0CEF80A6A5094CB087258456005356E6 Hearing Summary

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BILL SUMMARY For RECYCLING FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE: LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES

INTERIM COMMITTEE ZERO WASTE AND RECYCLING INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Aug 14, 2019
Location HCR 0112

Recycling from a Business Perspective: Local and Global Challenges - Committee Discussion Only

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A.pdf

Attachment B

Attachment B.pdf

09:10:20 AM

The committee came to order and an agenda was distributed (Attachment A).

09:10:21 AM

Scott Hutchings, Director of Government
Affairs for Waste Management, presented on the local and global challenges
for his company and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).
This presentation focused on global challenges of recycling, including
sending recyclables to China, people putting the wrong materials into recycling
bins, and the contamination of recyclables.

09:18:18 AM

Mr. Hutchings responded to questions from the committee about radioactive waste, recycling grades of plastic, and recycling asphalt shingles into road materials.

Recycling from a Business Perspective: Local and Global Challenges - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly