SA1TOSB287 • 2025

This Amendment makes a clarification that it is only a prohibition on knowingly commingling the contents of waste and recyclable containers in collection as well as a technical correction in the sentence.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hoffner
Last action: 2026-06-16
Official status: Stricken 6/16/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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This Amendment makes a clarification that it is only a prohibition on knowingly commingling the contents of waste and recyclable containers in collection as well as a technical correction in the sentence.

What This Bill Does

This Amendment makes a clarification that it is only a prohibition on knowingly commingling the contents of waste and recyclable containers in collection as well as a technical correction in the sentence.
It also makes clear that recycling collectors may report to the Department instances of repeated contamination of recyclable containers.
It also clarifies who should be included in the periodic stakeholder meetings convened by the Department.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly
Stricken in Senate
2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment makes a clarification that it is only a prohibition on knowingly commingling the contents of waste and recyclable containers in collection as well as a technical correction in the sentence. It also makes clear that recycling collectors may report to the Department instances of repeated contamination of recyclable containers. It also clarifies who should be included in the periodic stakeholder meetings convened by the Department.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Hoffner

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

SENATE BILL NO. 287

AMEND Senate Bill No. 287 by deleting Line 73 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(8) Persons who collect single-stream recycling may not knowingly commingle the contents of waste and recyclable

”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 287 after Line 74 and before Line 75 by inserting the following:

“

(9) Persons who collect single-stream recycling may report to the Department known instances of repeated contamination of recyclable containers placed out for recycling.

”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 287 on Line 165 by inserting the following after “

Delaware.

”:

“For purposes of this section, “stakeholders” include representatives from all of the following:

(1) The Department.

(2) The Authority.

(3) The Delaware Association of Counties.

(4) The Delaware League of Local Governments.

(5) The recycling industry.

(6) The hauling industry.

(7) The public.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment makes a clarification that it is only a prohibition on knowingly commingling the contents of waste and recyclable containers in collection as well as a technical correction in the sentence. It also makes clear that recycling collectors may report to the Department instances of repeated contamination of recyclable containers. It also clarifies who should be included in the periodic stakeholder meetings convened by the Department.

Author: Senator Hoffner