Bill Text: MA S631 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increase recycling by landlords and tenants

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/29 at 10:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [S631 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S631-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eldridge, James - Rep. (HOU)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to increase recycling by landlords and tenants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
James B. Eldridge	Middlesex and Worcester
Kate Hogan	3rd Middlesex
Elizabeth A. Malia	11th Suffolk
William N. Brownsberger	24th Middlesex
Steven J. D'Amico	4th Bristol
Michael F. Rush	10th Suffolk
Denise Provost	27th Middlesex
Barbara A. L'Italien	18th Essex
Peter v. Kocot	1st Hampshire
Ellen Story	3rd Hampshire
Frank I. Smizik	15th Norfolk
Jonathan Hecht	29th Middlesex
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex
William Lantigua	16th Essex
Jennifer M. Callahan	18th Worcester
Richard J. Ross	9th Norfolk
Susan C. Fargo	Third Middlesex
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex
Jennifer Benson	37th Middlesex
Carolyn Dykema	8th Middlesex
Cory Atkins	14th Middlesex
Gale D. Candaras	First Hampden and Hampshire
Gale D. Candaras	First Hampden and Hampshire

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to increase recycling by landlords and tenants.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1.

Section 8H of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in

the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the

third paragraph the following paragraph:—

“An owner of an apartment building having three or more units

and any condominium association consisting of three or more

units shall be required to provide the means and materials necessary

to allow tenants or owners in those units to recycle paper;

glass containers, including glass bottles and jars (soda-lime glass)

but excluding light bulbs, Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking

glasses, windows, windshields and ceramics and single polymer

plastics, including all narrow-neck plastic containers where the

diameter of the mouth of the container is less than the diameter of

the body of the container. This includes single polymer plastic

containers labeled 1-6.”