A hearing is scheduled this coming Thursday, December 7th, 2017 at 10am to discuss the proposed Residential Composting Incentives Amendment Act of 2017 (RCIAA), as well as the implementation of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014.
The proposed RCIAA would create a Home Composting Incentive Program (consisting of rebates and training) to encourage the purchase and installation of home composting systems at District residences.To support the act, or to provide input and recommendations, volunteer to send a letter or email or testify in-person at the public hearing. Details are below.
Thursday, December 7th, 10am
John A Wilson Building, Room 412
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Get Involved!
You can sign up to testify by contacting Ms. Aukima Benjamin, Staff Assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at (202) 724-8062 or via e-mail at abenjamin@dccouncil.us.
You can also send in a letter to the committee with your thoughts about the legislation, which will be added to the hearing's official record. Written statements should be submitted to Ms. Benjamin by e-mail, by faxing to (202) 724-8118, or by post to the following address:
Committee on Transportation and the Environment
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 108
Washington, D.C. 20004.
The record will close at the end of the business day on Thursday, December 21, 2017.
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