MA S1832

Bill

To increase container recycling in the Commonwealth

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/25/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase container recycling in the Commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase container recycling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It amends the definition of "beverage" in the state's existing beverage container deposit law to include more types of non-alcoholic beverages, and it introduces new definitions for "diversion rate" (the percentage of empty non-deposit containers that are separated for reuse or recycling) and "redemption rate" (the percentage of beverage containers that are redeemed for their deposits). The bill requires the Secretary of Environmental Affairs to establish a process for determining these rates, and if the mean diversion rate is found to be equal to or greater than the mean redemption rate for any two-year period by December 31, 2023, the new provisions will be repealed.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (12)

Mike Connolly (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Jack Lewis (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1832

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1832
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1832.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1903	To improve recycling along our state highways	No further action taken	Similar To
H2727	Relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H3898	Establishing a solid waste and recycling capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 302 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1128	Increasing recycling by landlords and tenants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1129	Encouraging municipal recycling and composting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1865	Improving recycling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S416	Resolve providing for an investigation and study of enhancing statewide recycling programs	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S421	Requiring producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S962	Relative to safe driving and open containers	Accompanied a new draft, see S2501	Similar To

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