PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION
ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
- AB 0045 - Household hazardous waste.
- AB 0649 - Medical waste: law enforcement drug takeback programs.
- AB 0864 - Solid waste facilities: temporary permits.
- AB 0876 - An act to add Section 40512 to the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.
- AB 0888 - Waste management: plastic microbeads.
- AB 0901 - Solid waste: reporting requirements: enforcement.
- AB 0997 - Recycling: plastic material.
- AB 1045 - Organic waste: composting.
- AB 1063 - Solid waste: disposal facility: fees.
- AB 1069 - Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program.
- AB 1103 - Solid waste: organic waste.
- AB 1108 - Beverage Containers: recycling.
- AB 1159 - "Product stewardship: pilot program: household batteries and home-generated sharps waste"
- AB 1256 - Solid waste: administration.
- AB 1377 - Solid waste: recycling: diversion: green material.
- AB 1398 - Environmental quality: the Sustainable Environmental Protection Act.
- AB 1435 - Hazardous waste: toxics: packaging.
- AB 1447 - Solid waste: beverage containers.
- AB 2039 - Solid waste: reduction.
- AB 2396 - Solid waste: annual reports.
- AB 2579 - Food service packaging products: extended producer responsibility program: study.
- ACR105 - No Waste November.
- SB 0225 - Recycling: used tires.
- SB 0389 - Environmental quality: the Sustainable Environmental Protection Act.
- SB 0423 - Pharmaceutical waste: over-the-counter drugs and nutritional supplements.
- SB 0509 - Plastic products: labeling.
- SB 0612 - Hazardous materials.
- SB 0662 - Recycling.
- SB 0732 - Beverage container recycling: processing fees: PET beverage containers.
- SB 0742 - Solid waste.
CONNECTICUT
- HB 5385 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
- SB 0226 - Recyclable single-use carryout bags
- SB 0233 - To reduce the amount of consumer packaging in Connecticut's solid waste stream.
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
- HB 0607 - Chemicals in Consumer Products
- HB 0987 - Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.
- SB 0374 - Chemicals in Consumer Products
- SB 0922 - Solid Waste Management
HAWAII
- HB 0101 - Requires state and county agencies to provide and maintain onsite methods for the collection of deposit beverage containers.
- HB 0769 - Repeals the glass container recovery program.
- HB 1246 - Requires the DOH to pay recycling redemption centers based upon only the weight of containers
- HB 1247 - Requires DOH to replenish deficits in its deposit beverage container deposit special fund with its general fund balances under specified conditions.
- HB 2251 - Recycling; Advance Disposal Fee; Glass
- HB 2648 - Establishes a phased reduction of food waste in the municipal solid waste stream. Establishes an advisory committee to evaluate solid waste infrastructure needs. Makes an appropriation.
- SB 0175 - Deposit Beverage Container Program; Payments to Redemption Centers
- SB 0176 - Deposit Beverage Container Deposit; Special Fund
- SB 0180 - Establishes a pilot program to accept for recycling products that are not easily recycled in Hawaii. Makes an appropriation for the pilot program.
- SB 0303 - Establishes the Hawaii drug take-back and education initiative.
- SB 0353 - Amends the advance disposal fee for glass containers to a tiered structure based on the interior volume of the glass container.
- SB 0575 - Prohibits the sale of personal care products that contain synthetic plastic microbeads.
- SB 1049 - Prohibits an electronic device manufacturer's recycling plan from providing an electronic device owner with only a mail-back option to return a covered electronic device to the electronic manufacturer for recycling.
- SB 1169 - Creates a working group to review and discuss the findings and recommendations contained in the 2014 audit report of the department of health's glass advance disposal fee program.
- SB 1260 - Mandates the recommendations made by the office of the auditor to the department of health regarding advance disposal fee glass containers and glass recycling.
- SB 2003 - Recycling; Deposit Beverage Container Program
IOWA
ILLINOIS
- HB 1025 - Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
- HB 1362 - Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
- HB 1455 - Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act.
