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 […]