Updates to Beverage Container Deposit Laws – December 7th, 2023

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CRI Written Responses to U.S. Senate Subcommittee Questions on Solutions to Address Beverage Container Waste – October 26th, 2023

The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on solutions to address beverage container waste in the United States.
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CRI Testimony to U.S. Senate Subcommittee: "Examining Solutions to Address Beverage Container Waste" - September 28th, 2023

CRI President Susan Collins testifies to a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on policies to improve the domestic collection of single-use beverage containers.
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CRI provides comment on CalRecycle SB1013 Dealer Cooperative Draft - September 14th, 2023

The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on CalRecycle’s recent Draft Proposed Regulation Text regarding Dealer Cooperatives, as established by SB 1013. CRI also attended the August 31st informal public workshop on the draft regulatory text.
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CRI strongly recommends the EPA adopt the implementation of a DRS for Draft Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. - July 31st, 2023

As part of the EPA’s commitments prescribed by the Save the Seas 2.0 Act, the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution is a valuable opportunity for the government and various stakeholders to work together to address the growing plastic pollution problem.
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CRI supports H.3690 &  S.2104 (House Edition) - June 28th, 2023

We are writing to state our support of H.3690, “An Act to Expand the Bottle Bill” (Decker), and its companion bill S.2104 (Creem).
Download PDF  Hear CRI President Susan Collins' testimony (starts at 1:23:50) on this bill to the Massachusetts (House Edition) Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy - June 28th, 2023

CRI supports H.3690 &  S.2104 (Senate Edition) - June 28th, 2023

We are writing to state our support of H.3690, “An Act to Expand the Bottle Bill” (Decker), and its companion bill S.2104 (Creem).
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CRI has serious concerns about the Governor’s 2023-2024 budget for the Beverage Container Recycling Fund (June 13th, 2023)

Apparent Errors and Omissions in Governor's Budget for fund 0269, the Glass Processing Fee Account (June 13th, 2023)

Apparent Errors and Omissions in Governor's Budget for fund 0133, the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund (June 13th, 2023)

CRI supports SB 353 - California - June 5th, 2023

CRI strongly support SB 353 to amend The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, with some  recommendations.
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CRI Testimony In Opposition to LD 1910 “An Act to Amend the Returnable Beverage Container Program” - May 18, 2023

For more than 10 years, we have testified in support of modernization of Maine’s bottle bill. We have several concerns about LD 1910.
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CRI Testimony to Vermont Senate Committee on H.158: An Act Relating to the Beverage Container Redemption System - May 4th, 2023

CRI President Susan Collins testifies at a hearing of the Vermont Senate Committee on Finance in support of proposed legislation to expand the state's bottle bill to cover more types of beverages. Susan previously testified to another State Senate Committee and a State House of Representatives committee on the legislation, which the House passed on March 29.
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CRI supports S237 - New York - May 1st, 2023

We strongly support S237 “An Act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to returnable bottles,” with some recommendations.
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CRI supports SB 85 - Illinois - April 25th, 2023

We are writing today in opposition to raised bill 1236, “An Act Concerning the Amounts of Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits to be Paid for Deposit in the General Fund.”
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CRI opposses SB1236 - Connecticut - April 19th, 2023

We are writing today in opposition to raised bill 1236, “An Act Concerning the Amounts of Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits to be Paid for Deposit in the General Fund.”
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Additional CRI Testimony on Vermont's H.158: An Act Relating to the Beverage Container Redemption System - April 12th, 2023

Following her testimony earlier this year at Vermont House of Representatives committee hearings in support of proposed legislation to expand the state's bottle bill to cover more types of beverages, CRI President Susan Collins testifies in support of the bill at a hearing held by the Vermont Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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CRI Testimony on Vermont’s H.158: An Act Relating to the Beverage Container Redemption System – February 8th, 2023

CRI President Susan Collins testifies at a hearing of the Vermont House Committee on Environment and Energy in support of proposed legislation to expand the state’s bottle bill to cover more types of beverages.
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WA Trails Its Neighbors’ Beverage Recycling Rates. A Bottle Bill Can Change That | Susan Collins Opinion (February 2023)

CRI Testimony on Vermont’s H.158: An Act Relating to the Beverage Container Redemption System – January 19th, 2023

CRI President Susan Collins testifies at a hearing of the Vermont House Committee on Environment and Energy in support of proposed legislation to expand the state’s bottle bill to cover more types of beverages.
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CRI Letter to California Office of Administrative Law on CalRecycle Processing Payment Emergency Regulations - October 26th, 2022

The Container Recycling Institute supports CalRecycle’s proposal to extend the Processing Payment Emergency Regulations for another year.
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CA SB 1013 Summary (September 5th, 2022)

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CA AB 179 Budget Act of 2022 Deposit Program Funding Breakdown (September 5th, 2022) 

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CRI supports SB 38 - California - September 8th, 2022

We write in support of your signature on SB 38 (Bob Wieckowski), which would require CalRecycle to study and develop a system or process to address the issue of glass contamination.
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CRI neither opposes or supports SB 1013 - August 26th, 2022

The Container Recycling Institute is withdrawing our support for SB 1013, the bottle bill expansion to include wine and spirits containers. Our position is now neither support nor opposition.”
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All Redemption States Table (July 2022) - PDF Download

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New Data Shows That 2021 Beverage Container Redemption Rates in Most U.S. Bottle Bill States Did Not Return to Pre-COVID Levels (July 2022)

Letter from CRI to Assembly Committee on Appropriations Support for SB 1013 - July 25, 2022 (Updated)

We are writing in support of SB1013, “An act to amend Sections 14504 and 14550 of the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling, and making an appropriation therefor.”
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Letter from CRI to California Assembly Committee on Natural Resources: Support for SB 38 - June 21, 2022

We write in support of SB 38, as amended June 20, 2022, which would correct an unintended wholesale exemption in California’s landmark postconsumer recycled plastic content law and make targeted improvements to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1987 to address contamination and fraud
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