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H7533 • 2026

HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT A RECYCLING/WASTE AUDIT BE CONDUCTED ON THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE WHICH PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGY

HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT A RECYCLING/WASTE AUDIT BE CONDUCTED ON THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE WHICH PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGY

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Sponsor
Carson, McGaw, Fogarty, Boylan, Cortvriend, Speakman, Spears, Cotter
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 2026-02-19 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)

  3. 2026-02-06 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT A RECYCLING/WASTE AUDIT BE CONDUCTED ON THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE WHICH PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGY

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H7533

2026 -- H 7533
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT A RECYCLING/WASTE AUDIT BE CONDUCTED
ON THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE WHICH PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR A WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGY

Introduced By:
Representatives Carson, McGaw, Fogarty, Boylan, Cortvriend,
Speakman, Spears, and Cotter

Date Introduced:
February 06, 2026

Referred To:
House Environment and Natural Resources
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WHEREAS, A waste audit is a method/survey for analyzing a facility's waste stream.
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The goal is to identify what is being thrown away, what is being recycled or diverted through
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other means, what can be composted and/or recovered, and the amounts of each type (paper,
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plastic, food etc.) by weight or volume that are produced within a given timeframe; and
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WHEREAS, Waste audits can reveal costly, wasteful problems and verifies what is being
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thrown away, and the associated costs monetarily and environmentally; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby
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conducts a recycling/waste audit on the Rhode Island State House, provides recommendations for
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a waste reduction strategy, and reports back to the House on or before January 5, 2027; and be it
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further
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RESOLVED, That this House hereby further requests that the Executive Director of the
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Joint Committee on Legislative Services and the Division of Capital Asset Management and
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Maintenance (DCAMM) investigate the installation of water filling stations and the installation of
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electric car chargers in the State House parking lots, in order to reduce the use of plastic water
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bottles and to meet the carbon emission goals of the Act on Climate, and who would report back
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to the House on or before January 5, 2027; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the
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Joint Committee on Legislative Services, and the Division of Capital Asset Management and

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Maintenance.
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