Three landfill-related bills sponsored by local state representatives are on their way

Three landfill-related bills sponsored by local state representatives are on their way to the New Hampshire Senate after passing handily in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. After concerns about the amount of trash being imported into New Hampshire, House Bill 1632, sponsored by state Rep. David Rochefort, R-Littleton, and co-sponsored by state Rep. Linda Massimilla, D-Littleton, seeks to prohibit newly permitted landfills from accepting more than 15 percent of out-of-state waste. On Thursday, HB 1145, co-sponsored by Rochefort, which seeks to prohibit the private ownership of new landfills and instead put ownership under the state or a political subdivision, passed in a 208-162 vote. HB 1620, another bill sponsored by Rochefort and co-sponsored by Massimilla, seeks to place a moratorium on permitting landfills through the year 2028. It goes to a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday.