By Mr. Eldridge of Acton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 738) of James B. Eldridge and others that owners of certain multi-family residences be required to provide for recycling by residents of such dwellings.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

James B. Eldridge

Michael F. Rush

John W. Scibak

Ruth B. Balser

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

Elizabeth A. Malia

David Paul Linsky

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to increase recycling by landlords and tenants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 8H of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in

the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the

third paragraph the following paragraph:—

An owner of an apartment building having three or more units

and any condominium association consisting of three or more

units shall be required to provide the means and materials necessary

to allow tenants or owners in those units to recycle paper;

glass containers, including glass bottles and jars (soda-lime glass)

but excluding light bulbs, Pyrex cookware, plate glass, drinking

glasses, windows, windshields and ceramics and single polymer

plastics, including all narrow-neck plastic containers where the

diameter of the mouth of the container is less than the diameter of

the body of the container. This includes single polymer plastic

containers labeled 1-6.