PRINTER'S NO. 2585
No. 212 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, HASAY, JAROLIN, FEE, SALOOM, MIHALICH,
HAYDEN, FREEMAN, SCHEETZ AND JADLOWIEC, OCTOBER 21, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 21, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the House Conservation Committee to investigate
2 recycling programs and report its findings to the House of
3 Representatives.
4 WHEREAS, Under the provisions of the act of July 28, 1988
5 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
6 Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, many Pennsylvania
7 municipalities have instituted recycling programs; and
8 WHEREAS, A large number of municipalities have expressed
9 concern over the costs of their programs due to depressed
10 marketing conditions for their recyclable items; and
11 WHEREAS, Prices for a number of recyclable items have dropped
12 considerably since recycling began in this Commonwealth; and
13 WHEREAS, Some municipalities have resorted to consigning
14 recyclable items to landfills rather than let large quantities
15 accumulate; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House Conservation Committee investigate
17 the effectiveness of Pennsylvania's recycling program,
18 including, but not limited to: market conditions; results of a
1 study by the Department of Environmental Resources concerning
2 information disseminated to communities regarding the most
3 desirable recyclable items; cost effectiveness of recycling
4 programs; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold public hearings, take
6 testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems
7 necessary in this Commonwealth. Each member of the committee
8 shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations to
9 witnesses appearing before the committee; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the committee make a report of its findings
11 and recommendations to the House of Representatives within six
12 months.
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