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Introduced
01/16/2026
01/16/2026
In Committee
01/20/2026
01/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county waste management plan to include a recycling program to designed to recycle or compost (rather than just recycle) municipal waste at a specified recycling rate by a certain timeline. Defines the recycling rate as 25% until January 1, 2032, and 50% beginning January 1, 2032 (rather than 15% by the end of the third year of the program and 25% by the end of the fifth year of the program). Requires the waste management plan to provide for the reduction of the total release of dioxin and mercury to the environment with the goal of their continued minimization and, if feasible, ultimate elimination from the county's municipal waste stream.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act to require county waste management plans to include recycling programs that aim to recycle or compost municipal waste, which is defined as garbage and other waste from households, institutions, and businesses, as well as landscape waste and construction debris. The bill establishes new recycling rate goals: 25% of municipal waste must be recycled or composted annually until January 1, 2032, after which the rate increases to 50%. Previously, the law required 15% by the third year and 25% by the fifth year. Additionally, these plans must now include provisions to reduce the release of dioxin and mercury into the environment, with the aim of minimizing and eventually eliminating these substances from the county's waste stream.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 01/20/2026)
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