June 1, 2008

California Lowers CEW Payments
Electronic waste collectors and recyclers will be getting lower payments from the California Integrated Waste Management Board beginning in July.

DTSC CFL Task Force Mulls Options
Several options have been presented in the Task Force meeting for a recycling program for general purpose lights in California.

Anchorage, Alaska May Have Curbside Recycling Soon
Anchorage, Alaska may soon have curbside recycling. This comes after the Assembly approved a resolution calling for a zero waste goal.

Legislative Update
Bills Introduced or Moved 5/24/08-5/30/08

House Introduces Climate Bill, Senate Bill Dies
Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a new cap and trade carbon system bill last week which would aim to reduce global warming pollution according to scientific targets and reinvest any revenue back to American workers and technology.

Kids-Safe Chemical Bill Introduced in House
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representatives Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) recently introduced major legislation which would require proof that chemicals used in products that are used by and for children are safe.

Metal Bills on the Rise
As a result of increased metal theft a number of states have introduced or moved scrap metal bills this year increasing penalties and fines for taking stolen metals and increasing record keeping requirements to try and prevent the theft in the first place.

Legislative Update
Bills Introduced or Moved May 31- June 7, 2008

House Subcommittee Investigates Phthalates and BPA
As retailers move to ban phthalates and bisphenol A from their shelves, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on the controversial chemicals.

CIWMB Adjusts ARF on CEW
At the recent California Integrated Waste Management Board’s Strategic Policy Development Committee meeting, Jeff Hunts, Program Manager for the Covered Electronics Waste Fund asked that the Board consider several options to keep the Fund solvent.

California: Expanded Bottle Bill Edge Closer to Reality
California has a number of bills under consideration which would alter the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act.

Legislative Update
Bills introduced or moved June 9-13, 2008

Plastic Bag Bills Continue to Advance
Plastic bag bills continue to move through the legislative process. Few have come through as outright bans; most would charge a fee for the bags or simply require stores of certain sizes to take them back.

California May Add PVC to Banned Substances List
California may add Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) to the list of substances banned from packaging in the state.

Stewardship Ontario Considers Next Step for Plastics
As Stewardship Ontario looks to roll out province-wide the All Bottles Plus Tubs plastics campaign, Barbara McConnell offered a report on how the campaign is doing in the pilot stage during the recent Ontario Recycler's Workshop.

Legislative Update
Bills and Regulations Introduced or Moved June 14-20, 2008

DOT to Review Maine's E-waste Law over Summer
The Department of Transportation recently took up the petition of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) against Maine's two-year old electronics recycling law.

DE Trash Tax Dies in Senate
Delaware’s Senate recently defeated a House Bill which would have imposed a $3 per ton tax on non-recyclable solid waste.

Michigan Senate Considers Anti-fraud Bottle Bills
Michigan’s Senate has three anti-fraud bottle bills on the docket in the Committee on Commerce and Tourism. Because they are tied to an appropriations bill they have to be voted on this session which ends June 30.

Legislative Update
Bills Introduced or Moved June 21-27, 2008

SRLU PDF June 2008
In This Issue: California Lowers CEW Payments… DTSC CFL Task Force Mulls Options p. 1…Anchorage, Alaska May Have Curbside Recycling Soon…House Introduces Climate Bill, Senate Bill Dies…p. 2 Kids-Safe Chemical Bill Introduced in House… p.3 Metal Bills on the Rise…p. 4 House Subcommittee Investigates Phthalates and BPA…CIWMB Adjusts ARF on CEW…p. 5 California: Expanded Bottle Bill Edge Closer to Reality…Plastic Bag Bills Continue to Advance…p. 6 California May Add PVC to Banned Substances List…Stewardship Ontario Considers Next Step for Plastics…DOT to Review Maine's E-waste Law over Summer…p. 8 DE Trash Tax Dies in Senate…Michigan Senate Considers Anti-fraud Bottle Bills…p. 10 Bill Wrap p. 11

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