Advocacy

Listed on this page are examples of testimony and correspondence in support of or opposed to producer responsibility legislation.

CURRENT SESSION

(Federal) S.3263, HR5845 – The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020: Reduce the production and use of certain commonly polluting single-use plastic products, improve the responsibility of producers of consumer products in the collection and disposal of the products the producers sell into the marketplace, prevent pollution from consumer products from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways in the United States, and for other purposes

Summary of Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act

H745-Reduce paper and packaging waste (EPR) Download
Summary of H745, Paper and Packaging waste reductionDownload
H750- Save recycling-paper and packaging wasteDownload
Testimony: H745, H750 and other EPR, waste and recycling billsDownload

H771: An Act Reducing Plastic Bag Pollution

Testimony: H771, plastic bag bans – April 2, 2019Download

H796: An Act relative to Paint Recycling

Testimony on EPR bills including H796Download

S2388 : Study Commission on Mattress Recycling

Testimony on EPR bills including S495Download

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

H447: Packaging producer responsibility

H.447: An act reducing packaging waste in the commonwealth (producer cost sharing) – WORD VERSIONDownload
Letter requesting support: H447, Packaging producer responsibility – May 18, 2018Download
Letter requesting support: H447, Packaging producer responsibility – May 18, 2018 – WORD VERSIONDownload
Testimony supporting: H447, Packaging producer responsibility, Nov. 9, 2017Download

H143/S96: Digital Right to Repair

Letter supporting: H143-S96, Digital Right to Repair – Dec. 8, 2017 – WORD VERSIONDownload

S2174: Investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Letter requesting cosponsorship of S2174 , Investigation by a special commission relative to mattress recycling, Sept 26,2017

S.2109: An Act Establishing the Paint Stewardship Program

Letter supporting: S2109, Paint product stewardship – April 2016Download
Paint Stewardship: Bill Summary, support letter template, SSRC data, bill text – WORD VERSIONDownload

H646: Replace Bottle Bill with Temporary 1c container tax

Letter OPPOSING H646, Replace Bottle Bill with temporary 1c container tax Download

H705: Reinstate the Clean Environment Fund

Letter supporting H705:  Reinstate the Clean Environment FundDownload

H2875/S1752: Expansion of Bottle Bills

Letter Supporting: Expansion of Bottle DepositsDownload

H646/H2880: Repeal of Bottle Bills

Letter OPPOSING: Repeal of deposit-redemption systemDownload

H756/404: Producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products

Testimony Supporting: E-Waste Producer Responsibility Bills – September 29, 2015Download
Letter to Senate Ways and Means regarding EWaste Producer Responsibility Bill – June 2013Download

H3420: Universal Recycling Bill

Testimony supporting: Universal Recycling BillDownload

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