Bill textThis has been quite a year for deposit-related bills in Iowa. Two bills in Iowa this year make a repeal of the deposit system their primary goal (HSB 74 and SF 249). A third bill exempts wine bottles from displaying the refund value, while another changes the refund value.
A study bill for reforming recycling in Iowa would repeal the deposit-refund system. According to news sources, this bill died in committee.
| Bill Number and Name | House Study Bill 74 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Primary Sponsor | Steven N. Olson |
| Reclamation System | Repeals the deposit-refund law |
This study bill, introduced by the chair of the Environmental Protection Committee, proposes several changes to recycling in Iowa, most importantly repealing Chapter 455C, Code 2011--the Iowa Beverage Container Deposit Law.
Other provisions of the bill include:
The following lobbyist declaration shows the varying groups supporting and opposed to the bill.
Organizations/ Companies Against - |
Organization/ Companies Undecided - |
Organizations/ Companies For - |
League of Women Voters of IA |
Anheuser Busch |
WALMART |
IA Rivers Revival |
Greater Des Moines Partnership as of |
IA Grocery Industry Assn. |
IA League of Cities |
IA Retail Federation |
Casey's General Stores |
IA Environmental Health Assn. |
Hy-Vee, Inc |
Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores of IA |
IA Attorney General Dept. of Justice |
IA Beverage Assn |
Kwik Trip, Inc. |
IA Chapter of Sierra Club |
IA Wholesale Distributors Assn. |
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IA Farm Bureau Federation |
IA Assn of Business and Industry (ABI) |
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IA Assn of County Conservation Boards |
IA Dept of Natural Resources |
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Metro Waste Authority |
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IA Environmental Council |
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IA Recycling Assn |
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IA Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO) |
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IA State Assn of Counties |
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February 8, 2011 Introduced in Environmental Protection: Paustian Chair,Deyoe, and Wessel-Kroeschell.
February 10, 2011 9:00AM; Rm 102, Supreme Court Consult Rm Environmental Protection.
| Bill Number and Name | Senate File 249 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | Jochum |
| Reclamation System | Repeals the deposit system |
Similar to HSB74 listed above, SF249 repeals the deposit system, but unlike the House bill, the Senate bill proposes a replacement "Universal Recycling" system much like that which replaced Delaware's deposit system in 2010.
CRI produced a report, "Recycling and Climate Change," to enhance the level of understanding of beverage container recycling in the United States and the State Iowa, and to demonstrate the impact of recycling on emissions reduction and the economy, with the end goal of demonstrating the imporance of Iowa's deposit law. According to news sources, this bill died in committee.
The entire text of this short bill is copied below.
S.F. 29
Section 1. Section 455C.5, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 NEW PARAGRAPH .
d. The beverage container contains wine as
3 defined in section 123.3.
4 EXPLANATION
5 This bill provides that beverage containers containing wine are not required to have the beverage container refund value affixed to the container.
January 13, 2011: Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.
January 18, 2011: Subcommittee, Dearden, Black, and Hamerlinck.
| Bill Number and Name | House File 445 Bill text |
|---|---|
| Sponsors | Wittneben, Murphy, Steckman, Wolfe, Wessel-Kroeschell, Hunter, Hanson and Thomas |
| Deposits | Still 5¢, only 4¢ refundable |
| Handling Fees | 1¢, retained by redemption center from refund value |
This bill allows redemption centers to retain 1¢ of the 5¢ deposit when consumers return containers for a refund. This serves, in effect, to increase the handling fee without further involving distributors.
Iowa Recycling Association
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