Recycling and Litter Reduction Act
Bill text| Bill Number and Name | Senate Bill 1625, California Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Bill text |
|---|---|
| Primary Sponsor | Corbett |
| Containers Covered | Any beverage container (expanded to include aseptics and cartons) or plastic bottle (including non-beverage bottles) |
| Beverages Covered | Expanded to include nut and grain beverages, and larger containers of vegetable juice (over 16 oz.) |
| Deposits | Eliminates the requirement that the refund value be increased if redemption rates are low. |
The 2008 Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act provides for some administrative changes. For example, the current law specifies that when the redemption rate for any one type of beverage container falls below 65%, the act provides for an increased refund value. The revised bill would remove that requirement and all requirements for reporting redemption rates. It also eliminates processing fees for 2009 and 2010 as long as the balance of the Container Recycling Fund remains above $150,000,000. Other changes are specified about the management of funds.
The most significant change to the law for consumers, however, is that the bill would expand the CRV to cover all plastic bottles, including those not containing beverages. It also expands the containers covered to all sealed beverage containers, eliminating the current law's provision that excludes aseptic cartons.
February 22, 2008: Introduced in Senate and referred to Comm. on RLS
March 6, 2008: Referred to Comm. on E.Q.
April 21, 2008: Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 12, 2008: Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 6. Noes
7. Page 3767.) Reconsideration granted.
May 29, 2008: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 18. Page 4007.) Sent to Assembly and read in Assembly
June 5, 2008: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
June 17, 2008: Re-referred to Committee on Appropriations