Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment
What this bill does
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; 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, 2025; 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 (21)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | BWCUMC Creation Care | Position only |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Konny, Crystal | Indivisible Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Less Plastic Please | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ainsworth, Martha | Maryland Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Safe Skies Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Meyer, Nancy | Solid Waste Advisory Commission | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daly, Kevin | TurboHaul, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | White, Ruth | www.HoCoClimateAction.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davlin, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McIlroy, Kitty | Maryland Recycling Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bayrakal, Suna | Product Stewardship Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Trainer, Ryan | VP, International Sleep Products Assoc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |