Bill > H4827

This bill aims to reduce single-use plastics from the environment. The key provisions are: 1. Food facilities, such as restaurants and food trucks, must provide customers with disposable food service ware (e.g., plates, cups, utensils) that are recyclable, biodegradable, or compostable, with the exception of drinking straws, which can be provided upon customer request. 2. Retail establishments, such as grocery stores and convenience stores, are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages in plastic containers of 100 milliliters or less. 3. Small food facilities and retail establishments with limited square footage and employee numbers are exempt from the requirements. 4. The Department of Environmental Protection will collect civil penalties for violations and use the funds to support municipal recycling and waste management programs. 5. A special commission will be established to examine opportunities for Massachusetts farms and agricultural lands to play a larger role in the state's composting systems, with the goal of increasing the amount of organic waste being composted and sequestered in farm soils.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4827