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2020 SESSION
HJ 116 Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force; DEQ to establish a Task Force.
Introduced by: Wendy W. Gooditis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; Department of Environmental Quality; Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force; report. Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force to study ways to increase waste diversion and recycling. The resolution requests that the Department work with stakeholders to develop recommendations to reduce waste at the source such as composting and recycling of organic material. It also requests that the Department study potential improvements in the goals and efficiency of the grant program funded by the Litter Control and Recycling Fund, which under current law is used to fund local litter prevention, recycling grants to localities, and statewide and regional litter prevention and recycling educational program grants. The Department shall (i) study methods of improving recycling, reducing waste, and diverting waste from landfills, (ii) develop recommendations to reduce waste at the source, such as composting and recycling of organic material, and (iii) consider whether current recycling rates required by Virginia law should be increased and whether state policy should be changed to give landfills a greater role in the management of organic material.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104733D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/27/20 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Rules with amendments (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/20 House: Left in Appropriations