Environment – Office of Recycling – Mattress Stewardship Program – Establishment
What this bill does
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2024; establishing a Mattress Stewardship Advisory Board; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Konny, Crystal | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bayrakal, Suna | Product Stewardship Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Muldrow, Adrian | T.A.M.E Advocacy | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gousha, Debbie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsa, Carolyn | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Abbott, Tyler | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |