Rhode Island HB 5171: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REFUSE DISPOSAL - FOOD WASTE BAN (Requires a covered entity generating organic waste materials of more than 52 tons/year and located less than 30 miles from an authorized composting facility or anaerobic digestion facility to recycle the waste at that facility beginning January 1, 2024.)

Status: 02/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study (as of 2023-02-16)

State: Rhode Island · Session: 2023 · Bill: HB 5171

Subjects: Environment, Food and Drugs, Health & Safety, Recycling, Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Toxic)

Sponsors: Bennett, Boylan, Carson, Cortvriend, Donovan, Fogarty, Knight, McEntee, McGaw, Speakman

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