- HB 2495 - Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
- HB 338 - Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
- HB 6321 - Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act.
- HR 0328 - Urges the Basel Action Network and the e-Stewards Leadership Council to approve the pending petition submitted by Kuusakoski Recycling and Peoria Disposal Company to allow the placement of treated CRT glass into a dedicated retrievable storage cell in a permitted disposal facility.
- HB 6419 - Appropriates $7,000,000 from the Solid Waste Management Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of implementing a recycling and composting grant program pursuant to the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
- SB 0549 - Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
- SB 0797 - Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act.
- SB 1257 - Amends the Environmental Protection Act.
- SB 1261 - Creates the Paint Stewardship Act.
- SB 1433 - Creates the Carpet Stewardship Act.
- SB 1434 - Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
- SB 2224 - Creates the Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Act.
- SB 2770 - Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act.
- SB 2963 - SOLID WASTE MGMT-RECYCLING
- SB 3036 - SOLID WASTE MGMT-CLEARINGHOUSE
- SB 3385 - Appropriates $7,000,000 from the Solid Waste Management Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of implementing a recycling and composting grant program pursuant to the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
- SR 0184 - Urges the Basel Action Network and the e-Stewards Leadership Council to approve the pending petition submitted by Kuusakoski Recycling and Peoria Disposal Company to allow the placement of treated CRT glass into a dedicated retrievable storage cell in a permitted disposal facility.
INDIANA
- HB 1053 - Regulation of packaging materials.
- HB 1300 - Environmental management matters.
- SB 0366 - Solid waste management districts.
- SB 0386 - Producer recycling of waste packaging and paper.
KENTUCKY
MASSACHUSETTS
- HB 0646 - An Act improving recycling in the Commonwealth
- HB 0663 - An Act to reduce plastic bag pollution
- HB 0687 - An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings
- HB 0693 - An Act establishing the commission on extended producer responsibility
- HB 0697 - An Act relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children's products
- HB 0702 - An Act to create a framework to re-allocate responsibility for discarded products
- HB 0705 - An Act to reinstate the clean environment fund
- HB 0723 - An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities
- HB 0739 - An Act relative to plastic bag reduction
- HB 0756 - An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products
- HB 1908 - An Act relative to prescription recycling
- HB 1933 - An Act relative to safe disposal of medical sharps
- HB 1937 - An Act relative to the Safe disposal of Prescription drugs
- HB 2875 - An Act to increase recycling in the Commonwealth
- HB 2880 - An Act improving recycling in the Commonwealth
- HB 2916 - An Act to expand the bottle bill
- HB 3418 - An Act reducing packaging waste in the commonwealth
- HB 3420 - An Act reducing solid waste and providing for universal recycling
- HB 4056 - An Act relative to substance use, treatment, education and prevention
- HB 4168 - An Act to reduce plastic bag pollution
- HB 4167 - An Act to establish the clean environment fund
- SB 0400 - Re-establish the Clean Environment Fund for programs supporting the proper management of solid waste, water resource protection, parkland, urban forestry, air quality and climate protection.
