Environment - Municipal Recycling Plans - Requirement
Sponsor: Mark Edelson (District 46)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the largest municipal corporation in each county, beginning on or before January 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, to adopt or update certain recycling plans that provide for a reduction through recycling of a certain percentage of the municipal corporation's solid waste stream by weight under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department of Planning to identify certain municipal corporations as part of certain population projections.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Snyder, Abigaillobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMarco, Jamie | DeMarco Advocacy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Baker, Jeremy D | Maryland Department of the Environment | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gray, Leslie | Maryland Department of the Environment | Oral |
| FAV | Southerland, Mark | Safe Skies Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Alexander, Peter | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Edelson, Delegate Edelsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Peters, Sarahlobbyist | Husch Blackwell Strategies | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brice, Tyler | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Chaz | Maryland Recycling Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| UNF | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Wilson, Andrew | Maryland Department of Planning | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1
Safe Skies MarylandFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…