MA H2944

Bill

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

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
04/17/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a solid waste council and to institute programs to reduce solid waste. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill proposes several key provisions: 1. It establishes a solid waste council to develop best practices for source reduction, reuse, repair, and manufacturing, and make recommendations on the spending of funds from a new waste disposal surcharge. 2. It requires the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct more data collection and reporting on waste composition, recycling, and disposal in the state. 3. It imposes a $5 per ton "disposal surcharge" on all waste processed at incinerators, landfills, resource recovery facilities, and transfer stations, with annual increases tied to the consumer price index. 4. It requires municipalities that generate more than 600 pounds of waste per capita per year for more than two years to develop a "zero waste plan" that includes a "pay as you throw" program to reduce disposal by at least 30% over five years. 5. It bans the use of opaque garbage bags, requiring all materials for disposal to be placed in clear plastic bags to enable enforcement of waste bans. 6. It expands the list of "restricted materials" that are banned from disposal, including mattresses, textiles, and commercial organic material. The overall goal of the bill is to reduce solid waste generation and disposal in the state, increase recycling and composting, and promote more sustainable waste management practices.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

RoseLee Vincent (D)*, Mike Connolly (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Denise Provost (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2944

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2944
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2944.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2118	To promote regionalization with watershed based permitting	No further action taken	Similar To
H2130	Relative to public water supply records	Accompanied a study order, see H4544	Similar To
H2427	Relative to the licensing of a certain facility by the Department of Environmental Protection	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H2428	To prohibit licensing by the Department of Environmental Protection at the Wheelabrator facility in the town of Saugus	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H437	Establishing a department of environmental protection appeals board	No further action taken	Similar To
H460	Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2230	Similar To
S439	Relative to solid waste practices	Accompanied H2944	Replaces

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MA H2944

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