A bill that would require counties and municipalities to address contamination of recyclables in specified contracts won approval Tuesday from a Florida House of Representatives subcommittee.
HB 771, introduced by Republican Rep. Toby Overdorf, passed unanimously by the Agriculture and Natural Resources subcommittee.
The bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from requiring collection or transport of contaminated recyclable material by residential recycling collectors. In addition, the bill would require that municipalities address the contamination in contracts with both residential recycling collectors and material recovery facilities (MRFs).
Overdorf told the Tampa Bay Times the bill aims to reduce the amount of material going to landfills. He added the contracts make local governments responsible for ensuring residents are recycling properly, which would ease the burden off of waste companies and ensure more material is being recycled.
The bill will move on to the State Affairs Committee.
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