H.996
| Bill Number and Name | Bill H.996: An Act to improve plastic bottles and their recycling |
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| 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 well as not covered by the program, do not have minimum recycled content amounts specified. This bill would amend the general code to set incremental recycled content goals for beverage containers, with a minimum recycled content of 25% for plastic beverage containers by 1 January 2024.
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Deposit Value
- 5¢ USD
Legislative Activity
| 6/22/2021 | Hearing occurred. |
| 3/29/2021 | Senate concurred. |
| 3/29/2021 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture |
CRI Activity
On 21 June 2021, CRI submitted a testimony in support of H.996. It can be read here.
S.568
| Bill Number and Name | Resolve S.568: Resolve providing for an investigation and study of enhancing statewide recycling programs |
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| Primary Sponsor |
Senator Edward J. Kennedy |
| Proposed Changes/Summary |
This resolution would explore the feasibility of a single-stream recycling program along with other recycling and composting initiatives. It would also investigate the feasibility of amending a "sunset provision" to Massachusett's bottle deposit law, where the program would be repealed if the recycling rates for materials covered under the law and not covered under the law are equal.
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Legislative Activity
| 6/22/2021 | Hearing occurred. |
| 3/29/2021 | House concurred. |
| 3/29/2021 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture |
CRI Activity
On 22 June 2021, CRI submitted a letter in opposition to S.568, instead highlighting the need to modernize Massachusetts' bottle bill. The letter can be read here.
S.2149/H.3289
| Bill Number and Name | Resolve S.2149/H.3289: An Act to expand the Bottle Bill |
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| Primary Sponsor |
Senator Cynthia Stone Creem / Representative Marjorie C. Decker. |
| Proposed Changes/Summary |
This proposed law would expand Massachusett's current bottle bill to include more beverage types, along with including more beverage container types to any container less than 102 ounces. The law would also increase the deposit value from 5¢ to 10¢. Handling fees within the system will be reviewed a year after the law is signed, and then every 4 years thereafter.
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Legislative Activity
| 9/7/2021 | Hearing scheduled. |
| 3/29/2021 | House/Senate concurred. |
| 3/29/2021 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
Last Updated on 2 December 2021.