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Introduced Session

AN ACT concerning Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; altering the duties of the Office of Recycling; altering the contents and use of the State Recycling Trust Fund; establishing a framework for the redemption of redeemable beverage containers sold in the State; requiring that each redeemable beverage container sold in the State depict certain information beginning on a certain date; requiring a retailer to include certain information on a customer’s sales receipt; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer registers with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and has or is part of a certain beverage container stewardship plan; requiring each producer or beverage container stewardship organization representing the producer to submit a beverage container stewardship plan to the Department for approval; requiring a beverage container stewardship organization or producer to implement and administer a beverage container stewardship plan within a certain time after the plan is approved; requiring the Department to establish a process for a county or municipal corporation to create a redemption facility; authorizing redeemable beverage containers redeemed at a redemption facility managed by a county or municipal corporation to be credited toward meeting certain recycling rates; establishing the Beverage Container Recycling Refund Grant Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers in the State, reduce the volume of single-use beverage containers sold in the State, and reduce the volume of litter from beverage containers in the State; establishing the Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund Advisory Council to review certain reports, make certain recommendations, and advise the Department on certain matters; and generally relating to the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program. HOUSE BILL 1089 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-1701(a) and (q) and 9-1702(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-1702(d) and 9-1707(f) Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Environment Section 9-1733 through 9-1749 to be under the new part “Part V. Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program” Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

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Jen Terrasa (D)*,  Mark Edelson (D),  Jessica Feldmark (D),  Sara Love (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Jared Solomon (D), 

House Environment and Transportation Hearing (13:00:00 3/9/2023 ) (on 03/09/2023)

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