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The Virginia Litter Tax funds Virginia’s Litter Control and Recycling Fund which generates the lowest revenue per capita of any state using a similar system. Had the tax been adjusted for inflation (or indexed to automatically rise with inflation) they would now be $37 and $73. The litter tax is a necessary tool to fund litter prevention programs and removal of litter once it has reached the environment. This tax supports community clean ups, youth education, solid waste infrastructure, and other valuable programs. 71% of registered Virginia Voters support shifting the costs of recycling programs off of community taxpayers and onto producers to clean up and prevent litter which the Litter Tax could better do. Litter composition has drastically changed since the original litter studies in Virginia completed in the 1970s. The most common items found in 1976 and 1979 were aluminum cans. Today, beverage containers of varied materials are found, with the most common being plastic. Plastic items of all types now dominate Virginia’s litter makeup yet this shift has yet to be considered into how the Litter Tax is funded. The Litter Tax is out of date. The tax has not been adjusted for inflation nor changed as the influx and make up of litter has changed. The Litter Tax focuses primarily on cleaning up litter from the environment rather than reducing consumption and increasing reuse or recycling of products. Studying the litter tax and recycling infrastructure in Virginia will provide critical insights into recycling shortcomings and opportunities for system improvements. Currently the Litter Tax system does not incentivize recycling for consumers or recyclable content for producers. Producers are not paying their fair share for the waste management of their products. Examining the Litter Tax will provide the opportunity to examine solutions that would shift costs to producers based on the materials and recyclablity of their products. Virginia’s mechanical recycling infrastructure is in need of support. A thorough analysis of Virginia’s true recycling infrastructure and market barriers will enable the Commonwealth to identify opportunities and new markets that support a circular economy. HJ 35 fulfills several actions in the Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan which recognizes the need to increase funding for Virginia’s Litter Control and Recycling Fund as well as identify policy opportunities to reduce litter through source reduction and improved recycling systems. The 2021-2025 Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan serves as a framework for strategic action and a roadmap for reducing consumer debris, derelict fishing gear, microplastics, and abandoned and derelict vessels in Virginia. The VMDRP was developed through a collaborative and participatory process by Virginia’s Coastal Zone Management Program

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Members of the House Committee on Rules: Studies Subcommittee, Clean Fairfax support HJ 35. The Virginia Litter Control and Recycling Fund, supported by the litter tax, is one of the most successful programs in the Commonwealth despite the fact that it generates the lowest revenue per capita of any state using a litter tax system. Had the litter tax been adjusted for inflation (or indexed to automatically rise with inflation) they would now be $37 and $73. The litter tax is a necessary tool to fund litter prevention programs and removal of litter once it has reached the environment. This tax supports community clean ups, youth education, solid waste infrastructure, and other valuable programs. Plastic production has increased over 700% since the implementation of Virginia’s litter tax. The increase in plastic production has drastically changed litter composition since the original litter studies in Virginia completed in the 1970s. The most common items found in 1976 and 1979 were aluminum cans. Today, beverage containers of varied materials are found, with the most common item Clean Fairfax finds in our stream monitoring as well as community cleanups being plastic. Plastic items of all types now dominate Virginia’s litter makeup, yet this shift has yet to be considered into how the Litter Tax is funded. This study will enable Virginia’s Litter Control and Recycling Fund to adjust to the realities and changes of modern society. Virginia’s mechanical recycling infrastructure is in need of support, localities in the Commonwealth are struggling to maintain their recycling programs. A thorough analysis of Virginia’s true recycling infrastructure and market barriers will enable the Commonwealth to identify opportunities and new markets that support a circular economy. HJ 35 fulfills several actions in the Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan which recognizes the need to increase funding for Virginia’s Litter Control and Recycling Fund as well as identify policy opportunities to reduce litter through source reduction and improved recycling systems. The 2021-2025 Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan serves as a framework for strategic action and a roadmap for reducing consumer debris, derelict fishing gear, microplastics, and abandoned and derelict vessels in Virginia. The VMDRP was developed through a collaborative and participatory process by Virginia’s Coastal Zone Management Program. We hope it is the will of the Subcommittee to vote yes for this study.

HJ35 - Litter tax This measure should be passed. Virginia streams like Accotink Creek are awash in litter and trash. Volunteer cleanups are not sufficient to reduce the problem. Season after season, our volunteers spend countless hours struggling to collect the rubbish that flows off paved surfaces into our creek, yet in the end feel they have hardly made a dent. We need help. We need to do more.

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