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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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  • waste the money?"
  • The infectious waste comes in on trucks mixed with tons of other regular waste.
  • The infectious waste comes in on trucks mixed with tons of other regular waste.
  • getting all their infectious waste. getting all their infectious waste.
  • It is um waste stream.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

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  • And 2121 relating to waste management.
  • dangerous conditions and waste dangerous conditions and waste facilities.<00:09:42.800> At
  • Um polluting our toxic waste.
  • environment from the hazardous waste environment from the hazardous waste that<00:13:16.480>
  • Down to earth organic and natural. Down to earth organic and natural.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to waste, recycling, and environmental review. On HB 1924, which would establish a mattress stewardship program, the Department of Health said it stood on written testimony and offered comments, while Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and one individual supported the bill and the International Sleep Products Association opposed it. No questions were raised and the committee moved on. A large portion of the hearing focused on HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale of disposable vapes in Hawaii. The Department of Health supported the measure but suggested the bill may be better placed in a different part of state law because the cited waste-management section regulates products after consumption, while still praising the effort to remove disposable vapes from the market and environment. Testimony in strong support came from the Coalition for Tobacco Free Hawaii Youth Council, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii COPD Coalition, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, the City and County of Honolulu, and many individuals; supporters emphasized youth vaping, toxic waste, lithium battery fire risks, and environmental harm. There was at least one opposing individual and the International Sleep Products Association was listed in opposition. The committee noted there were many written testimonies and no immediate vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 1928 on the deposit beverage container recycling program. The Department of Health stood on written testimony. The Solid Waste Task Force of Hawaii Environmental Change Agents and Upstream supported the bill but urged amendments to better integrate reuse and reusables, strengthen enforcement, clarify definitions, and protect existing redemption centers. The Hawaii Food Industry Association supported the concept of a backdrop program but preferred strengthening the existing program and raised concerns about undefined fees, existing infrastructure, and future audit costs. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the bill, and the chair said the measure needs work and that decision-making would occur in a few days. Finally, the committee took up HB 979 on environmental review and HB 1650 on environmental assessments. For HB 979, OPSD offered amendments, HCDA supported the bill but suggested clarifying the affordable-housing definition, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative supported it, and Earthjustice was asked about the court process for environmental challenges; the chair asked about shortening the challenge period and the relationship between environmental court, the intermediate court of appeals, and the Supreme Court. For HB 1650, OPSD and the State Historic Preservation Division stood on written testimony, OHA asked to retain historic sites, and several groups and individuals testified in support or opposition. Opponents argued that removing Wiki special district and historic sites from Chapter 343 trigger language would weaken environmental review and risk impacts to iwi kūpuna and historic resources.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

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  • I want to acknowledge that as an organization. we have.
  • Smarter locally tailored emissions reduction policies in the future.
  • Chris Maycombe on behalf of Waste Management.
  • It seeks to protect current waste service providers. from sudden displacements.
  • Act with Solid Waste Service Providers. There.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Lee County Legislation Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Lee County Legislation

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  • What this would do is allow the county commission to grant an exemption to the mandatory solid waste
  • They've evolved our solid waste.
Bills: SB293
US
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  • Next, we will consider S. 351, the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development
  • Our country is handling waste abysmally.
  • Senator Sullivan [member_3876] and I led, found that the U.S. is the world's biggest producer of plastic waste
  • The hard-working men and women who served their communities by cleaning up toxic waste weren't sure if
  • funding for other programs that we passed in the bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction
Bills: SB347, SB351
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/17/26

Capital Investment

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  • Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Canyon Integrated Solid Waste Management Campus.<01:03:51.680
  • The site is home of an existing industrial waste landfill.
  • WLSSD to address future long-term waste WLSSD to address future long-term waste management<01:07
  • The existing industrial waste landfill.
  • protection and responsible solid waste protection and responsible solid waste management<01:08:43.920
TX
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  • in this state must have a waste hauler permit.
  • The fee for a waste hauler permit is $100 annually, and so they have to pay $250. $50, $100 fee, and
  • from a drill site or wherever the waste is generated to a disposal or treatment facility.
  • In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have become more common in waste and recycling streams due to
  • Failure to follow these procedures can result in explosions and subsequent fires, especially at waste
Bills: SB2122, SB2050, HB16
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • or give it to a licensed waste disposal company.
  • Commission to be all for your waste.
  • Produce the lithium, take it out of the oil and gas waste.
  • On behalf of those organizations today, those are just organizations that we're deeply involved in.
  • The commission should strengthen these rules on these waste pits.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • Standards for other kinds of waste pits.
  • Storing hazardous waste on other people's property without notifying...
  • It is oil and gas, fluid, oil and gas waste.
  • For these reserve pits, the waste is there permanently.
  • And it's important for an organization like mine.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/25/25

Taxes

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  • waste management system.
  • of our waste management system.
  • However, nonprofit thrift organizations are not generators of waste, but rather receive residential donations
  • This will impact organizations across the state and in your communities, including organizations like
  • organizations like Ark your communities organizations like Ark Minnesota's<00:45:50.640> Value