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This bill establishes the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers. It prohibits a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the state a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a fee, and is part of a stewardship organization. The program aims to achieve a redemption rate of at least 90% for the approximately 5.2 billion single-use beverage containers sold annually in the state and provide a source of high-quality recycled materials, reduce litter and plastic pollution, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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