What’s in Maryland’s Zero Waste Plan?

As previously reported on Conduit Street, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released its Zero Waste Maryland plan in mid-December of 2014.  This plan sets ambitious new recycling and…

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MACo Supports Scrap Metal Legislation

MACo Associate Director Andrea Mansfield joined Candace Donoho, Director of Government Relations from the Maryland Municipal League to support HB 203 before the House Economic Matters Committee on Tuesday, February…

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Session Update: Business Affairs

This post summarizes the status of various business affairs bills that MACo took a position on. Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors:  HB 203 would clarify that Baltimore City and Anne…

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Statewide Scrap Metal Implementation – Update

As previously reported, a workgroup composed of the Maryland State Police, Baltimore City Police, Baltimore County Police, the Maryland Chiefs and Sheriffs Association, the Maryland Municipal League, and MACo was…

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Scrap Metal Implementation – Next Steps

The Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors Workgroup met for a second time to discuss implementation of the statewide scrap metal legislation.  SB 99 is emergency legislation which took effect…

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Scrap Metal Implementation Begins

A workgroup, composed of the Maryland State Police, Baltimore City Police, Baltimore County Police, the Maryland Chiefs and Sheriffs Association, the Maryland Municipal League, and MACo, met yesterday to begin…

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