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Introduced
04/11/2025
04/11/2025
In Committee
04/11/2025
04/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment, and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions; authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste; requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities; granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the Environmental Quality Board and the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules, regulations, standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing duties upon county health departments; providing remedies; prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in applications and permits, providing for food processing residuals.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Solid Waste Management Act to establish new regulations regarding food processing residuals, which are defined as animal processing waste (like waste from slaughtering livestock or processing meat and seafood) and vegetative processing waste (waste from processing fruits, vegetables, or crops). The bill prohibits individuals from applying, spreading, selling, or distributing food processing residuals generated from municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plants, or any compost or agricultural products containing such residuals. However, the prohibition does not apply to disposal in solid waste landfills or to land application and sale of compost materials derived from food processing that has not been mixed with sludge, septage, sewage, or sanitary wastewater. The purpose appears to be preventing potentially contaminated waste materials from being used in agricultural or landscaping applications, while still allowing the use of clean, uncontaminated food processing byproducts. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, providing time for stakeholders to understand and comply with the new regulations.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy (on 04/11/2025)
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