About LD 401

LD 401, An Act To Preserve State Landfill Capacity and Promote Recycling, will be voted on by Maine legislators  Wednesday February 5th.  Read more about the  proposed amendment

Starting at 10am, the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of Maine’s legislature will hold work sessions to discuss and vote on amendments to waste policy bills, including LD 401. Live audio of the meeting will be available here: https://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/ENR

LD 401 proposes to update State law to:       

1. Ensure there is accurate tracking and record keeping identifying the origin, amounts and types of
materials disposed in waste facilities in the State;

2. Ensure waste is effectively tracked from generation point through processing to final disposal point,
including the following types of facilities and disposal sites where tracking is required: landfills;
landfill leachate discharge sites; incinerator ash and slag disposal sites; and biosolids disposal sites;

3. Ensure that waste materials imported from outside the State that are processed at facilities in the
State are not classified as Maine-generated waste;

4. Ensure that waste materials that end up in a landfill, such as construction and demolition debris,
which are used for daily cover in a landfill, are not counted toward the State’s recycling goals;

5. Ensure adequate legal standing and strengthen protections for the health and well-being of people
living in close proximity to waste disposal facilities;

6. Strengthen conflict-of-interest protections in awarding and management and oversight of state waste contracts to prevent price fixing and market manipulation.

Read the proposed bill here: https://mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_129th/billtexts/HP031001.asp

*  Read the  proposed amendment to LD401 

On Wednesday, February 5th, starting at 10am, the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of Maine’s legislature will hold work sessions to discuss and vote on amendments to waste policy bills, including LD 401. Live audio of the meeting will be available here: https://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/ENR