Vermont EPR Legislation
EPR Legislation Under Consideration by the Vermont Legislature - Active Bills:
Solid Waste - Conservation - Reuse:H.485 - http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-485.pdf. Here is a link to the existing Waste Management Chapter in statute (formerly Act 78) http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=10&Chapter=159
Paint Stewardship Legislation:
H.283
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0283&Session=2012
H. 158
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0158&Sessi
Printed Material and Packaging:
H.218
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0218&Session=2012
Bottle bill expansion and product stewardship framework:
H.74
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-074.pdf
S.21
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/S-021.pdf
Pharmaceuticals:
H.11
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Intro/H-011.pdf
Electronic waste: Act 79 - S.77 was signed into law on April 19, 2010 and became effective January 1, 2011.EPR Laws Passed in Vermont:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/Acts/ACT079.pdf - For additional information visit: www.vtecycles.org
Mercury Lamps: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT036.pdf
Vermont Mercury Thermostat Legislation, H515, effective July 1, 2008, establishes a program under which manufacturers are required to collect out-of-service mercury-containing thermostats. Also of interest - landfill banned materials in Vermont.
Batteries: Regulation of Certain Dry-Cell Batteries (1991)
Automobile Switches: An Act Relating to Mangement of Exposure to Mercury (2006)
For other state legislation information, visit the Product Stewardship Institute's website at http://www.productstewardship.us