Environment – Recycling – Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic
Sponsor: Delegate LoveCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the definition of recycling to exclude certain chemical conversion processes, pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, methanolysis, gasification, enzymatic breakdown, or similar processes as determined by the Department of the Environment; prohibiting a person from building in the State a facility that converts plastic to fuel through a certain chemical conversion process; and authorizing the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to implement certain provisions of the Act.
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Testimony (41)
MGA witness listFAV 23FavorableUNF 18Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tangri, Neil | GAIA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Oral |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Ross, Jacob | Oceana | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chladil, Jesse | Sunrise Movement | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sherman, Molly | Sunrise Movement | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Longabaugh, Katherine | Sunrise Movement Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Anne | Sunrise Movement Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Cole, Alex | The Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition | Oral |
| FAV | Blalock, Isabel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Breimann, Kate | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Love, Delegate Lovelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hersey, Patricia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Love , Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robinson, Shane | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shangold, Natasha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tevelow, Carla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cookson, Craig | American Chemistry Council | Oral |
| UNF | Young, Josh | American Chemistry Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Robert | Berry Global | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | El-Azzi, Zeina | Brightmark | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dunn, Brian | CompletelyDunn | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Perry, Brent | Eastman | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Keane, Alison | Flexible Packaging Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | MANIS, NICK | Manis Canning & Associates | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers | Oral |
| UNF | GEORGIANNI, BRENNAN | Plastics Industry Association | Position only |
| UNF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grill, Terry | Sealed Air Corporation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hackman, Andrewlobbyist | Serlin Haley LLP | Oral |
| UNF | Braddon, George | Tekni-Plex | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Easter, Rodericklobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Moreno, Michael | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Powell, Michaellobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Berry GlobalUNF 1
BrightmarkUNF 1
CompletelyDunnUNF 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
EastmanUNF 1
GAIAFAV 1
Maryland RetailersUNF 1
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
OceanaFAV 1
Serlin Haley LLPUNF 1
Sunrise MovementFAV 2
Tekni-PlexUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…
UNFLocklair, CaileyMaryland RetailersRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFHackman, AndrewSerlin Haley LLPRegistered for: AMERIPEN; Baby and Adult Hygiene Products; ITW-Hi-Cone; Flexible Packaging Association…
UNFPowell, MichaelRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; COPT Defense Properties; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; Maryland Building Industry Association; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Maryland…