- SB 0401 - Resolve providing for an investigation and study of enhancing statewide recycling programs
- SB 0404 - An Act to require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products
- SB 0406 - An Act relative to plastic bag reduction
- SB 0408 - An Act establishing the Massachusetts paint stewardship program
- SB 0434 - An Act prohibiting plastic carryout bags by 2019
- SB 0435 - An Act prohibiting polystyrene packaging by 2019
- SB 0436 - An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings
- SB 0438 - An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings
- SB 0452 - An Act relative to information technology producer responsibility
- SB 0454 - An Act relative to Recycling
- SB 0456 - An Act relative to Recycling
- SB 1139 - An Act relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children's products
- SB 1233 - An Act Establishing and Financing a Drug Collection and Disposal Program
- SB 1752 - An Act to increase container recycling in the Commonwealth
- SB 1777 - An Act relative to conditional expansion of the bottle bill
- SB 2052 - An Act establishing the Massachusetts paint stewardship program
MARYLAND
MAINE
- LD 0085 - An Act To Prohibit Synthetic Plastic Microbeads In Personal Care Products And Over-the-counter Drugs
- LD 0190 - An Act To Add Certain Capital Goods To The Product Stewardship Exclusions
- LD 0313 - An Act To Create a Sustainable Solution to the Handling, Management and Disposal of Solid Waste in the State
- LD 0325 - An Act To Strengthen Recycling Of Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags
- LD 0396 - An Act To Encourage the Use of Alternatives to Single-use Plastic Disposable Bags
- LD 0468 - An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Disposable Or Polystyrene Food Service Containers
- LD 0680 - An Act To Reduce Waste From Disposable Bags
- LD 0712 - An Act To Increase Organic Waste Recycling in the State
- LD 0948 - An Act To Harmonize Maine's Laws Governing Toxic Chemicals In Children's Products With Those Of Other States
- LD 1204 - An Act To Increase Recycling and Composting by Creating the Maine Recycling Fund
- LD 1366 - An Act To Promote Recycling Program Integration and Efficiencies
- LD 1578 - An Act To Update Maine's Solid Waste Management Laws
MICHIGAN
- HB 4291 - Environmental protection; recycling; consumer electronic waste; expand to include cellular telephones and tablet computers.
- HB 4297 - Energy; alternative sources; energy generated from waste; allow to qualify as renewable or advanced cleaner energy, modify renewable energy location requirements, and eliminate energy optimization program.
- HB 4439 - Vehicles; title; tire disposal surcharge; earmark to the solid waste management fund and extend sunset.
- HB 4441 - Environmental protection; other; water pollution, sewerage, solid waste, and recycling fees; extend sunset.
- SB 0301 - Environmental protection; recycling; consumer electronic waste; expand to include cellular telephones and tablet computers.
- SB 040 - Environmental protection; hazardous waste; liquid industrial waste programs; modify.
- SB 0922 - Environmental protection; recycling; electronic waste; revise manufacturer, recycler, and collector program and reporting requirements.
MINNESOTTA
- HF 0012 - Electronic waste management modified.
- HF 1276 - Children's product chemicals of high concern regulated.
- HF 1326 - Public entity purchasing requirements, recycling and solid waste provisions, subsurface sewage treatment systems provisions, compensable losses due to harmful substances, and eligibility for certain grants modified; and rulemaking required.
- HF 1412 - Electronic waste management provisions modified.
- HF 1503 - Legend drug collection and disposal as pharmaceutical waste changes made.
- HF 1553 - Children's products containing hazardous chemicals labeling required.
- HF 3610 - Electronic waste management modified.
- SF 0015 - Electronic waste management modification
- SF 0507 - Personal care products containing microbeads sale prohibition
- SF 0674 - Personal care products containing microbeads sale prohibition
- SF 1099 - Children's products chemicals of high concern presence reporting and regulation
- SF 1425 - Legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste collection and disposal provisions modifications
- SF 1427 - Electronic waste management provisions modifications
- SF 1432 - Public entity purchasing requirements, recycling and solid waste, subsurface sewage treatment systems, compensable losses due to harmful substances, and grant eligibility modifications
- SF 1656 - Hazardous chemicals in children's products labeling requirement
- SF 3227 - Electronic waste management manufacturer responsibilities modification
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
- H 0157 - Amend Environmental Laws.
- S 0081 - AN ACt to protect children from the health impacts of toxic chemicals in children's products by Prohibiting the sale of children's products containing bisphenol A, TRIS, or Phthalates.
NEBRASKA
- LB 0332 - Appropriate funds for the statewide prescription drug disposal project
- LB 0413 - Provide for the evaluation of permits issued to political subdivisions by the Department of Environmental Quality regarding water quality
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
- A 1352 Concerns regulation of solid waste, hazardous waste, and recycling industries.
- A 1482 - Plastic Container Recycling Enhancement Act.
- A 2375 - Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
- A 2528 - Revises sales and use tax treatment of garbage removal services.
