Advocacy

Listed on this page are examples of testimony and correspondence regarding legislation and regulation.

Much of our advocacy focuses on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). There is an excellent 4 page FAQ about EPR here.

CURRENT SESSION

Packaging and paper needs assessment S570 DiDomenico
         Summary
Packaging and paper producer responsibility S571 DiDomenico
         Summary
Testimony on S570, S571
Webinar: Advocating for effective packaging producer responsibility policy, LWVMA, 10/9/25, featuring SSRC Ex. Dir. Galkowski; Slides

Paint stewardship H886 Arciero, S647, O’Connor
     Summary
Battery stewardship H968. Hogan; S556, Creem
     Summary
SSRC Testimony on paint and battery bills

Mattress stewardship H1023 Philips; S614, Kennedy

Updated Bottle Bill H3464, Ciccolo (basic)

Modernize the Bottle Bill  H3474, Decker; S2245 Creem

Nip deposit H3573, Sweezey

MRF Transparency, H1037, Rogers

Product stewardship bill Endorsement form 

SSRC Resolution in support of product stewardship legislation
List of municipal, organizational endorsers 

Paint bill summary, list of endorsers here

Action Alert 9/27/25

2023-2024 SESSION

H4263, An act to save recycling costs (Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources)- consolidation of S471, S542, S551, S554, S572, H779, H823 and H871 (paper, packaging and paint)
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S471, An act to reduce waste and recycling costs (DiDomenico) – update of previous session’s “Act to save recycling costs” as reported out of ENRA(slide presentation)
SSRC Testimony S471 (also paint and mattress bills)
 
 
H823, S551, An act relative to paint recycling (Haddad, O’Connor)
S542. An act establishing safe paint stewardship (Moran) – substantially identical to the above bills
H881, An act to establish a Mattress recycling program (Philips)
H916, S513, An act to assess the future of mattress recycling (Vargas/Domb, Kennedy/Howard)- includes social enterprise fund
 
HD3420, SD2038, An act to expand the Bottle Bill (Decker, Creem)
 

2021-2022 Session

H4851, S2923 An Act to save recycling costs in the commonwealth (formerly H878/S610 /S517) 

H995 An Act to require transparency and disclosure by materials recovery facilities (Rogers)
Testimony on H995

H938 An Act relative to paint recycling (Haddad)

H4852 An Act establishing a mattress stewardship plan (formerly H988)
S2922 An Act to assess the future of mattress recycling in the Commonwealth.(formerlyS569)

H3289/S2149 An Act to expand the Bottle Bill (Decker/Creem)

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