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They’ve turned a 13-acre patch of land in Hillsborough into Life Forest, a rather special kind of cemetery that plants trees instead of erecting headstones and allows the cremated remains of family pets to be buried alongside their owners. The forested parcel is surrounded by an 86-acre conservation area owned by the town.
When testifying in support of his bill to create a waste management fund, Sen. David Watters, D-Dover, referred to the “solid waste capacity crisis” in New Hampshire. According to a 2019 report by the Department of Environmental Services, landfills in the state will soon run out of capacity to take trash and other refuse.
David Watters, D-Dover, appeared before the Senate Ways and Means Committee to discuss his bill, which would establish a solid waste fund supported by a waste disposal surcharge.