HB 589

Did not advance

Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner; applying the requirements of the Act, beginning in certain years, to certain persons that generate certain amounts of food residuals; requiring the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2021, and annually thereafter on the impact of waste diversion in the State; etc.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Macaluso, Lorenzo	Center for EcoTechnology	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Carmera	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Ava	City of Baltimore, Office of Sustainability	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Clean Water Action	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parry, Ben	Compost Crew	Position only
FAV	Platt, Brenda	Composting for Community Initiative, Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortiz, Adam	Dept. of Environmental Protection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	Do The Most Good, MoCo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norris-Waldt, Linda	Frederick Compost Workgroup	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Geeenbelt Neighborhood Compost Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	MD PIRG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Furmansky, Dan	Maryland Climate Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Houstle, Peter	Maryland Recycling Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Samman, Amy	MoCo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	MoCo Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	DySard, Ali	Mom's Organic Market	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Joe	Mountainside Education and Enrichment	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	LeaMond, Beth	Onsite Composting Consulting	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Primary Sponsor - Delegate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brosch, David	Prince George's Compost Advocates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Epitropakis, Rachel	Sunrise Movement Baltimore Member and Farmer	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Franciosi, Frank	US Composting Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losoya, Keith	Waste Neutral	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ettinger, peter	bioenergy development group	Position only
FAV	greenfield, aaronlobbyist	bioenergy development group	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BARRETT, CHELSEY	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graham, Christiane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stone, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	WEISSMAN, ADAM	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wick, Alexandra	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosenthal, Fred	Jasper's	Oral
UNF	Butler, Alex	MACo	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	NWRA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wright, Brandonlobbyist	NWRA	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
INFO	abbott, tyler	mde	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

bioenergy development groupFAV 2

Center for EcoTechnologyFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

City of Baltimore, Office of SustainabilityFAV 1

Clean Water ActionFAV 1

Compost CrewFAV 1

Composting for Community Initiative, Institute for Local Self-RelianceFAV 1

Dept. of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Do The Most Good, MoCoFAV 1

Frederick Compost WorkgroupFAV 1

Geeenbelt Neighborhood Compost ProjectFAV 1

Jasper'sUNF 1

MACoUNF 1

Maryland Climate CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

MD PIRGFAV 1

mdeINFO 1

MoCoFAV 1

MoCo Food CouncilFAV 1

Mom's Organic MarketFAV 1

Mountainside Education and EnrichmentFAV 1

NAIOPUNF 1

NWRAUNF 2

Onsite Composting ConsultingFAV 1

Primary Sponsor - DelegateFAV 1

Prince George's Compost AdvocatesFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Sunrise Movement Baltimore Member and FarmerFAV 1

US Composting CouncilFAV 1

Waste NeutralFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRanson, EmilyClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVScarr, EmilyMD PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVTulkin, JoshSierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVgreenfield, aaronbioenergy development groupRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFWright, BrandonNWRARegistered for: Oak Grove Strategies

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland