Bill > SF1228

This bill proposes to repeal a requirement that prohibited waste collectors from charging residents who do not recycle more than those who do recycle. Specifically, the bill removes language from Minnesota Statutes section 115A.93, subdivision 3, which previously prevented waste collection services from implementing differential pricing based on recycling participation. The proposed changes eliminate the clause that explicitly barred higher charges for non-recycling residents. The bill maintains other existing provisions related to waste collection, such as allowing licensing authorities to require volume or weight-based pricing for waste collection and providing the commissioner of environmental protection with discretion to grant exemptions to these pricing requirements under certain conditions. These exemptions can be granted if a county has an alternative solid waste management plan that effectively encourages recycling and reduces improper waste disposal. The bill essentially gives waste collection services more flexibility in how they price their services in relation to residents' recycling habits.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1228&ssn=0&y=2025