Proposed changes to the New Hampshire landfill permitting process are on their way to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk after the two chambers of the state Legislature struggled for years to come to an agreement. The House of Representatives approved the Senate’s amendment to a bill that would establish a landfill Site Evaluation Committee on Thursday. […]

With bipartisan support, the New Hampshire Senate approved a proposal for a site evaluation committee Thursday after the body’s previous proposal generated pushback and criticism from North Country residents and lawmakers.  An amended version of House Bill 707 passed on a voice vote Thursday afternoon after it was recommended by the Senate Finance Committee, 7-1, […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a proposed paint can “stewardship program” on Monday. House Bill 451, sponsored by New London Democratic Rep. Karen Ebel, seeks to establish a collection and recycling program for paint cans, run by manufacturers. Ebel said the proposal was supported by industry and intended to reduce waste; the measure passed the House […]

With the legislative session well under way, New Hampshire lawmakers haven’t tired of putting forward new proposals for how landfills should be sited and regulated — but finding one a majority can accept has proven difficult. Tension over the state’s waste has come to a head in recent years, with private waste disposal companies pushing […]

When the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services tweaked the math behind its statewide recycling rate estimate last fall, the result suggested that the state was doing worse than previously thought at diverting waste from landfills. That wasn’t all the sobering news contained within the most recent Biennial Solid Waste Report, which also showed New […]