RIHB-5626In Committee

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PROPER MANAGEMENT OF UNUSED PAINT (Requires DEM to request proposals every 2 years to solicit representative organization to operate paint stewardship program.)

Jurisdiction:
Rhode Island
Type:
EPR
Last action:
Apr 8, 2021
Paint
HB-5626 establishes a paint stewardship program requiring DEM to solicit a representative organization to operate the program biennially, which is a classic EPR mechanism shifting paint management responsibility to producers/stewards.

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