- S 981 - Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
NEW YORK
- AB 0386 - AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products containing phthalate
- AB 0386 - AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products containing phthalate
- AB 1906 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to disposal of mercury-containing lamps and manufacturer collection and recycling programs
- AB 2678 - Authorizes municipalities to adopt local laws, ordinances or resolutions to take title to all or any component of solid waste that is left for collection within their boundaries and provides that such local law, ordinance or resolution may distinguish among different categories or components of solid waste, including but not limited to recyclable or reusable materials
- AB 2740 - Establishes special provisions for recycling of ionization smoke detectors and requires manufacturers to create a waste acceptance program for ionization smoke detectors.
- AB 3304 - Establishes a paint stewardship pilot program; promotes strategies to reduce generation of post-consumer architectural paint; requires establishment of a recycling program of architectural paint by retailers and/or producers.
- AB 3359 - AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of toys and child care products, containing bisphenol
- AB 4724 - Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufacturers must comply with these provisions.
- AB 5612 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products
- AB 5743 - Add Art 27 Title 28 SS27-2801 - 27-2805, En Con L Relates to food service waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.
- AB 5762 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of certain food packaging and plastic food service ware
- AB 5792 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing a carpet stewardship program
- AB 5851 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to rechargeable battery recycling
- AB 6199 - Relates to establishing the paint stewardship program
- AB 6257 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory acceptance of empty beverage containers
- AB 7159 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to electronic equipment disposal in a city having a population of one million or more
- AB 9921 - To amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries
- SB 0890 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to disposal of mercury-containing lamps and manufacturer collection and recycling programs
- SB 1911 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the disposal and removal of mercury switches from automobiles
- SB 2408 - Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse.
- SB 2782 - Enacts the "food service waste reduction act"; provides for a prohibition on the use of certain disposable food service ware; provides definitions and sanctions.
- SB 3060 - Enacts the ""oil and gas waste management act of 2015"" to require solid waste management facilities accepting waste from oil and gas drilling operations to screen such waste for radioactivity.
- SB 4102 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products
- SB 4522 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries
- SB 4926 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the paint stewardship program
- SB 5377 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the reduction and recycling of packaging
- SB 5464 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to electronic equipment disposal in a city having a population of one million or more
- SB 5995 - AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products
- SB 6532 - To amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to manufacturer liability for the cost of collection, handling, and recycling and reuse of electronic waste, and compensation by the state to electronic waste collection sites, consolidation facilities and recycling facilities for those costs not paid by a manufacturer
OKLAHOMA
- HB 3019 - Solid waste; providing that certain landfill disposal sites shall be subject to certain seismic impact zone location restrictions; effective date.
- SB 0482 - An Act relating to hazardous waste disposal; amending 27A O.S. 2011, Section 2-7-116, which relates to hazardous waste disposal permitting; authorizing temporary staging of hazardous waste in certain manner; and declaring an emergency.
PENNSYLVANIA
- HB 0398 - An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in residual waste, further providing for transportation of residual waste; and abrogating a regulation.
- HB 0738 - An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in applications and permits, providing for public comment; and providing for prohibitions.
- HB 0818 - An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection, further providing for cooperation with municipalities.
- HB 1737 - An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste tires
- SB 0455 - An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, further providing for criminal penalties.
- SB 0513 - An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in residual waste, further providing for transportation of residual waste; and abrogating a regulation.
RHODE ISLAND
- H 5273 - This act would allow the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to consider the 1 use of incineration as a method to dispose of solid waste.
- H 5476 - Prohibits the disposal of any recyclable materials and/or recyclable waste in the central landfill per any rules or regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation.
- H 5508 - REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS AND PRESERVE LANDFILL SPACE WHILE INCREASING THE RECYCLING OF POST-CONSUMER PACKAGING MATERIAL (Establishes the Rhode Island Marine Debris Reduction Act.)
