Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3504: Establishes the "Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act"
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 260, RSMo, by adding thereto fifteen new sections relating to the producer responsibility program for statewide recycling act, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 260, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto fifteen new sections, to be known as sections 260.1160, 260.1162, 260.1164, 260.1166, 260.1168, 260.1170, 260.1172, 260.1174, 260.1176, 260.1178, 260.1180, 260.1182, 260.1184, 260.1186, and 260.1188, to read as follows: 260.1160. Sections 260.1160 to 260.1188 shall be known and may be cited as the "Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act". 260.1162.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 260, RSMo, by adding thereto fifteen new sections relating to the producer responsibility program for statewide recycling act, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 260, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto fifteen new sections, to be known as sections 260.1160, 260.1162, 260.1164, 260.1166, 260.1168, 260.1170, 260.1172, 260.1174, 260.1176, 260.1178, 260.1180, 260.1182, 260.1184, 260.1186, and 260.1188, to read as follows: 260.1160. Sections 260.1160 to 260.1188 shall be known and may be cited as the "Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act". 260.1162. As used in sections 260.1160 to 260.1188, unless the context provides otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Additional producer responsibility organization", a nonprofit organization designated by the department as an additional producer responsibility organization under subsection 2 of section 260.1172; (2) "Advisory board", the producer responsibility program for statewide recycling advisory board created in section 260.1164; (3) "Amended plan proposal", an amended plan proposal for the implementation of the program submitted to the advisory board after the advisory board's initial review of the plan proposal in accordance with subsection 5 of section 260.1166; (4) "Collection", the gathering and transportation of covered materials from covered entities for the purpose of recycling; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in …