HB 830

Environment - Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Program - Establishment

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Covered Electronic Device Recycling Program in the Department of the Environment; repealing certain provisions of law relating to existing covered electronic takeback programs; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing a county to address methods for the separate collection and recycling of covered electronic devices in a certain recycling plan; requiring a separate covered electronic device recycling account within the State Recycling Trust Fund; altering the uses of the Trust Fund; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Agarwal, Advika	Compostology of the Maryland Coalition to Re-Imagine School Waste	Oral
FAV	Ivanovich, Alejandra	Department of Public Works Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Green, Yosef	LS Enterprise Group	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Less Plastic Please	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	McIlroy, Kitty	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mattock, Dan	Securis	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Oldendorf, Kristyn	Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sunkara, Soni	eRevival	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Howie, Michael	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kobold, Doug	California Product Stewardship Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ainsworth, Martha	Maryland Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Shofar, Steven	Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kasemeyer, Pamela Metzlobbyist	NWRA	Oral
FWA	wilson, shari	Trash Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Morhaim, Dan	none	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kneller, Lisa	Kuusakoski Electronics Recycling, US	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

California Product Stewardship CouncilFWA 1

Compostology of the Maryland Coalition to Re-Imagine School WasteFAV 1

Department of Public Works Baltimore CityFAV 1

eRevivalFAV 1

Kuusakoski Electronics Recycling, USINFO 1

Less Plastic PleaseFAV 1

LS Enterprise GroupFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFWA 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental ProtectionFWA 1

noneFWA 1

NWRAFWA 1

SecurisFAV 1

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)FAV 1

Trash Free MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FWAKasemeyer, Pamela MetzNWRARegistered for: Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; DaVita, Inc.; Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Sazerac Company, Inc.; City of Rockville…