How S643 changes current law

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The bill adds a new definition for 'Recyclable beverage container' to the General Laws.

• Section 321

  “Recyclable beverage container”, any beverage container which is composed of a highly recyclable material, including but not limited to aluminum and polyethylene terephthalate, and so constructed and designed that it is capable of being recycled into a new beverage container no less than five times and can be collected through municipal and private collection systems or statewide deposit return systems; recyclable beverage containers shall not be defined as “single-use”.

  This new definition establishes criteria for what constitutes a recyclable beverage container.