State Committee Endorses C&D Burning Ban

The New Hampshire House Environmental and Agricultural Committee has endorsed a bill that would ban the burning of construction and demolition debris until the effects undergo further study, according to a report in the Concord Monitor (Concord, N.H.).

The bill is one of four dealing with the burning of C&D material under review by the House. A similar bill was voted down March 9, according to the Concord Monitor.

The proposed legislation was spurred by contention over the Bio Energy Corp. wood-burning energy plant in Hopkinton, N.H., which has been under fire since the state Department of Environmental Services granted it permits to burn C&D material at its facility last year, according to the report.

Another bill, which would require the state DES to adopt a set of criteria for testing C&D debris for hazardous material, is being retained by the committee, according to the report.