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MRN director offers testimony at MD workgroup on waste reduction and recycling

by Carol Blattau | Sep 14, 2020 | Legislative / Regulatory

On August 20, 2020, Maryland Recycling Network director Phil Bresee offered testimony on behalf of MRN on the state of recycling and waste reduction to the Maryland House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee Workgroup on Waste Reduction and Recycling.

2020 Maryland Legislative Update

by Carol Blattau | Mar 31, 2020 | Legislative / Regulatory

Every year, the Maryland General Assembly considers upwards of 2,500 bills of which as many as 700 or more may become law. And all this happens during a 90-day session. The 2020 Legislative Session, however, proved to be unique. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

Maryland House Bill 171 – Organic Materials Diversion and Infrastructure – Final Report

by Carol Blattau | Sep 20, 2019 | Legislative / Regulatory

On May 4, 2017, Governor Larry Hogan signed House Bill 171 (“bill”) entitled Yard Waste, Food Residuals, and Other Organic Materials Diversion and Infrastructure – Study, Chapter 384, Acts of 2017 requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to study, review, explore, identify, and make recommendations regarding specified matters related to the diversion of yard waste, food residuals, and other organic materials from refuse disposal facilities; and to evaluate the status of infrastructure in the State.

2019 Maryland Legislative Updates

by Carol Blattau | Apr 7, 2019 | Legislative / Regulatory

As advocates for the Maryland recycling community, we strive to work closely with the Maryland Legislature to ensure our state’s laws and regulations not only promote the sustainable reduction, reuse and recycling of materials otherwise destined for the...