| Measure Title: |
RELATING TO PACKAGING WASTE.
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| Report Title: |
Packaging Waste Reduction; Hawaii Zero Waste Initiative Program; Packing Reduction and Reuse Program; Department of Health; Needs Assessment; Advisory Council; Packaging Waste Special Funds; Appropriation ($)
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| Description: |
Requires the Department of Health, with assistance from each county, to develop a statewide needs assessment to determine resources necessary to reduce packaging waste by seventy per cent from the baseline amount. Requires the Department of Health to establish an advisory council by 1/1/2024 to advise the Department on how to structure a producer-funded packaging waste reduction and reuse program. Requires the Department of Health to: (1) develop a packaging waste reduction and reuse program by December 31, 2025, and (2) publish and implement a packaging waste reduction and reuse plan, beginning July 1, 2026. Establishes the Packaging Waste Special Fund. Makes appropriations.
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| Companion: |
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| Package: |
None
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| Current Referral: |
AEN/HHS, WAM
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| Introducer(s): |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara
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| Act: |
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| Sort by Date | | Status Text |
| 1/25/2023 | S | Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
| 1/23/2023 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/20/2023 | S | Introduced. |
S = Senate |
H = House |
D = Data Systems |
$ = Appropriation measure |
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment
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SB649