MA S1865

Bill

Improving recycling in the Commonwealth

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 relative to the development of economically sound and environmentally progressive solid waste management strategies to improve recycling. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve recycling in the Commonwealth. The key provisions of the bill are as follows: 1. The Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs is required to establish a program to increase recycling opportunities at public facilities visited by at least 5,000 individuals annually, such as stadiums, arenas, and parks. 2. The Division of Urban Parks is required to include recycling opportunities in all new designs and redesigns of reservations and establish a program to increase recycling opportunities in all reservations within the urban parks district. 3. The bill establishes a Municipal Recycling Enhancement Fund, governed by the Solid Waste Management Board, to provide grants to enhance recycling collection programs and fund litter prevention and removal programs. 4. The bill imposes a 1-cent recycling fee on the sale of beverages in beverage containers, with the fee revenue deposited into the Municipal Recycling Enhancement Fund. 5. The bill updates the definitions of key terms, such as "beverage" and "beverage container," and makes various other changes to the existing bottle deposit law.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (6)

Pat Haddad (D), Robert Koczera (D), Mike Moore (D), Keiko Orrall (R), Richard Ross (R), Mike Rush (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2498 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1865

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1865
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1865.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
H591	To strengthen the PIP process	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
S101	Relative to the guaranty fund for home improvement contractors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1832	To increase container recycling in the Commonwealth	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2498	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to matters before the committee	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
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

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