New Hampshire – 2022
HB-1652 Bill Text Read full Bill Text Deposit Value •TBD Redemption System • TBD Legislative activity • TBD CRI Activity CRI Letter of Support – January 17th, 2022
Massachussetts – 2021
H.996 Bill Number and Name Bill H.996: An Act to improve plastic bottles and their recycling Primary Sponsor State Representative David M. Rogers Proposed Changes/Summary Massachusetts’ bottle deposit law came into effect in 1983, covering beer, malt, carbonated drinks, and bottled water (read more on this law here). Many plastic containers involved in this program, as […]
California – 2021
AB-962 Bill Number and Name AB-962: California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: returnable beverage containers Primary Sponsor Assemblymembers Sydney Kamlager and Lorena Gonzalez Proposed Changes/Summary California’s California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act was first implemented in 1987, putting a container refund value (CRV) on eligible containers (details regarding California’s program can […]
Connecticut – 2021
SB 2037 Bill Number and Name S.B. 1037: AN ACT CONCERNING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Primary Sponsor Senators Christine Cohen & Derek Slap, Assemblymembers Joseph Gresko & Christine Palm (House Environment Committee) Proposed Changes/Summary Connecticut’s bottle bill was first implemented in 1980, with a 5-cent deposit on eligible beverage containers. (details regarding Connecticut’s program can be […]
Vermont – 2021
H. 175 Bill Number and Name H.175 An Act related to Expanding the Bottle Bill Primary Sponsor Representative James McCullough Proposed Changes/Summary At the time of its implementation in 1973, Vermont’s bottle bill did not include non-carbonated drinks, a drink which now comprises half of the state’s beverage market. H. 175 would update the program […]
National Bottle Bill – 2021
S.984: The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Bill Number and Name A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to […]
Michigan – 2018
HB 5486 Bill Number and Name HB 5486 Primary Sponsor Rep. Jon Hoadley Activity 1/30/2018 introduced by Representative Jon Hoadley Proposed Changes/Summary It would place a deposit on most non-carbonated beverages (except milk and dairy substitutes). Deposits and Fees Redemption System HB 6532 Bill Number and Name HB 6532 Primary Sponsors Rep. Jim Lilly & Rep. Joseph Bellino […]
United Kingdom – 2018
United Kingdom Law Summary On March 28, 2018, the United Kingdom’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that a beverage container deposit return scheme will be introduced, subject to a consultation process to determine the details of the law and program operation 1. The move was a response to growing concern about […]
Massachussets – 2018
HB 2686 Bill Number and Name H.2686: An Act improving recycling in the Commonwealth Primary Sponsor Mark J. Cusack Proposed changes/summary: HB 2686 is substantially similar to S1865/H1744 in the previous legislative session. It would repeal the bottle bill, and in its place would impose a 1¢ fee on all beverages excluding milk and dairy […]
Iowa – 2017
HF 2155 Bill Number and Name HF2155 Primary Sponsor Klein, Isenhart and Wheeler. Proposed Changes/Summary This bill would add the following beverages to the existing deposit law: all non-carbonated beverages with the exception of dairy and milk substitutes. Excludes jars, cartons, foil pouches, and drink boxes. It would also increase the handling fee from one cent […]