HB1789 Relative to extended producer responsibility.
Relative to extended producer responsibility.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
EPR shifts recycling and disposal costs from municipal taxpayers to the manufacturers who create the waste.
Your Community
Reduces waste management costs for towns and encourages manufacturers to design more recyclable products.
Your Freedom
Adds regulatory requirements on manufacturers; no direct impact on individual consumer freedoms.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 18
Sponsor
Lucius Parshall (D)
The Short Version
Would establish extended producer responsibility (EPR) requiring manufacturers to take responsibility for recycling and disposal of their products and packaging, reducing taxpayer waste management costs. Killed via ITL voice vote.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Municipal taxpayers paying for waste disposal
- ▲ Recycling programs
- ▲ Environmental quality
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Product manufacturers facing new disposal responsibilities
- ▼ Potential minor product price increases
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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