PROHIBIT DISPOSAL OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS IN LANDFILLS
House Bill 4099
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gieleghem
Committee: Land Use and Environment
Complete to 2-12-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4099 AS INTRODUCED 1-29-03
House Bill 4099 would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the disposal of a returnable container in a landfill.
Under the bill "returnable container" would mean that term as it is defined in section 1 of the Initiated Law of 1976. [There, the term "returnable container" means a beverage container upon which a deposit of at least 10 cents has been paid, or is required to be paid upon the removal of the container from the sale or consumption area, and for which a refund of at least 10 cents in cash is payable by every dealer or distributor in this state of that beverage in beverage containers, as further provided in section 2 of the initiated law.]
MCL 324.11505
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.