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3/27/2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Plastic Bottle Waste Commission meets on Monday for public testimony
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STATE HOUSE – The Special Joint Legislative Commission to Study and Provide Recommendations to Protect Our Environment and Natural Resources from Plastic Bottle Waste will be meeting on Monday, April 1 at 3 p.m. in the Room 313 of the State House to hear public testimony.
The commission is chaired by Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett) and Sen. Mark P. McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick).
In-person and written testimony will be accepted by the commission. Please email written testimony to Michael Hogan at mhogan@rilegislature.gov and Stephanie Gemski at sgemski@rilegislature.gov and indicate your name and organization (when applicable). It is recommended to send written testimony in PDF format. Written testimony will be distributed to commission members, posted to the General Assembly website, and may be accessible via internet search engines. Written testimony received 24 hours in advance of the meeting will be distributed to commission members at that meeting.
The commission is tasked with creating a comprehensive study on the issues concerning current practices for the recycling of plastic bottles, miniature alcoholic beverage containers, and single-use plastic packaging and identifying pathways to improve the state's ability to address and recycle these materials.
The meeting will be televised live by Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox channel 61, on i3Broadband channel 15 and on Verizon channel 34. It will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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