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Past attempts to pass a bottle bill in New Hampshire have failed, but proponents of the policy think this year could be different, citing a groundswell of public awareness and environmental concern around how the state deals with solid waste.This...

The House committee also considered a so-called “bottle bill”

WHITEFIELD — North Country residents and conservation groups will rally Wednesday, July 14, at White Mountain Regional High School to urge the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Bureau to reject a pending permit for a 189-acre landfill in Dalton adjacent to Forest Lake State Park. A public hearing begins at 3 p.m. at the high school to hear testimony on Casella Waste Systems Inc.’s proposal for a sprawling landfill it estimates will eventually bury...