Bill > S572

This bill aims to reduce solid waste, increase recycling, and generate municipal cost savings in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will establish annual performance target goals for municipal solid waste reduction and require municipalities to report on their solid waste disposal and recycling efforts. 2. Solid waste management facilities must remove and divert waste ban materials to the greatest extent possible, with enforcement actions taken for non-compliance. 3. The DEP and municipalities will conduct frequent load inspections and fine haulers that exceed allowed amounts of waste ban materials. 4. The fines collected will be used to fund municipal and state recycling, composting, and zero waste programs through a "Zero Waste Fund" managed by the DEP. 5. Solid waste haulers must register with the DEP, provide comprehensive and convenient collection services for recyclables and other banned materials, and report on their solid waste and recycling data. 6. The DEP will have the authority to enforce the provisions of the bill on generators, haulers, and disposal facilities, and will issue an annual report on solid waste management results.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S572