Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF2099

Requiring the deposit of all beverage containers to reduce the amount of solid
waste in the state; placing a minimum refund value on beverage containers sold
in the state for deposit purposes; imposing a handling fee on distributors for
reimbursement to redemption center operators; specifying certain beverage
container marking requirements; requiring redemption centers to accept and pay
the refund value for beverage containers with the required markings, authorizing
the refusal to accept certain containers; specifying certain requirements for
redemption centers, requiring approval by the commissioner of the pollution
control agency; establishing the recycling initiatives fund to be administered
by the department of finance, specifying authorized uses; imposing a penalty for
forgery; requiring annual PCA commissioner reports to the legislature on the
effects of the program on waste and litter (mk)