HB1138

Support HB 1138. New Hampshire should be focused on protecting our own environment first. We cannot keep taking in trash from other states without damaging our own woods, waters, and air quality. This bill will put NH first. Thank you.

As a New Hampshire resident I Support HB1138. I am a cyclist, hiker, paddler, skier, camper and so much more. I highly value our beautiful, natural environments and we must do everything we can to not only limit the amount of trash we dump in our landfills, we need to significantly reduce that tonnage. Not only do I support HB1138 in limiting the amount of out-of-state trash, I think we should be actively reducing the size and number of landfills currently operating. Less trash – more nature!

Poor people need to have good and sufficient food.

I strongly support HB1138 because New Hampshire should not bear the environmental and financial burden of large volumes of out-of-state waste. Limiting external waste streams protects our landfill capacity, reduces PFAS and methane risks, and ensures responsible stewardship of our natural resources.

I support this bill that would place limits on the amount of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills with a smaller percentage allowed starting in 2026.

This legislation would benefit New Hampshire's environment.

New Hampshire is already a dumping ground in many ways for out-of-state crackpot, specious, and inane bloviation. Let’s at least keep other types of out-of-state garbage away from our landfills. Vote OTP.

I wholeheartedly support this bipartisan bill limiting the placement of out of state waste going into our NH landfills.

Keep NH's pollution down.

Taking out of state waste should not be a revenue source for revenue, tax base deficiencies.

States have we to find solutions for waste, shouldn't be making a toxic mess to make money on trash from other states.

No one should face violence, harassment, or threats when accessing safe, legal health care.

Limiting out of state trash is a good start to protecting New Hampshire environment. It won’t be until States need to take care of their own waste disposal that any significant reduction will be done.

Protect our beautiful state!

Dearest Members of the House E&A Committee: I write in SUPPORT of HB1138. This bill is a no-brainer, and I look forward to the testimony from the usual, small cast of characters arguing as to why they are opposed to limiting the amount of out-of-state trash trucked into New Hampshire landfills. I'll be eating popcorn at home. According to the 2023-2024 Biennial Waste Report, released in October, "NHDES estimates that New Hampshire’s disposal capacity may fall short of projected disposal need starting in 2035, assuming that the TLR-III (Turnkey) facility reaches the end of its currently permitted capacity and that no additional disposal capacity is permitted by that time." Well, we already know Waste management intends to expand, and has even more capacity beyond 2055, and the AVRRDD Mt. Carberry Phase III-A expansion is permitted through 2041, with Phase III-B expansion plans through 2049 in the ready. We have plenty of capacity in existing New Hampshire landfills, especially for New Hampshire-generated waste. Let our neighbors take care of their own trash. By placing hard, enforceable limits on the amount of out-of-state waste, coupled with common-sense waste reduction goals, our beautiful state should never need another landfill. We also need to take the cash out of trash, treating waste disposal as a public utility, with shared serves between communities for the hauling of waste from local transfer stations to the existing landfill facility utilized by those communities. Thank you so much for your ongoing efforts to protect and preserve the environment and natural resources of our great state, so critical to our tourism and outdoor recreation industries. Thank you, again! Jon Swan Dalton, NH

It shows a hearing on HB1742 but it is not in the draw down menu so I am voting against 1742 here.

I want to keep NH beautiful and preserving our land by limiting waste disposal is important.

I moved to N.H. from Michigan where we faced the same practices, with more than 1/2 of all refuse coming from other states or across the international border from Ontario (Toronto specifically). It went on way too long without regulation and then blew up into a major dilemma of politics, payments and pollution that took a decade to sort out. New Hampshire doesn’t need to do this for any reason other than corporate gain. The environmental concerns weigh heads above all others as it can be very difficult to prove what comes out of a garbage truck until it’s in the dump! There should be no out of state waste acceptance at all.

New Hampshire’s landfills are a finite resource, and our state should not bear the long-term environmental burden of excessive out-of-state waste. Limiting imported trash is a prudent step to protect our natural landscapes, groundwater, and communities, and to avoid the need for new landfills in the future. I urge the committee to pass HB1138

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Limiting out of state waste helps protect the environment in New Hampshire.

This is a common sense bill that everyone should be in support of.

I Support HB1138. I am a tour guide for groups who come to our beautiful state to enjoy the healing that comes from nature. I, and they, value our beautiful regions and we must do everything we can to not only limit the amount of trash we dump in our landfills but significantly reduce that tonnage. Not only do I support HB1138 in limiting the amount of out-of-state trash, but I think we should be actively reducing the size and number of landfills currently operating. 70,000 New Hampshire residents who make their living in the Tourism industry depend on protecting our natural resources.

Our taxes are high enough. We should not be taking in trash from other states. Let's keep New Hampshire's natural beauty!