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Legislation

Below is a partial list of legislation filed pertaining to the update of the container redemption system.

Bill	Sponsor	Title	Desc
H 3356	Petersen (D)	Recycling Rate Improvement	Primary/omnibus bill. Expands definitions, increases redemption center handling fee. Does not include liquor. Allows dealers to opt out of redeeming if there's an RC nearby and approved by DEP and the redemption center agrees.
H 3392	Walz (D)	Reinstatement Of The Clean Environment Fund	From Boston Mayor Menino and Rep. Walz. Expands definitions, reinstates CEF. Includes liquor.
H 3314	Guyer (D)	Recycling	Updates definitions (no liquor), increases handling fee, reinstates CEF with set-aside for schools.
H 3329	LoScocco (R)	Expansion Of The Bottle Bill	Updates definitions, increases handling fee, makes mechanical changes to help redemption centers.
S 1935	Hedlund (R)	Improve Recycling in the Commonwealth	Updates definitions (no liquor), changes container size to focus only on on-the-go beverages (less than 1 liter)