- H 5510 - AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION
- H 5673 - This act would require the division of planning to submit a report in consultation with a task force to the governor, the house speaker and the senate president by December 31, 2016, to eliminate regulatory conflicts among the department of environmental management, the resource recovery corporation and municipalities and establish a uniform process in the areas of protection of natural resources, recycling and product stewardship programs.
- H 6095 - Creates the sustainable packaging advisory council within the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to reduce packaging waste and litter through shared responsibility for recycling.
- HB 5276 - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (Requires RRC to pay Johnston $6,000,000 annually plus any tipping fees paid to town.
- HB 5692 - Prohibits the manufacture and sale of personal care products, over-the-counter drugs, microbeads and household cleansing products containing synthetic plastic microbeads or phosphorus gradually from July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2019.
- HB 7268 - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (Requires resource recovery corporation to pay town of Johnston annually in addition to any other fees.)
- H 7759 - AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -- POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR
- H 7896 - Establishes a producer responsibility program for printed paper and packaging.
- S 0118 - Increases the Resource Recovery Corporation tipping fee from three dollars ($3.00) to five dollars ($5.00) per vehicle to be paid to the town of Johnston on a biannual basis.
- S 0119 - Mandates that the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation pay six million dollars to the Town of Johnston annually in addition to other fees established and enumerated.
- S 2095 - Requires manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps to establish and implement a statewide collection for the recycling of mercury-containing lamps.
- S 2178 - REFUSE DISPOSAL: Phases-in requirements that educational and research institutions must recycle all of their food waste.
- S 2526 - Establishes the Household Hazardous Waste Management Act to create a comprehensive system for the disposal of hard-to-dispose hazardous household materials.
- S 2605 - PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR PRINTED PAPER AND PACKAGING
- S 2606 - WASTE RECYCLING: Amends the definition of ""recycling"" and ""recyclable materials"" in several chapters of the general laws.
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
- HB 1540 - Solid Waste Disposal - changes eligibility criteria for counties that receive rebates against the solid waste disposal tipping fee surcharge in lieu of a recycling equipment grant from the 11 highest waste generating counties to the five most populous counties.
- HB 2169 - Hazardous Materials - adds certain recyclers to the list of parties who are exempt from liability under the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1983.
- HB 2196 - Solid Waste Disposal - beginning 2021, regions will no longer receive credit against the 25 percent waste reduction and diversion goal for landfilling construction waste in Class III and IV landfills.
- HB 2513 - Enacts the "Tennessee Beverage Container Recycling Refunds Act"
- SB 2224 - Solid Waste Disposal - beginning 2021, regions will no longer receive credit against the 25 percent waste reduction and diversion goal for landfilling construction waste in Class III and IV landfills.
- SB 2228 - Hazardous Materials - adds certain recyclers to the list of parties who are exempt from liability under the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1983
- SB 2543 - Solid Waste Disposal - changes eligibility criteria for counties that receive rebates against the solid waste disposal tipping fee surcharge in lieu of a recycling equipment grant from the 11 highest waste generating counties to the five most populous counties.
- SB 2629 - Enacts the "Tennessee Beverage Container Recycling Refunds Act"
UTAH
VERMONT
- H 0004 - An act relating to prohibiting the manufacture or sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing microbeads
- H 0036 - An act relating to the collection and recycling of waste motor vehicle tires
- H 0104 - An act relating to the beverage container redemption system
- H 0588 - An act relating to an extended producer responsibility program for unused prescription drugs
- S 0047 - An act relating to prohibiting the manufacture or sale of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing microbeads
- S 0123 An act relating to standardized procedures for permits and approvals issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation
WASHINGTON
- HB 1571 - Creates an architectural paint recovery program that will be enforced by the department of ecology.
- HB 1845 - Requires the department of ecology to initiate a negotiated rule-making process with the state's qualified pharmaceutical waste handling facilities, the state hospital association, and other interested parties to develop an alternative to the department's April 2008 interim enforcement policy for pharmaceutical waste.
- SB 5577 - Concerning pharmaceutical waste.
- SB 5926 - Concerning paint stewardship.
- SB 6142 - Concerning paint stewardship.
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