SB 428 — AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONSUMER CONTENT FOR PLASTIC BOTTLES SOLD IN CONNECTICUT.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

428 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____SB00428ENV___032318____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONSUMER CONTENT FOR PLASTIC BOTTLES SOLD IN CONNECTICUT.

2188   *02188_______ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT   Introduced by:

  (ENV)   AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONSUMER CONTENT FOR PLASTIC BOTTLES SOLD IN CONNECTICUT.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) NotThe laterCommissioner thanof 2025,Energy anyand Environmental Protection shall develop specific strategies for achieving the state goal of having plastic beverage containercontainers sold in the state, regardless of size, shall contain not less than twenty-five per cent post-consumer recycled plastic content.content by the year 2025.

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, designating acceptable types and sources of such post-consumer recycled plastic and establishing a fine for the failure to comply with the requirements of this section.

Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section StatementENV ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

To require plastic beverage bottles sold in the state to contain twenty-five per cent post-consumer recycled content by 2025.

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