Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND DIRECT USAGE OF NONRECYCLABLE MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING FOOD, BEVERAGE AND OTHER CONSUMER ITEMS TO BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY, AND ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE SUBSTITUTES
Date filed
November 11, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05223 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND DIRECT USAGE OF NONRECYCLABLE MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING FOOD, BEVERAGE AND OTHER CONSUMER ITEMS TO BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY, AND ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE SUBSTITUTES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Nonrecyclable materials DO NOT allow conversion into or extraction of reusable materials. This greatly exacerbates the country's waste management problem. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SHAHANI, RANJIT R. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-11-11 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB10651 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 1998-11-17 |
Abstract
Rationale: Nonrecyclable materials DO NOT allow conversion into or extraction of reusable materials. This greatly exacerbates the country's waste management problem.
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