MA S439

Bill

Relative to solid waste practices

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create a solid waste council. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to create a Solid Waste Council to develop best practices for waste reduction, reuse, repair, and recycling in Massachusetts. The bill defines key terms like "commercial organic material," "food material," and "textiles." It also establishes a disposal surcharge on solid waste facilities to fund the Council's work and requires municipalities that generate high amounts of waste to develop zero-waste plans. Additionally, the bill bans the use of opaque garbage bags and restricts the disposal of certain materials like batteries, tires, and organic waste. The bill seeks to decrease waste generation, disposal, and toxic releases, while increasing reuse, repair, recycling, and composting across the state.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (7)

Mike Connolly (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Mary Keefe (D), Denise Provost (D), Todd Smola (R), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H2944 (on 03/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S439

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S439
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S439.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2686	Improving recycling in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H2944	To (1) establish a solid waste management council, (2) to require the Department to increase certain types of data collection; (3) to impose a surcharge on waste disposal; (4) to require municipalities to institute pay as you throw programs if they are generating too much waste for disposal per capita; (5) to require that all waste be disposed of in clear plastic bags; (6) to increase recycling to include mattresses, textiles and additional commercial organic material; and (7) to require seconda	No further action taken	Similar To
H448	To reduce solid waste and provide universal recycling access	No further action taken	Similar To
S1285	Relative to the establishment of a forensic science commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S178	Establishing the MassMade Program	Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #328 (Yeas 36 to Nays 0)	Similar To
S1865	Improving recycling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S417	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S442	Promoting agriculture in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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