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House committee hears competing views on refundable recycling program for beverage containers
Summary
Substitute House Bill 16-07 would create a 10¢ refundable value on covered beverage containers, require producers to form a producer responsibility organization and fund program oversight at Ecology. Supporters—recyclers and recycled feedstock users—said a return system would increase high-quality material recovery; opponents—retail,
The House Appropriations Committee heard a staff briefing and extensive public testimony on substitute House Bill 16-07, a proposal to create a refundable recycling-return program for covered glass, metal and plastic beverage containers with a 10¢ refund value.
Staff described the program's structure: beverage brand owners would join a producer responsibility organization (PRO) responsible for establishing a refund-and-redemption system, creating a fee structure to fund the PRO until the recycling refund program began, and filing implementation plans with the Department of Ecology. Ecology would approve PRO plans, conduct oversight and set administrative fees payable by the PRO. The bill would require a sufficient network…
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