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Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 16 Section 19 Solid waste disposal

used in this section, the term ''solid waste disposal'' shall include storage or treatment of residual waste ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 21H Section 6L Collection of mercury-added products by solid waste collectors

A solid waste collector shall refuse to collect the contents of a solid waste container that the collector knows or reasonable ...

Bill S.2685 An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings

a $1.50 per ton surcharge on all waste disposed of at a solid waste disposal facility from the solid waste disposal facility operators ...

Bill S.621 An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings

a $1.50 per ton surcharge on all waste disposed of at a solid waste disposal facility from the solid waste disposal facility operators ...

Bill H.960 An Act relative to requiring the sealing of containers transporting solid waste

the commonwealth on a vehicle, train, barge, ship, or scow unless the solid waste is covered by a hard top or biodegradable seal ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part IV Title I Chapter 266 Section 146 Disposal of solid waste in commercial disposal container of another without consent of owner; penalties

For purposes of this section ''solid waste'' shall mean garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish ... willfully and without right deposits solid waste in a commercial disposal container of ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title VII Chapter 44 Section 28C Management of solid waste; project costs; debt obligations

resource recovery facilities or other solid waste disposal facilities, for the purpose of disposing of waste, refuse and garbage; (3) remodeling, reconstructing ...

Bill H.1060 An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities

Section 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official ... 1060) of Chynah Tyler relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice ...

Bill H.955 An Act relative to solid waste byproduct management and control

license for a third burner at the WIN Waste Innovations facility in the town of Saugus or any other solid waste disposal process that would result in additional ...

Bill H.936 An Act protecting public drinking water by further regulating solid waste disposal facilities

SECTION 1. Section 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official ... to further regulate the building or expansion of solid waste disposal facilities ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 21H Section 4 Discovery and assessment of solid waste pollution; liability for costs; adjudicatory hearings; judicial review

caused by an existing or closed solid waste facility, the department, in accordance with ... from the owner of any existing or closed solid waste facility or from any other person who ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XVI Chapter 111 Section 150A Solid waste disposal facilities; maintenance and operation; applications for site assignment

Refuse'', all solid or liquid waste materials, including garbage and rubbish, and sludge ... and those materials defined as hazardous wastes in section two of chapter twenty-one C and ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title VII Chapter 40D Section 21 Solid waste disposal facilities; financing authorities; organization; consolidation and dissolution; bonds; contracts; production and sale of steam as a by-product; applicable laws; government grants or loans

except such as constitute or are incidental to said solid waste disposal facilities ... with a user or an operator of solid waste disposal facilities established or to be established ...

Bill H.1036 An Act to incentivize the reduction of residential waste disposal

later than December 1 of each year that provides per capita solid waste disposal statistics for the municipal solid waste programs and shall file the report with ...

Bill HD.5595 An Act relative to chemical recycling

through methods other than placement of the waste in a solid waste landfill, except that a solid waste processing facility that was in operation during ...

Bill H.529 An Act to reduce waste in school cafeterias

and an enforcement plan for reducing solid waste, including recyclable materials and food scraps ...

Bill H.917 An Act reducing packaging waste

include burning, incinerating, converting, or otherwise thermally destroying solid waste ... No. 917) of Mike Connolly and David M. Rogers for legislation to reduce packaging waste ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 16 Section 18 Definitions applicable to Secs. 19 to 24

As used in sections nineteen to ... Resource recovery facility'', a solid waste disposal facility utilizing processes for reclaiming the materials or energy values from solid wastes ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 21H Section 1 Legislative determination and declaration of purpose

for the closure of landfills or other solid waste facilities and for the expansion of landfill capacity or other solid waste facilities

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 16 Section 21 Comprehensive statewide master plan

recycling or other disposal of such waste; (3) the adequacy of solid waste facilities with reference to disposal of solid waste in a manner which the department determines is ...

Bill H.925 An Act to increase access to recycling

No person who transports solid waste shall knowingly mix recyclable materials with solid waste destined for a solid waste transfer station or disposal facility ...

Bill S.571 An Act to reduce waste and recycling costs in the commonwealth

“Municipal solid waste”, or “MSW”, any residential or commercial solid waste sent for disposal, as defined in 310 ... to achieve the waste reduction goals set in Sections 330-346 ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title VII Chapter 40 Section 8H Recycling programs

the purpose of recycling any type of solid waste including but not limited to paper, glass, metal, rubber, plastics, used tires and compostable waste ... A city or town may appropriate ...

Hearing Waste, Toxins, and Pollution Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 1:00 PM A-1
Bill H.959 An Act relative to toxic air contaminant reduction

for the purpose of combusting municipal solid waste, regardless of whether the facility is later reclassified as another type of waste combustion facility ... (j) No later than one year ...