a meeting at the statehouse will be held for the first time on thursday for a special legislative commission. manufacturers will be persuaded by the group with recommended options for reducing, reusing and recycling packaging material to minimize the amount that ends up in the main landfill of the state. teresa paiva weed, the senate president, stated that the environment will be benefited with ways of conserving plastic, glass and paper packaging material. it is not an appropriate business practice for reusable items to be send to the landfill. a warwick democrat, sen. william walaska, will lead the panel, which is likely to provide its commendations early next year to the senate. source of information httpwww.boston.comnewslocalrhodeisland20121115taskforceaimsrecyclemorepacka…
