	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
H750	To save recycling costs in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H797	To require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
H798	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S1104	Relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S470	Relative to public space recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S494	Resolve providing for an investigation and study of enhancing statewide recycling programs	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S495	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Accompanied a new draft, see S2388	Similar To
S498	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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