CRC Supports Legislation on Paint and Thermostats in Connecticut's 2010 Legislative Session

In a unanimous decision by its board of directors, the Connecticut Recyclers Coalition voted its support for two powerful legislative efforts being considered by law makers in Hartford this year.

The CRC board voted to support a product stewardship bill for latex and oil based paints.   The paint industry is supporting this effort and will be assuming most of the end of life management of these paints. 

http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05122. No public hearing has been scheduled yet.  Please send your comments to Kim [Kim.ORourke@CityOfMiddletown.com], as CRC will probably testify on this bill. 

The CRC board also voted to support a second product stewardship bill for the management of mercury thermostats.   This will ban the discarding of mercury thermostats as trash.  It will also provide a financial incentive to return the thermostats for proper disposal/recycling.