A bill that aims to assist in developing the recycling infrastructure in Kentucky was unanimously approved by its original committee Jan. 18th. The bill now moves to the Kentucky House where legislatures will decide on whether or not to approve the bill as well. The bill also is expected to pass the full State Senate.
Senate Bill 50, sponsored by State Senator Dan Kelly, was first introduced into the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, was first introduced into the Senate Jan. 4. From there the bill quickly went through several readings before it was passed by the committee by a vote of 35-0.
The goal of the bill as it presently stands is to increase recycling levels in the state through awarding recycling grants to various counties under the Kentucky Pride Fund that is used for landfill cleanup. The money to fund the grants would come from some of the fees collected by disposal firms handling solid waste in the state.