New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has killed two pieces of recycling-oriented legislation - one focused on updating the state's struggling e-scrap program and another creating a paint stewardship program. Christie exercised a pocket veto of Senate Bill 1420, which aimed to require paint producers to oversee collections and recycling of architectural paint. The program would have been funded by fees passed down to consumers purchasing paint. The veto was not expected by the Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR) because it had the support of the paint producers, said Marie Kruzan, group executive director. The result is local governments will have to continue paying to collect and handle the material.
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