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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 149 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1294 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | James B. Eldridge |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act encouraging municipal recycling and composting. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and WorcesterLindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/1/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 149 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1294 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1294) of James B. Eldridge, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Vanna Howard for legislation to encourage municipal recycling and |
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| 20 | 20 | | composting. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1332 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act encouraging municipal recycling and composting. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 8H of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first two paragraphs and inserting in place |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3thereof the following:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Each city, town, or district shall establish a recycling program for the purpose of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5recycling any type of solid waste including but not limited to paper, glass, metal, rubber, plastics, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6used tires and compostable waste. A recycling program established pursuant to this section shall |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7require that all residents, schools and businesses separate recyclables from their solid waste. The |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8program may be established for groups of cities, towns or districts upon agreement of all |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9municipalities or districts in a joint program. In cities and towns in which solid waste is collected |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10at the curbside, the recycling program may include curbside collection of such recyclables. In 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11cities and towns in which residents, schools or businesses may take their solid waste to a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12municipal landfill or transfer station, the recycling program shall include provision for the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13separation and storage at such landfill or transfer station of the solid waste being disposed by |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14such resident, schools or businesses, and may include collection of recyclables at the curbside. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 A recycling program established pursuant to this section shall require all owners of an |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16apartment building having three or more units and any condominium association consisting of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17three or more units to provide the means and materials necessary to allow tenants or owners in |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18those units to participate in a recycling program in the manner determined by the city, town, or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19district. |
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