Vermont plan would ban recyclables from landfills

waste & Recyling News – March 2 2012

The Vermont House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban certain recyclable materials from landfills.

House Bill 485 would ban batteries from landfills immediately, recyclable materials including plastic and glass containers, cardboard, paper and other products by July 1, 2015, yard waste by July 1, 2016, and all organic materials by July 1, 2020.