Bill > SF2619

This bill modifies Minnesota's extended producer responsibility program for solid waste management by removing paper products from the scope of covered materials. Specifically, the bill eliminates references to paper products in several key definitions and provisions of the existing law, such as the definition of "covered material" and "producer". The changes mean that paper products like newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and telephone directories will no longer be subject to the same reporting, recycling, and waste reduction requirements as packaging materials. The bill narrows the definition of what materials producers must manage under the state's waste reduction program, effectively exempting paper products from the extended producer responsibility requirements. The amendments apply to various sections of Minnesota Statutes related to waste management, and each section includes an effective date of the day following final enactment. The modifications appear intended to reduce regulatory burden on paper product producers by removing them from the comprehensive waste management program.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2619&ssn=0&y=2025